ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Ireland

Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 90.41 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
90.41 %
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
31st
of 79 countries
All-time high
90.41 %
in 2024
All-time low
74.16 %
in 2011
Years of data
32
1993–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Ireland, 1993–2024

0204060801001993200820241993: 79.5 %1994: 80.2 %1995: 82.9 %1996: 82.8 %1997: 83.5 %1998: 84.9 %1999: 86.8 %2000: 88.6 %2001: 89.2 %2002: 88.4 %2003: 88 %2004: 89 %2005: 89.5 %2006: 89.8 %2007: 89 %2008: 86.4 %2009: 78.2 %2010: 75.4 %2011: 74.2 %2012: 74.5 %2013: 78 %2014: 80.3 %2015: 82.7 %2016: 83.5 %2017: 85.5 %2018: 86 %2019: 87.6 %2020: 86.6 %2021: 86.9 %2022: 89.3 %2023: 90.2 %2024: 90.4 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 90.41 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Ireland peaked at 90.41 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.16 %, in 2011.

Ireland ranks 31st of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in Ireland, 1993 to 2024.
Year % Change
1993 79.5 %
1994 80.25 % +0.9%
1995 82.86 % +3.3%
1996 82.79 % -0.1%
1997 83.45 % +0.8%
1998 84.92 % +1.8%
1999 86.8 % +2.2%
2000 88.63 % +2.1%
2001 89.16 % +0.6%
2002 88.37 % -0.9%
2003 88.02 % -0.4%
2004 89.02 % +1.1%
2005 89.45 % +0.5%
2006 89.79 % +0.4%
2007 89.05 % -0.8%
2008 86.38 % -3.0%
2009 78.23 % -9.4%
2010 75.37 % -3.7%
2011 74.16 % -1.6%
2012 74.53 % +0.5%
2013 77.98 % +4.6%
2014 80.32 % +3.0%
2015 82.71 % +3.0%
2016 83.5 % +1.0%
2017 85.47 % +2.4%
2018 86.05 % +0.7%
2019 87.56 % +1.8%
2020 86.58 % -1.1%
2021 86.87 % +0.3%
2022 89.3 % +2.8%
2023 90.24 % +1.1%
2024 90.41 % +0.2%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 90.41 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 88.42 %, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 90.41 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.11 %, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 82.94 % 79.5 % 86.8 % 7
2000s 87.61 % 78.23 % 89.79 % 10
2010s 80.77 % 74.16 % 87.56 % 10
2020s 88.68 % 86.58 % 90.41 % 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 28 Colombia 91.18 % compare
  2. 29 Sri Lanka 90.91 % compare
  3. 30 Belarus 90.62 % compare
  4. 32 New Zealand 90.33 % compare
  5. 33 Costa Rica 90.11 % compare
  6. 34 Poland 89.84 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Ireland?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Ireland was 90.41 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 90.41 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 74.16 % in 2011.
How does Ireland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Ireland ranks 31st out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,543 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.