ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Ireland
Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 17.46 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Ireland, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Ireland stood at 17.46 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Ireland peaked at 19.57 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.09 %, in 2001.
Ireland ranks 35th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 10.75 % | — |
| 1994 | 10.48 % | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 10.52 % | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 10.83 % | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 10.63 % | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 9.73 % | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 9.68 % | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 9.59 % | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 9.09 % | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 9.57 % | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 9.15 % | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 9.13 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 9.69 % | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 9.62 % | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 10.76 % | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 10.95 % | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 10.67 % | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 10.21 % | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 10.29 % | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.85 % | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 12.32 % | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 12.09 % | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 13.09 % | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 13.7 % | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 13.82 % | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 15.24 % | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 15.3 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 15.29 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 18.27 % | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 15.65 % | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 19.57 % | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 17.46 % | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.37 % | 9.68 % | 10.83 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 9.82 % | 9.09 % | 10.95 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.79 % | 10.21 % | 15.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.25 % | 15.29 % | 19.57 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 163,115 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.19 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 156,418 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 51.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2224 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Ireland?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Ireland was 17.46 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.57 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.09 % in 2001.
- How does Ireland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Ireland ranks 35th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.