ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Ireland
Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 63.86 % 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
Ireland recorded 63.86 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Ireland peaked at 66.47 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 52.59 %, in 1993.
That places Ireland 26th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 52.59 % | — |
| 1994 | 52.84 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 53.13 % | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 53.86 % | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 54.63 % | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 54.9 % | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 56.74 % | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 57.66 % | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 58.02 % | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 58.84 % | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 59.31 % | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 60.05 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 61.11 % | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 62.51 % | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 66.47 % | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 65.62 % | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 64.1 % | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 62.7 % | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 61.93 % | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 60.4 % | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 61.29 % | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 60.52 % | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 61.22 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 61.2 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 60.54 % | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 60 % | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 60.36 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 59.7 % | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 62.35 % | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 63.74 % | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 65.26 % | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 63.86 % | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.1 % | 52.59 % | 56.74 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 61.37 % | 57.66 % | 66.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.02 % | 60 % | 62.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.98 % | 59.7 % | 65.26 % | 5 |
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- 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,182 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1124 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 14,794 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.0995 current LCU 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 63.86 % 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 66.47 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.59 % in 1993.
- How does Ireland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Ireland ranks 26th out of 79 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 5.5%. 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, total (15+), 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.