IE · 2021 · lfsa_ergan
Employment rates by citizenship
Ireland, 2021
Employment rates by citizenship
65.5%
Ireland, 2021
▲ 5.0% vs 2020 (62.4%)
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's employment rates by citizenship increased by 5.0% compared to 2020, reaching 65.5%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 63.4%.
Ireland ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 7.2% (from 61.1% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
103.3%
EU-27: 63.4%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergan