IE · 2022 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Ireland, 2022

Employment rates by citizenship
68.4%
Ireland, 2022
▲ 4.4% vs 2021 (65.5%)
Analysis

In 2022, Ireland's employment rates by citizenship increased by 4.4% compared to 2021, reaching 68.4%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 64.9%.

Ireland ranks 16th 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 9.6% (from 62.4% in 2017).

Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
105.4%
EU-27: 64.9%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025