IE · 2024 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Ireland, 2024

Employment rates by citizenship
70.6%
Ireland, 2024
▲ 1.0% vs 2023 (69.9%)
Analysis

In 2024, Ireland's employment rates by citizenship increased by 1.0% compared to 2023, reaching 70.6%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 66.2%.

Ireland ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 10.0% (from 64.2% in 2019).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
106.6%
EU-27: 66.2%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025