IE · 2025 · lfsa_egan

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)

Ireland, 2025

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
2,689k
Ireland, 2025
▲ 2.0% vs 2024 (2,636k)
Analysis

In 2025, Ireland's employment (15-64, all citizenships) increased by 2.0% compared to 2024, reaching 2,689k.

Ireland accounts for 1.3% of the EU-27 total of 201,574k.

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 22.0% (from 2,204k in 2020).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
1.3%
EU-27: 201,574k
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025