IE · 2026 · teilm020
Unemployment rate by sex
Ireland, 2026
Unemployment rate by sex
13.9
Ireland, 2026
▼ 67.3% vs 2025 (42.5)
Analysis
In 2026, Ireland's unemployment rate by sex decreased by 67.3% compared to 2025, reaching 13.9.
Ireland accounts for 77.7% of the EU-27 total of 17.9.
Ireland ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset teilm020, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2026
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2026
77.7%
EU-27: 17.9
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2025 2026
Source:
Eurostat · teilm020