IE · 2017 · tepsr_wc110
Employment rate by age
Ireland, 2017
Employment rate by age
79.8
Ireland, 2017
▼ 5.0% vs 2016 (84.0)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's employment rate by age decreased by 5.0% compared to 2016, reaching 79.8.
Ireland accounts for 124.3% of the EU-27 total of 64.2.
Ireland ranks 8th 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 14.7% (from 69.6 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_wc110, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
124.3%
EU-27: 64.2
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_wc110