IE · 2021 · tepsr_wc110

Employment rate by age

Ireland, 2021

Employment rate by age
85.4
Ireland, 2021
▲ 18.9% vs 2020 (71.8)
Analysis

In 2021, Ireland's employment rate by age increased by 18.9% compared to 2020, reaching 85.4.

Ireland accounts for 131.0% of the EU-27 total of 65.2.

Ireland ranks 7th 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 1.7% (from 84.0 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_wc110, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
131.0%
EU-27: 65.2
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025