IE · 2016 · tepsr_wc170
Unemployment rate by age
Ireland, 2016
Unemployment rate by age
16.8
Ireland, 2016
▼ 16.8% vs 2015 (20.2)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's unemployment rate by age decreased by 16.8% compared to 2015, reaching 16.8.
Ireland accounts for 83.6% of the EU-27 total of 20.1.
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 fallen by 43.2% (from 29.6 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_wc170, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
83.6%
EU-27: 20.1
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_wc170