IE · 2018 · tepsr_wc170
Unemployment rate by age
Ireland, 2018
Unemployment rate by age
13.8
Ireland, 2018
▼ 4.2% vs 2017 (14.4)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's unemployment rate by age decreased by 4.2% compared to 2017, reaching 13.8.
Ireland accounts for 85.7% of the EU-27 total of 16.1.
Ireland ranks 14th 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 48.3% (from 26.7 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_wc170, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
85.7%
EU-27: 16.1
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_wc170