IE · 2021 · tepsr_wc170
Unemployment rate by age
Ireland, 2021
Unemployment rate by age
14.6
Ireland, 2021
▼ 4.6% vs 2020 (15.3)
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's unemployment rate by age decreased by 4.6% compared to 2020, reaching 14.6.
Ireland accounts for 87.4% of the EU-27 total of 16.7.
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 13.1% (from 16.8 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_wc170, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
87.4%
EU-27: 16.7
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_wc170