IE · 2023 · tepsr_wc170

Unemployment rate by age

Ireland, 2023

Unemployment rate by age
10.7
Ireland, 2023
▲ 5.9% vs 2022 (10.1)
Analysis

In 2023, Ireland's unemployment rate by age increased by 5.9% compared to 2022, reaching 10.7.

Ireland accounts for 73.3% of the EU-27 total of 14.6.

Ireland ranks 21st 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 22.5% (from 13.8 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_wc170, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
73.3%
EU-27: 14.6
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025