IE · 2024 · tepsr_wc170
Unemployment rate by age
Ireland, 2024
Unemployment rate by age
10.6
Ireland, 2024
▼ 0.9% vs 2023 (10.7)
Analysis
In 2024, Ireland's unemployment rate by age decreased by 0.9% compared to 2023, reaching 10.6.
Ireland accounts for 71.1% of the EU-27 total of 14.9.
Ireland ranks 22nd 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 15.2% (from 12.5 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_wc170, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
71.1%
EU-27: 14.9
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_wc170