IE · 2025 · tepsr_wc170
Unemployment rate by age
Ireland, 2025
Unemployment rate by age
11.8
Ireland, 2025
▲ 11.3% vs 2024 (10.6)
Analysis
In 2025, Ireland's unemployment rate by age increased by 11.3% compared to 2024, reaching 11.8.
Ireland accounts for 77.6% of the EU-27 total of 15.2.
Ireland ranks 21st out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 22.9% (from 15.3 in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_wc170, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#21 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2025
77.6%
EU-27: 15.2
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_wc170