IE · 2017 · tesem050
Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64
Ireland, 2017
Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64
116.6
Ireland, 2017
▲ 2.8% vs 2016 (113.4)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64 increased by 2.8% compared to 2016, reaching 116.6.
Ireland accounts for 105.0% of the EU-27 total of 111.0.
Ireland ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 18.5% (from 98.4 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
105.0%
EU-27: 111.0
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem050