IE · 2018 · tesem050
Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64
Ireland, 2018
Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64
120.4
Ireland, 2018
▲ 3.3% vs 2017 (116.6)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64 increased by 3.3% compared to 2017, reaching 120.4.
Ireland accounts for 105.1% of the EU-27 total of 114.6.
Ireland ranks 11th 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 17.6% (from 102.4 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
105.1%
EU-27: 114.6
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem050