Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64

In 2025, Ireland's employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64 increased by 1.9% compared to 2024, reaching 138.8.

Ireland accounts for 104.5% of the EU-27 total of 132.8.

Ireland ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 14.3% (from 121.4 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tesem050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.