IE · 2016 · tesem070
Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)
Ireland, 2016
Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)
70.0
Ireland, 2016
▲ 5.6% vs 2015 (66.3)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's youth employment rate (age group 20-29) increased by 5.6% compared to 2015, reaching 70.0.
Ireland accounts for 115.9% of the EU-27 total of 60.4.
Ireland ranks 6th 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 14.2% (from 61.3 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem070, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
115.9%
EU-27: 60.4
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem070