IE · 2017 · tesem070
Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)
Ireland, 2017
Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)
70.2
Ireland, 2017
▲ 0.3% vs 2016 (70.0)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's youth employment rate (age group 20-29) increased by 0.3% compared to 2016, reaching 70.2.
Ireland accounts for 113.6% of the EU-27 total of 61.8.
Ireland ranks 8th 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 14.5% (from 61.3 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem070, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
113.6%
EU-27: 61.8
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem070