IE · 2018 · tesem070
Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)
Ireland, 2018
Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)
71.0
Ireland, 2018
▲ 1.1% vs 2017 (70.2)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's youth employment rate (age group 20-29) increased by 1.1% compared to 2017, reaching 71.0.
Ireland accounts for 112.9% of the EU-27 total of 62.9.
Ireland ranks 7th 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 11.8% (from 63.5 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem070, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
112.9%
EU-27: 62.9
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem070