IE · 2019 · tesem070
Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)
Ireland, 2019
Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)
72.1
Ireland, 2019
▲ 1.5% vs 2018 (71.0)
Analysis
In 2019, Ireland's youth employment rate (age group 20-29) increased by 1.5% compared to 2018, reaching 72.1.
Ireland accounts for 113.2% of the EU-27 total of 63.7.
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 12.1% (from 64.3 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem070, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
113.2%
EU-27: 63.7
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem070