IE · 2021 · tesem070
Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)
Ireland, 2021
Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)
70.3
Ireland, 2021
▲ 5.2% vs 2020 (66.8)
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's youth employment rate (age group 20-29) increased by 5.2% compared to 2020, reaching 70.3.
Ireland accounts for 111.9% of the EU-27 total of 62.8.
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 0.4% (from 70.0 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem070, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
111.9%
EU-27: 62.8
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem070