IE · 2024 · tesem070
Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)
Ireland, 2024
Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)
77.0
Ireland, 2024
▲ 1.7% vs 2023 (75.7)
Analysis
In 2024, Ireland's youth employment rate (age group 20-29) increased by 1.7% compared to 2023, reaching 77.0.
Ireland accounts for 116.8% of the EU-27 total of 65.9.
Ireland ranks 4th 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 6.8% (from 72.1 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem070, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
116.8%
EU-27: 65.9
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem070