IE · 2025 · tesem070
Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)
Ireland, 2025
Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)
76.1
Ireland, 2025
▼ 1.2% vs 2024 (77.0)
Analysis
In 2025, Ireland's youth employment rate (age group 20-29) decreased by 1.2% compared to 2024, reaching 76.1.
Ireland accounts for 116.0% of the EU-27 total of 65.6.
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 13.9% (from 66.8 in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem070, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
116.0%
EU-27: 65.6
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem070