IE · 2021 · tesem140
Youth unemployment rate by sex
Ireland, 2021
Youth unemployment rate by sex
29.2
Ireland, 2021
▼ 7.6% vs 2020 (31.6)
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's youth unemployment rate by sex decreased by 7.6% compared to 2020, reaching 29.2.
Ireland accounts for 87.4% of the EU-27 total of 33.4.
Ireland ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 13.1% (from 33.6 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem140, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
87.4%
EU-27: 33.4
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem140