IE · 2023 · tesem140
Youth unemployment rate by sex
Ireland, 2023
Youth unemployment rate by sex
21.4
Ireland, 2023
▲ 5.9% vs 2022 (20.2)
Analysis
In 2023, Ireland's youth unemployment rate by sex increased by 5.9% compared to 2022, reaching 21.4.
Ireland accounts for 73.3% of the EU-27 total of 29.2.
Ireland ranks 21st 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 22.5% (from 27.6 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem140, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
73.3%
EU-27: 29.2
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem140