IE · 2024 · tesem140
Youth unemployment rate by sex
Ireland, 2024
Youth unemployment rate by sex
21.2
Ireland, 2024
▼ 0.9% vs 2023 (21.4)
Analysis
In 2024, Ireland's youth unemployment rate by sex decreased by 0.9% compared to 2023, reaching 21.2.
Ireland accounts for 71.1% of the EU-27 total of 29.8.
Ireland ranks 22nd 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 15.2% (from 25.0 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem140, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
71.1%
EU-27: 29.8
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem140