IE · 2020 · tespm080
Youth unemployment ratio (age group 15-24)
Ireland, 2020
Youth unemployment ratio (age group 15-24)
6.70
Ireland, 2020
▲ 13.6% vs 2019 (5.90)
Analysis
In 2020, Ireland's youth unemployment ratio (age group 15-24) increased by 13.6% compared to 2019, reaching 6.70.
Ireland accounts for 104.7% of the EU-27 total of 6.40.
Ireland ranks 14th 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 30.2% (from 9.60 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm080, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
104.7%
EU-27: 6.40
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tespm080