IE · 2021 · tespm080
Youth unemployment ratio (age group 15-24)
Ireland, 2021
Youth unemployment ratio (age group 15-24)
7.30
Ireland, 2021
▲ 9.0% vs 2020 (6.70)
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's youth unemployment ratio (age group 15-24) increased by 9.0% compared to 2020, reaching 7.30.
Ireland accounts for 112.3% of the EU-27 total of 6.50.
Ireland ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 14.1% (from 8.50 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm080, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
112.3%
EU-27: 6.50
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tespm080