IE · 2015 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Ireland, 2015
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
9.9%
Ireland, 2015
▼ 16.8% vs 2014 (11.9%)
Analysis
In 2015, Ireland's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 16.8% compared to 2014, reaching 9.9%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.2%.
Ireland ranks 10th 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 32.2% (from 14.6% in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
97.1%
EU-27: 10.2%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a