IE · 2016 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Ireland, 2016
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
8.4%
Ireland, 2016
▼ 15.2% vs 2015 (9.9%)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 15.2% compared to 2015, reaching 8.4%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 9.3%.
Ireland ranks 12th 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 45.5% (from 15.4% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
90.3%
EU-27: 9.3%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a