IE · 2015 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Ireland, 2015
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
20.2%
Ireland, 2015
▼ 13.7% vs 2014 (23.4%)
Analysis
In 2015, Ireland's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 13.7% compared to 2014, reaching 20.2%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 22.4%.
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 28.1% (from 28.1% in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
90.2%
EU-27: 22.4%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a