IE · 2017 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Ireland, 2017
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
14.4%
Ireland, 2017
▼ 14.3% vs 2016 (16.8%)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 14.3% compared to 2016, reaching 14.4%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 18.5%.
Ireland ranks 17th 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 53.2% (from 30.8% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
77.8%
EU-27: 18.5%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a