IE · 2019 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Ireland, 2019
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
12.5%
Ireland, 2019
▼ 9.4% vs 2018 (13.8%)
Analysis
In 2019, Ireland's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 9.4% compared to 2018, reaching 12.5%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 15.7%.
Ireland ranks 15th 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 46.6% (from 23.4% in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
79.6%
EU-27: 15.7%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a