Unemployment by sex and age - annual data

In 2024, Ireland's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 0.9% compared to 2023, reaching 10.6%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 14.9%.

Ireland ranks 22nd 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 15.2% (from 12.5% in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.