Unemployment by sex and age - annual data

In 2025, Ireland's unemployment by sex and age increased by 11.3% compared to 2024, reaching 11.8%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 15.2%.

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 25.3% (from 15.8% in 2020).

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