Ireland - Labor Force Participation 2009

Labor force participation rate · World Bank
64.08% −1.86pp from 2008 Global rank: 68th

Ireland's labor force participation was 64.08% in 2009, decreased +1.86pp from 65.94% in 2008. This was the 68th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2009
Labor Force Participation by Country - 2009
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Tanzania 86.84% -0.6%
2nd Madagascar 86.53% 0.0%
3rd Qatar 86.49% 0.5%
4th Solomon Islands 84.51% 0.1%
5th Mozambique 82.82% -0.7%
6th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 82.08% 0.0%
7th Cambodia 82.02% 3.9%
8th Nigeria 81.52% -0.1%
9th Burkina Faso 80.06% -0.3%
10th Eritrea 79.81% -0.2%
11th Niger 79.47% 0.0%
12th Peru 78.58% 0.5%
13th Cameroon 78.18% -2.3%
14th Burundi 78.16% 0.4%
15th Angola 77.26% 0.0%
16th Liberia 77.11% 0.0%
17th United Arab Emirates 76.60% -0.6%
18th Malawi 76.05% -1.6%
19th Viet Nam 76.04% 0.6%
20th Iceland 74.83% -2.1%
21st Bahamas, The 73.92% -0.1%
22nd South Sudan 73.90% -0.1%
23rd Kenya 73.59% 0.2%
24th Uganda 73.51% -0.2%
25th Thailand 72.84% -0.1%
26th Central African Republic 72.66% 0.1%
27th Ghana 71.91% -0.1%
28th Benin 71.85% 0.0%
29th China 71.29% -0.5%
30th Kazakhstan 71.02% -0.1%
31st Bahrain 70.71% 2.0%
32nd Mali 70.37% 0.1%
33rd Macao SAR, China 69.97% 0.3%
34th Bhutan 69.70% 0.0%
35th Paraguay 69.62% 0.5%
36th Barbados 69.16% -0.4%
37th Congo, Democratic Republic of 68.93% -1.3%
38th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 68.60% -0.3%
39th Switzerland 68.28% 0.1%
40th Kuwait 68.22% 0.4%
41st Georgia 68.17% 0.3%
42nd Timor-Leste 68.13% -0.8%
43rd Norway 68.02% -0.6%
44th Vanuatu 67.79% -4.5%
45th Congo, Republic of 67.76% -0.1%
46th New Zealand 67.75% -0.3%
47th Lesotho 67.54% -0.8%
48th Brazil 67.40% 0.3%
49th Colombia 66.95% 4.4%
50th Canada 66.95% -0.5%
51st Côte d'Ivoire 66.83% 0.2%
52nd Netherlands 66.82% -0.5%
53rd Brunei Darussalam 66.67% -0.4%
54th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 66.59% 0.1%
55th Singapore 66.57% -0.1%
56th St. Lucia 66.50% 0.4%
57th Indonesia 66.05% -0.5%
58th Zimbabwe 65.83% 0.1%
59th Myanmar 65.54% -0.3%
60th Australia 65.50% -0.1%
61st Haiti 65.27% 0.5%
62nd Trinidad and Tobago 64.95% -1.4%
63rd Uruguay 64.74% 1.2%
64th Chad 64.66% -0.8%
65th Denmark 64.51% -1.1%
66th United States 64.37% -0.9%
67th New Caledonia 64.34% -0.2%
68th Ireland 64.08% -2.8%
69th Ecuador 64.01% -3.8%
70th Cyprus 63.70% 0.0%
71st Panama 63.52% -3.3%
72nd Guinea-Bissau 63.46% -0.1%
73rd Sweden 63.36% -0.8%
74th Nicaragua 63.29% 0.5%
75th Virgin Islands (US) 62.88% -0.2%
76th Israel 62.87% 0.1%
77th Botswana 62.68% 1.5%
78th Russian Federation 62.66% 0.2%
79th Belarus 62.33% 0.8%
80th Jamaica 62.18% -3.4%
81st Kyrgyz Republic 62.06% -0.4%
82nd United Kingdom 61.99% -0.3%
83rd Armenia 61.90% 2.4%
84th Guam 61.70% 3.2%
85th Belize 61.69% 0.4%
86th Sierra Leone 61.63% -1.5%
87th Philippines 61.44% 0.6%
88th Portugal 61.30% -1.1%
89th Malaysia 61.27% 0.5%
90th Rwanda 61.06% -0.1%
91st Fiji 60.99% 1.8%
92nd Azerbaijan 60.98% 0.3%
93rd Guatemala 60.91% -0.7%
94th Lao PDR 60.83% -0.2%
95th Honduras 60.81% 2.1%
96th Argentina 60.78% 0.6%
97th Estonia 60.76% -0.7%
98th Moldova 60.69% 1.8%
99th Mexico 60.56% -0.1%
100th Costa Rica 60.49% -0.7%
101st El Salvador 60.42% -0.8%
102nd Finland 60.38% -1.7%
103rd Korea 60.22% -1.0%
104th Latvia 60.07% -2.3%
105th Hong Kong SAR, China 59.98% -0.2%
106th Austria 59.92% 0.4%
107th Japan 59.86% -0.5%
108th Guinea 59.79% -1.1%
109th Channel Islands 59.67% -0.1%
110th Slovenia 59.64% -0.2%
111th Spain 59.25% 0.3%
112th Germany 59.21% 0.2%
113th Zambia 59.11% -0.1%
114th Equatorial Guinea 59.05% 0.2%
115th Slovak Republic 58.70% -0.8%
116th Mongolia 58.68% 0.4%
117th Oman 58.58% 1.4%
118th Czechia 58.55% 0.2%
119th Bangladesh 58.45% 0.2%
120th Mauritius 58.43% 0.2%
121st Chile 58.35% -0.3%
122nd Togo 58.16% 0.0%
123rd Luxembourg 57.46% 4.0%
124th Tonga 56.78% -0.3%
125th Namibia 56.69% 0.5%
126th Lithuania 56.54% 1.3%
127th Guyana 56.48% -0.1%
128th France 56.31% 0.3%
129th European Union 56.31% -0.4%
130th Ukraine 56.25% 0.0%
131st French Polynesia 56.11% 0.1%
132nd Cabo Verde 55.84% -0.5%
133rd India 55.63% -1.6%
134th Cuba 55.48% 2.3%
135th Dominican Republic 55.47% -3.7%
136th Uzbekistan 55.41% 0.9%
137th Poland 55.25% 1.2%
138th Samoa 55.13% 0.0%
139th Albania 54.99% 3.4%
140th North Macedonia 54.70% 0.0%
141st Bulgaria 54.10% -1.4%
142nd South Africa 53.96% -3.3%
143rd Sri Lanka 53.52% -0.4%
144th Belgium 53.51% -0.3%
145th Croatia 53.05% -0.1%
146th Greece 52.73% 0.8%
147th Suriname 52.22% 1.1%
148th Maldives 52.10% -0.6%
149th Eswatini 51.99% -0.3%
150th Hungary 51.56% -1.2%
151st Bosnia and Herzegovina 51.31% -0.1%
152nd Serbia 50.96% -3.5%
153rd Pakistan 50.54% 0.9%
154th Morocco 50.10% -1.0%
155th Malta 50.01% 0.6%
156th Saudi Arabia 49.58% 0.9%
157th Gabon 48.87% 0.5%
158th Sudan 48.69% 0.5%
159th Senegal 48.49% -1.0%
160th Papua New Guinea 48.48% -0.2%
161st Libya 48.37% 0.9%
162nd Italy 48.28% -1.3%
163rd Montenegro 48.25% -0.1%
164th Gambia, The 48.12% 0.0%
165th Egypt, Arab Republic of 47.90% 0.7%
166th Türkiye 47.88% 2.1%
167th Turkmenistan 47.23% -0.9%
168th Romania 47.21% -7.4%
169th Tunisia 47.16% 0.7%
170th Afghanistan 46.75% 0.1%
171st Lebanon 44.31% 1.0%
172nd Mauritania 44.16% -0.5%
173rd Puerto Rico (US) 43.20% -3.6%
174th Algeria 43.16% 0.0%
175th Iran, Islamic Republic of 43.03% 1.8%
176th Syrian Arab Republic 42.94% -1.5%
177th Comoros 42.92% 0.7%
178th Tajikistan 42.51% -4.6%
179th Iraq 41.42% -0.3%
180th Nepal 40.95% -0.1%
181st Jordan 40.10% 1.5%
182nd Yemen, Republic of 40.08% -1.0%
183rd West Bank and Gaza 39.53% 0.4%
184th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 34.47% -0.1%
185th Djibouti 33.29% -0.4%
186th São Tomé and Principe 24.03% 0.0%

FAQ

What was Ireland's labor force participation in 2009?

Ireland's labor force participation in 2009 was 64.08%. This ranked 68th globally.

How did Ireland's labor force participation change in 2009?

Ireland's labor force participation decreased by 2.8% in 2009 compared to 2008.

Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2009?

Tanzania had the highest labor force participation in 2009 at 86.84%.

What is the labor force participation of Ireland in 2009?

The labor force participation of Ireland in 2009 was 64.08%. This ranked 68th globally.

How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Ireland's labor force participation?

Ireland's labor force participation went from 65.94% in 2008 to 64.08% in 2009, a 2.8% decrease.