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Ireland Average Unemployment Rate 1985-2025

Name: Ireland Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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9.92% 41 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Ireland's average unemployment rate from 1985 to 2025 was 9.92%, based on 41 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	4.63%	+0.32pp	77th
2024	4.30%	−0.01pp	78th
2023	4.24%	−0.22pp	81st
2022	4.47%	−1.79pp	79th
2021	6.36%	+0.52pp	102nd
2020	5.62%	+0.64pp	82nd
2019	4.95%	−0.86pp	87th
2018	5.74%	−1.02pp	104th
2017	6.71%	−1.68pp	111th
2016	8.37%	−1.55pp	126th
2015	9.91%	−1.98pp	138th
2014	11.86%	−1.92pp	149th
2013	13.74%	−1.75pp	158th
2012	15.45%	+0.04pp	165th
2011	15.35%	+0.75pp	164th
2010	14.53%	+1.88pp	163rd
2009	12.61%	+5.81pp	154th
2008	6.77%	+1.77pp	113th
2007	4.98%	+0.21pp	80th
2006	4.36%	−0.29pp	61st
2005	4.24%	−0.51pp	52nd
2004	4.49%	−0.35pp	54th
2003	4.48%	−0.26pp	53rd
2002	4.22%	+0.03pp	54th
2001	3.68%	−0.70pp	43rd
2000	4.32%	−1.60pp	56th
1999	5.80%	−1.75pp	73rd
1998	7.70%	−2.16pp	102nd
1997	10.19%	−1.61pp	124th
1996	11.69%	−2.41pp	142nd
1995	11.97%	−3.13pp	147th
1994	14.54%	−2.16pp	157th
1993	15.57%	−0.73pp	158th
1992	15.02%	−3.98pp	158th
1991	15.77%	−1.43pp	163rd
1990	17.20%	−0.70pp	69th
1989	17.90%	−0.50pp	61st
1988	18.40%	−0.40pp	58th
1987	18.80%	+0.70pp	57th
1986	18.10%	+0.40pp	54th
1985	17.70%	–	52nd

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