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Ireland Highest Unemployment Rate

Name: Ireland Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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18.80% in 1987

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The highest unemployment rate in Ireland was 18.80% in 1987. The top 5 years were: 1987 (18.80%), 1988 (18.40%), 1986 (18.10%), 1989 (17.90%), 1985 (17.70%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Ireland Top 5 Highest Unemployment Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	1987	18.80%
2nd	1988	18.40%
3rd	1986	18.10%
4th	1989	17.90%
5th	1985	17.70%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

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

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