Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Ireland
Ireland: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 1.95 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Ireland, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Ireland stood at 1.95 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 442.6% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Ireland peaked at 5.87 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.21 % change on previous year, in 2010.
Ireland ranks 66th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.07 % change on previous year | 0.1638 % change on previous year | 3.64 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.16 % change on previous year | -2.19 % change on previous year | 4.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7022 % change on previous year | -2.21 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 % change on previous year | -0.3258 % change on previous year | 5.87 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 63 Nicaragua 2.02 % change on previous year compare
- 64 Gabon 2.01 % change on previous year compare
- 65 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2 % change on previous year compare
- 67 Singapore 1.92 % change on previous year compare
- 68 Malaysia 1.82 % change on previous year compare
- 69 Malta 1.77 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Ireland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Ireland?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Ireland was 1.95 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.87 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.21 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Ireland ranks 66th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.