Labor force, total, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5311 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Ireland, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Ireland is 0.5311 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.536 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4411 units per person, in 1990.
Ireland ranks 38th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4663 units per person | 0.4411 units per person | 0.4962 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5147 units per person | 0.5034 units per person | 0.5309 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4889 units per person | 0.4835 units per person | 0.4959 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5189 units per person | 0.4881 units per person | 0.536 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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, per capita in Ireland?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Ireland was 0.5311 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.536 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4411 units per person in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 38th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.