Labor force, total, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5311 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Ireland, 1990–2025
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 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4411 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4474 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4451 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4528 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4605 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4678 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.481 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4805 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4907 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4962 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5034 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5065 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5081 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5083 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5097 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5213 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5261 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5309 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5245 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5079 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.494 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.487 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4835 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4859 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4848 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4861 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4898 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4895 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4928 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4959 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4881 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5096 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5191 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.536 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5295 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5311 units per person | +0.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.5311 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5147 units per person, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.5311 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5074 units per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
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 186 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 ÷ 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.