Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Ireland

Ireland: Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total was 4,533 Hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4,533 Hours
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
13th
of 18 countries
All-time high
4,533 Hours
in 2024
All-time low
2,939 Hours
in 1995
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Ireland, 1995–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1995200920241995: 2.9k Hours1996: 3.0k Hours1997: 3.0k Hours1998: 3.1k Hours1999: 3.2k Hours2000: 3.4k Hours2001: 3.4k Hours2002: 3.4k Hours2003: 3.4k Hours2004: 3.5k Hours2005: 3.7k Hours2006: 3.8k Hours2007: 3.9k Hours2008: 3.8k Hours2009: 3.4k Hours2010: 3.2k Hours2011: 3.2k Hours2012: 3.2k Hours2013: 3.3k Hours2014: 3.4k Hours2015: 3.5k Hours2016: 3.7k Hours2017: 3.8k Hours2018: 4.0k Hours2019: 4.1k Hours2020: 3.7k Hours2021: 4.0k Hours2022: 4.4k Hours2023: 4.4k Hours2024: 4.5k Hours

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 4,533 Hours for annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Ireland peaked at 4,533 Hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,939 Hours, in 1995.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment in Ireland, 1995 to 2024.
Year Hours Change
1995 2,939 Hours
1996 2,962 Hours +0.8%
1997 2,984 Hours +0.7%
1998 3,055 Hours +2.4%
1999 3,235 Hours +5.9%
2000 3,355 Hours +3.7%
2001 3,409 Hours +1.6%
2002 3,431 Hours +0.6%
2003 3,436 Hours +0.2%
2004 3,521 Hours +2.5%
2005 3,688 Hours +4.7%
2006 3,810 Hours +3.3%
2007 3,916 Hours +2.8%
2008 3,801 Hours -2.9%
2009 3,378 Hours -11.1%
2010 3,232 Hours -4.3%
2011 3,175 Hours -1.8%
2012 3,152 Hours -0.7%
2013 3,280 Hours +4.1%
2014 3,388 Hours +3.3%
2015 3,490 Hours +3.0%
2016 3,672 Hours +5.2%
2017 3,836 Hours +4.5%
2018 3,981 Hours +3.8%
2019 4,110 Hours +3.2%
2020 3,725 Hours -9.4%
2021 4,005 Hours +7.5%
2022 4,365 Hours +9.0%
2023 4,440 Hours +1.7%
2024 4,533 Hours +2.1%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 4,533 Hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,991 Hours, 50% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 4,533 Hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,089 Hours, 45% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,035 Hours 2,939 Hours 3,235 Hours 5
2000s 3,575 Hours 3,355 Hours 3,916 Hours 10
2010s 3,531 Hours 3,152 Hours 4,110 Hours 10
2020s 4,213 Hours 3,725 Hours 4,533 Hours 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 10 Czechia 9,902 Hours compare
  2. 11 Belgium 8,081 Hours compare
  3. 12 Austria 7,265 Hours compare
  4. 14 Denmark 4,415 Hours compare
  5. 15 Finland 4,252 Hours compare
  6. 16 Luxembourg 757.12 Hours compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Ireland?
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Ireland was 4,533 Hours in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 4,533 Hours in 2024.
What is the lowest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 2,939 Hours in 1995.
How does Ireland rank for annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total?
Ireland ranks 13th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment
Unit
Hours
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
24 places, 774 data points, 1950–2025
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This table presents employment by institutional sector: Non-financial Corporations, Financial corporations, General Government, Households and Non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs). For countries where information is available, the table also shows employment data for public corporations. The default view of the table is for persons, but users can select alternative views for jobs and hours using the ‘Unit of measure’ filter. Employment covers employees and self-employed people. This table shows total employment according to the domestic concept, which is defined by the location of the producer unit: employees are residents and non-residents employed by resident producer units; and self-employed people are resident and non-resident self-employed people in resident producer units. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org