Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in Ireland
Ireland: Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees was 2,426 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in Ireland, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Ireland stood at 2,426 Persons. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Ireland peaked at 2,426 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,171 Persons, in 1995.
That places Ireland 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,171 Persons | — |
| 1996 | 1,201 Persons | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1,234 Persons | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 1,290 Persons | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 1,384 Persons | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 1,457 Persons | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 1,505 Persons | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 1,533 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,567 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1,615 Persons | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1,702 Persons | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 1,795 Persons | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1,857 Persons | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 1,828 Persons | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1,661 Persons | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 1,592 Persons | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1,568 Persons | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,562 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,604 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1,650 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1,715 Persons | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1,786 Persons | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1,858 Persons | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1,923 Persons | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1,998 Persons | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 1,940 Persons | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 2,084 Persons | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 2,230 Persons | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 2,315 Persons | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 2,386 Persons | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 2,426 Persons | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,256 Persons | 1,171 Persons | 1,384 Persons | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,652 Persons | 1,457 Persons | 1,857 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,726 Persons | 1,562 Persons | 1,998 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,230 Persons | 1,940 Persons | 2,426 Persons | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4574 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4405 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Ireland?
- Annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Ireland was 2,426 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual population and employment, national concept — employees recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,426 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual population and employment, national concept — employees recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,171 Persons in 1995.
- How does Ireland rank for annual population and employment, national concept — employees?
- Ireland ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual population and employment, national concept — employees rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. 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 population and employment, national concept — Employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). 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