Cultural employment by sex in Ireland
Ireland: Cultural employment by sex was 96.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Cultural employment by sex in Ireland, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cultural employment by sex in Ireland is 96.8, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cultural employment by sex in Ireland peaked at 96.8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 71.6, in 2012.
That places Ireland 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Cultural employment by sex in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 72.7 | — |
| 2012 | 71.6 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 79 | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 82.3 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 82.2 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.8 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 86.8 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 86.8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.7 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 86.5 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 87.4 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 94.9 | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 95.6 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 90.6 | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 96.8 | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.66 | 71.6 | 87.8 | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.97 | 86.5 | 96.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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 cultural employment by sex in Ireland?
- Cultural employment by sex in Ireland was 96.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest cultural employment by sex recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8 in 2025.
- What is the lowest cultural employment by sex recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6 in 2012.
- How does Ireland rank for cultural employment by sex?
- Ireland ranks 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cultural employment by sex rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Cultural employment by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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