Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Ireland
Ireland: Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of was 16.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Ireland, 1992–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 16.5% for employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Ireland peaked at 16.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1994.
Ireland ranks 15th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.1% | — |
| 1993 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -16.1% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | +75.9% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +37.0% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +23.4% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -29.5% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +48.6% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | +39.1% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 16.5% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.6% | 5.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.9% | 6.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 6.5% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 7.4% | 16.5% | 6 |
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- 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 employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Ireland?
- Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Ireland was 16.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working from home by professional status - % of recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons working from home by professional status - % of recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1994.
- How does Ireland rank for employed persons working from home by professional status - % of?
- Ireland ranks 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working from home by professional status - % of rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.1%. 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 Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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