Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays in Ireland
Ireland: Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays was 10.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of in Ireland, 1992–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Ireland stood at 10.3%.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Ireland peaked at 34.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2016.
Ireland ranks 41st of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 28.1% | — |
| 1993 | 29.0% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 28.8% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 29.3% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 29.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 34.1% | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | -45.6% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -36.1% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +17.4% |
| 2025 | 10.3% | +2.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 10.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.0%, 57% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 10.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.0%, 57% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -45.6% | 28.5% | 15.5% |
| 2013 | -36.1% | 15.5% | 9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.0% | 28.1% | 29.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 29.4% | 34.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 8.5% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.6% | 10.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 38 Sweden 10.4% compare
- 38 United Kingdom 10.4% compare
- 38 United Kingdom 10.4% compare
- 42 Germany 9.9% compare
- 43 Montenegro 9.5% compare
- 44 Italy 8.1% compare
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 employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Ireland?
- Employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Ireland was 10.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2016.
- How does Ireland rank for employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of?
- Ireland ranks 41st out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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