Employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Ireland
Ireland: Employed recent immigrants by citizenship was 85.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Ireland, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total recent immigrants.
Analysis
In 2025, employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Ireland stood at 85.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Ireland peaked at 86.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 2010.
That places Ireland 3rd out of 25 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.3% | 70.4% | 80.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 67.1% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 74.4% | 86.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More work & labour data for Ireland
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 85.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 73.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Ireland?
- Employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Ireland was 85.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employed recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for employed recent immigrants by citizenship?
- Ireland ranks 3rd out of 25 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed recent immigrants by citizenship rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 recent immigrants by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).