Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Ireland
Ireland: Employees working shifts - % of total employees was 21.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Ireland, 1992–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employees working shifts - % of total employees in Ireland is 21.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees working shifts - % of total employees in Ireland peaked at 23.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1993.
That places Ireland 16th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 12.0% | — |
| 1993 | 11.2% | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 11.9% | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 17.7% | +48.7% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +20.8% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 21.9% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 11.2% | 12.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 16.3% | 18.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 15.9% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.9% | 22.9% | 4 |
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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 employees working shifts - % of total employees in Ireland?
- Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Ireland was 21.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1993.
- How does Ireland rank for employees working shifts - % of total employees?
- Ireland ranks 16th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees working shifts - % of total employees rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. 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 Employees working shifts - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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