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.
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 18th out of 46 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 12 | — |
| 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 | -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% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 21.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.8, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 21.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.6, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employees working shifts - % of total employees 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +48.7% | 11.9 | 17.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 | 11.2 | 12.7 | 6 |
| 2000s | 17.33 | 16.3 | 18.7 | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.09 | 15.9 | 23.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.32 | 21.9 | 22.9 | 4 |
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 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 18th out of 46 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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