Employers, total (% of total employment) in Ireland
Ireland: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Ireland, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Ireland recorded 3.7% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Ireland peaked at 4.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1991.
Ireland ranks 77th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.8% | — |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 74 Hungary 3.8% compare
- 75 Guam 3.8% compare
- 76 Turkmenistan 3.8% compare
- 78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.7% compare
- 79 Bangladesh 3.7% compare
- 80 Georgia 3.7% 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 employers, total (% of total employment) in Ireland?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Ireland was 3.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1991.
- How does Ireland rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Ireland ranks 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).