Employment by professional status (ICSE-93) in Ireland
Ireland: Employment by professional status (ICSE-93) was 2,818 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment by professional status in Ireland, 1956–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, employment by professional status in Ireland stood at 2,818 Persons. That is the highest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by professional status in Ireland peaked at 2,818 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,041 Persons, in 1961.
That places Ireland 29th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Employment by professional status (ICSE-93) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 1,116 Persons | — |
| 1957 | 1,075 Persons | -3.7% |
| 1958 | 1,060 Persons | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 1,051 Persons | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 1,046 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 1,041 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 1,052 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 1,058 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1,063 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 1,061 Persons | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 1,058 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 1,052 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 1,055 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 1,058 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 1,045 Persons | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 1,055 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1,042 Persons | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 1,057 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1,071 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 1,062 Persons | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 1,050 Persons | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 1,083 Persons | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 1,095 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1,151 Persons | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 1,141 Persons | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 1,138 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1,133 Persons | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1,124 Persons | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 1,103 Persons | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 1,094 Persons | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1,092 Persons | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1,099 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1,099 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,098 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,151 Persons | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 1,147 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1,155 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1,174 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1,213 Persons | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 1,272 Persons | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 1,319 Persons | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 1,372 Persons | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 1,521 Persons | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 1,614 Persons | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 1,692 Persons | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 1,745 Persons | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1,777 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,810 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1,865 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1,952 Persons | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 2,044 Persons | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 2,221 Persons | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 2,199 Persons | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,015 Persons | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 1,925 Persons | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1,888 Persons | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1,880 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,938 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1,989 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2,057 Persons | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2,132 Persons | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 2,194 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 2,257 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 2,322 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 2,294 Persons | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 2,427 Persons | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 2,595 Persons | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 2,684 Persons | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 2,757 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 2,818 Persons | +2.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 2,818 Persons is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,200 Persons, 54% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 2,818 Persons is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,016 Persons, 56% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,076 Persons | 1,051 Persons | 1,116 Persons | 4 |
| 1960s | 1,054 Persons | 1,041 Persons | 1,063 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,071 Persons | 1,042 Persons | 1,151 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,112 Persons | 1,092 Persons | 1,141 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,294 Persons | 1,147 Persons | 1,614 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,932 Persons | 1,692 Persons | 2,221 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,058 Persons | 1,880 Persons | 2,322 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,596 Persons | 2,294 Persons | 2,818 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 26 Bulgaria 2,930 Persons compare
- 27 Norway 2,923 Persons compare
- 28 New Zealand 2,877 Persons compare
- 30 Finland 2,613 Persons compare
- 31 Costa Rica 2,189 Persons compare
- 32 Luxembourg 328.32 Persons 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 employment by professional status in Ireland?
- Employment by professional status in Ireland was 2,818 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by professional status recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,818 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment by professional status recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,041 Persons in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for employment by professional status?
- Ireland ranks 29th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by professional status rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by professional status (ICSE-93). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataflow "Employment by profesional status (ICSE-93)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow contains employment statistics for all economic activities broken down by professional status as defined by the ICSE-1993 including employees, employers and own-account workers, and unpaid family workers. Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). To be considered as an unpaid family worker, the hour-threshold varies from one hour to 18 hours a week. Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes.