Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Ireland
Ireland: Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 2,955 in 2025. β² Rising
Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Ireland, 2014β2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 2,955 for labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in Ireland peaked at 2,955 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,256, in 2014.
That places Ireland 41st out of 69 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,343 | 2,256 | 2,443 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2,737 | 2,431 | 2,955 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 38 Norway 3,059 compare
- 39 Bulgaria 3,037 compare
- 40 New Zealand 3,036 compare
- 42 Finland 2,891 compare
- 43 Slovak Republic 2,760 compare
- 44 El Salvador 2,709 compare
More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4574 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4405 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in Ireland?
- Labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in Ireland was 2,955 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,955 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,256 in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for labour force (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Ireland ranks 41st out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.