Labour transitions: change in employment security in Ireland
Ireland: Labour transitions: change in employment security was 89.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
89.7%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
16th
of 49 countries
All-time high
91.4%
in 2024
All-time low
80.8%
in 2012
Years of data
16
2007–2025
Labour transitions - change in employment security compared to in Ireland, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 89.7% for labour transitions - change in employment security compared to in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour transitions - change in employment security compared to in Ireland peaked at 91.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 2012.
That places Ireland 16th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Labour transitions: change in employment security in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 88.7% | — |
| 2011 | 83.0% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 80.8% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 90.7% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 91.4% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 89.7% | -1.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 89.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.5%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 89.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 88.9%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.7% | 88.7% | 88.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 80.8% | 88.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 86.8% | 91.4% | 6 |
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 labour transitions - change in employment security compared to in Ireland?
- Labour transitions - change in employment security compared to in Ireland was 89.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour transitions - change in employment security compared to recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labour transitions - change in employment security compared to recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 2012.
- How does Ireland rank for labour transitions - change in employment security compared to?
- Ireland ranks 16th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour transitions - change in employment security compared to rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 Labour transitions - change in employment security compared to previous year by sex and previous employment status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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