Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Ireland
Ireland: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th was 10.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Ireland, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Ireland stood at 10.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Ireland peaked at 11.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 33rd of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11.2% | — |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.9% | 11.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 9.9% | 11.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Ireland?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Ireland was 10.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
- Ireland ranks 33rd out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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