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

Latest (2024)
10.2%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
33rd
of 67 countries
All-time high
11.7%
in 2021
All-time low
9.9%
in 2023
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Ireland, 2014–2024

02.557.51012.52014201920242014: 11.2 %2015: 11.4 %2016: 11.7 %2017: 11.5 %2018: 11 %2019: 10.9 %2020: 11.4 %2021: 11.7 %2022: 11.3 %2023: 9.9 %2024: 10.2 %

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

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%) in Ireland, 2014 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 11.3% 10.9% 11.7% 6
2020s 10.9% 9.9% 11.7% 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 30 Ghana 11.0% compare
  2. 31 Costa Rica 10.9% compare
  3. 32 France 10.8% compare
  4. 34 United Arab Emirates 10.0% compare
  5. 35 Greece 9.8% compare
  6. 35 Uruguay 9.8% compare

See the full ranking of 70 places →

More work & labour data for Ireland

All data for Ireland →

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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Ireland. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/manufacturing-employment-as-a-proportion-of-total-employment-19th-icls-percent/ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/manufacturing-employment-as-a-proportion-of-total-employment-19th-icls-percent/ireland/">Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in Ireland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
70 places, 687 data points, 2014–2025
Last refreshed