Manufacturing share of total employment in Ireland

Ireland: Manufacturing share of total employment was 9.87 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
9.87
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
77th
of 149 countries
All-time high
17.45
in 2000
All-time low
9.87
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Manufacturing share of total employment in Ireland, 2000–2023

0510152000201120232000: 17.42001: 17.42002: 16.22003: 162004: 15.22005: 14.12006: 13.32007: 13.12008: 12.12009: 11.62010: 11.22011: 11.32012: 11.22013: 11.32014: 11.22015: 11.42016: 11.72017: 11.52018: 112019: 10.92020: 11.42021: 11.72022: 11.42023: 9.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 9.87 for manufacturing share of total employment in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Ireland peaked at 17.45 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.87, in 2023.

Ireland ranks 77th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Manufacturing share of total employment in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing share of total employment in Ireland, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 17.45
2001 17.35 -0.6%
2002 16.16 -6.9%
2003 15.99 -1.1%
2004 15.25 -4.6%
2005 14.11 -7.5%
2006 13.31 -5.7%
2007 13.06 -1.9%
2008 12.06 -7.7%
2009 11.59 -3.9%
2010 11.23 -3.1%
2011 11.29 +0.5%
2012 11.2 -0.8%
2013 11.34 +1.3%
2014 11.16 -1.6%
2015 11.39 +2.1%
2016 11.65 +2.3%
2017 11.48 -1.5%
2018 11.04 -3.8%
2019 10.95 -0.8%
2020 11.45 +4.6%
2021 11.71 +2.3%
2022 11.4 -2.6%
2023 9.87 -13.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.63 11.59 17.45 10
2010s 11.27 10.95 11.65 10
2020s 11.11 9.87 11.71 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 74 Greece 9.94 compare
  2. 75 Dominican Republic 9.92 compare
  3. 75 Uruguay 9.92 compare
  4. 78 Sweden 9.8 compare
  5. 79 Chile 9.78 compare
  6. 80 Maldives 9.72 compare

See the full ranking of 149 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing share of total employment in Ireland?
Manufacturing share of total employment in Ireland was 9.87 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 17.45 in 2000.
What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 9.87 in 2023.
How does Ireland rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
Ireland ranks 77th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manufacturing share of total employment
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
149 places, 2,503 data points, 2000–2024
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