Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Ireland
Ireland: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 2,428 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Ireland, 1956–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Ireland is 2,428 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 67 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Ireland peaked at 2,428 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 641 Persons, in 1961.
Ireland ranks 28th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 67 years of available data.
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 1,116 Persons | — |
| 1957 | 1,075 Persons | -3.7% |
| 1958 | 1,060 Persons | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 1,051 Persons | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 1,046 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 641 Persons | -38.7% |
| 1965 | 694 Persons | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 694 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 697 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 707 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 718 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 717 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 722 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 729 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 747 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 766 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 759 Persons | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 753 Persons | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 774 Persons | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 801 Persons | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 836 Persons | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 859 Persons | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 862 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 861 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 835 Persons | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 818 Persons | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 833.2 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 841.6 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 840 Persons | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 832 Persons | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 828.1 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 864.5 Persons | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 879.3 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 879.2 Persons | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 898.5 Persons | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 937.4 Persons | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 990 Persons | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 1,044 Persons | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 1,086 Persons | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 1,197 Persons | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 1,290 Persons | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 1,375 Persons | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 1,429 Persons | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1,458 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1,491 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1,535 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1,619 Persons | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 1,712 Persons | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 1,860 Persons | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 1,830 Persons | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1,662 Persons | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 1,594 Persons | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 1,571 Persons | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,564 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,608 Persons | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1,655 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1,718 Persons | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1,786 Persons | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1,855 Persons | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1,918 Persons | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1,988 Persons | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1,961 Persons | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2,083 Persons | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 2,227 Persons | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 2,312 Persons | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 2,381 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 2,428 Persons | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,076 Persons | 1,051 Persons | 1,116 Persons | 4 |
| 1960s | 742.43 Persons | 641 Persons | 1,046 Persons | 7 |
| 1970s | 760.4 Persons | 717 Persons | 836 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 840.99 Persons | 818 Persons | 862 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,007 Persons | 864.5 Persons | 1,290 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,597 Persons | 1,375 Persons | 1,860 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,726 Persons | 1,564 Persons | 1,988 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,232 Persons | 1,961 Persons | 2,428 Persons | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Ireland?
- Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Ireland was 2,428 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,428 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 641 Persons in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Ireland ranks 28th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3