Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and was 4.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 35 countries
All-time high
4.4%
in 2024
All-time low
0.9%
in 2006
Years of data
18
2006–2025
Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Ireland, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 4.4% for percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 214.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Ireland peaked at 4.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2006.
Ireland ranks 10th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9% | — |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +44.4% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +57.1% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +23.8% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +65.0% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +33.3% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 4.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.2%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 4.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.2%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.0% | 4.4% | 4 |
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 percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Ireland?
- Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Ireland was 4.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2006.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and?
- Ireland ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 214.3%. 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 Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and age of the youngest child. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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