Persons by labour status within households and household composition in Ireland
Ireland: Persons by labour status within households and household composition was 5,470 in 2025. β² Rising
Persons by labour status within households and household composition in Ireland, 2006β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 5,470 for persons by labour status within households and household composition in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by labour status within households and household composition in Ireland peaked at 5,470 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,233, in 2006.
Ireland ranks 21st of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,417 | 4,233 | 4,539 | 4 |
| 2010s | 4,704 | 4,560 | 4,927 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,237 | 4,980 | 5,470 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 18 Denmark 6,000 compare
- 19 Finland 5,623 compare
- 20 Norway 5,548 compare
- 22 Slovak Republic 5,362 compare
- 23 Croatia, Republic of 3,840 compare
- 24 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,331 compare
More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per capita 0.0003 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons by labour status within households and household composition in Ireland?
- Persons by labour status within households and household composition in Ireland was 5,470 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons by labour status within households and household composition recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5,470 in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons by labour status within households and household composition recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,233 in 2006.
- How does Ireland rank for persons by labour status within households and household composition?
- Ireland ranks 21st out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons by labour status within households and household composition rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 Persons by labour status within households and household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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