Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Ireland
Ireland: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 1,513 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Ireland, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Ireland is 1,513 Persons, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Ireland peaked at 1,546 Persons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,171 Persons, in 2007.
Ireland ranks 30th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,235 Persons | 1,171 Persons | 1,292 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,408 Persons | 1,346 Persons | 1,476 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,500 Persons | 1,468 Persons | 1,546 Persons | 6 |
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 population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Ireland?
- Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Ireland was 1,513 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,546 Persons in 2020.
- What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,171 Persons in 2007.
- How does Ireland rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Ireland ranks 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.