Services by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, H-N, S95) in Ireland

Ireland: Services by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, H-N, S95) was 24,127 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
24,127
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
15th
of 34 countries
All-time high
27,743
in 2008
All-time low
6,264
in 2005
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Services by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, H-N, S95) in Ireland, 2005–2020

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k2005201220202005: 6.3k2006: 6.6k2007: 7.0k2008: 27.7k2009: 27.3k2010: 27.2k2011: 26.4k2012: 26.3k2013: 25.7k2014: 24.6k2015: 25.1k2016: 24.6k2017: 25.7k2018: 24.9k2019: 24.9k2020: 24.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2020, services by employment size class (nace rev. 2, h-n, s95) in Ireland stood at 24,127.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, services by employment size class (nace rev. 2, h-n, s95) in Ireland peaked at 27,743 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6,264, in 2005.

Ireland ranks 15th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Services by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, H-N, S95) in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Services by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, H-N, S95) (2005-2020) in Ireland, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 6,264
2006 6,572 +4.9%
2007 7,044 +7.2%
2008 27,743 +293.9%
2009 27,271 -1.7%
2010 27,196 -0.3%
2011 26,370 -3.0%
2012 26,284 -0.3%
2013 25,734 -2.1%
2014 24,595 -4.4%
2015 25,066 +1.9%
2016 24,614 -1.8%
2017 25,736 +4.6%
2018 24,876 -3.3%
2019 24,851 -0.1%
2020 24,127 -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14,979 6,264 27,743 5
2010s 25,532 24,595 27,196 10
2020s 24,127 24,127 24,127 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 12 Portugal 34,237 compare
  2. 13 Sweden 29,134 compare
  3. 14 Lithuania 24,240 compare
  4. 16 Slovakia 22,909 compare
  5. 17 Bulgaria 22,422 compare
  6. 18 Norway 20,058 compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is services by employment size class (nace rev. 2, h-n, s95) in Ireland?
Services by employment size class (nace rev. 2, h-n, s95) in Ireland was 24,127 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest services by employment size class (nace rev. 2, h-n, s95) recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 27,743 in 2008.
What is the lowest services by employment size class (nace rev. 2, h-n, s95) recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 6,264 in 2005.
How does Ireland rank for services by employment size class (nace rev. 2, h-n, s95)?
Ireland ranks 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is services by employment size class (nace rev. 2, h-n, s95) rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 Services by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, H-N, S95) (2005-2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Services by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, H-N, S95) (2005-2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 521 data points, 2005–2020
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