Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Ireland
Ireland: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0149 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Ireland, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Ireland stood at 0.0149 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Ireland peaked at 0.0175 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0131 units per person, in 2012.
That places Ireland 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0175 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0174 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0169 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.016 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0141 units per person | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0135 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0132 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0131 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0135 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0139 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0141 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0147 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0151 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0154 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0156 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0139 units per person | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0144 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0151 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0154 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.015 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0149 units per person | -0.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.0149 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 90% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.0149 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0155 units per person, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0164 units per person | 0.0141 units per person | 0.0175 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0142 units per person | 0.0131 units per person | 0.0156 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0148 units per person | 0.0139 units per person | 0.0154 units per person | 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Ireland?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Ireland was 0.0149 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0175 units per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0131 units per person in 2012.
- How does Ireland rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Ireland ranks 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.