Transition: experimental statistics in Ireland
Ireland: Transition: experimental statistics was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 42 countries
All-time high
2
in 2011
All-time low
1
in 2013
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Ireland, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 1 for transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Ireland peaked at 2 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2013.
Ireland ranks 13th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Transition: experimental statistics in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | — |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.22 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 13 Belgium 1 compare
- 13 Bulgaria 1 compare
- 13 Switzerland 1 compare
- 13 Cyprus 1 compare
- 13 Germany 1 compare
- 13 Greece 1 compare
- 13 Croatia 1 compare
- 13 Hungary 1 compare
- 13 Iceland 1 compare
- 13 Latvia 1 compare
- 13 North Macedonia 1 compare
- 13 Netherlands 1 compare
- 13 Norway 1 compare
- 13 Portugal 1 compare
- 13 Slovenia 1 compare
- 13 United Kingdom 1 compare
- 13 Croatia 1 compare
- 13 Latvia 1 compare
- 13 Netherlands 1 compare
- 13 Slovenia 1 compare
- 13 United Kingdom 1 compare
- 13 North Macedonia 1 compare
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 transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Ireland?
- Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Ireland was 1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2011.
- What is the lowest transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2013.
- How does Ireland rank for transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation?
- Ireland ranks 13th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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