Ireland Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Ireland youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 10.54%, a 0.52% increase from 2022.
  • Ireland youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 10.02%, a 4.45% decline from 2021.
  • Ireland youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 14.47%, a 0.77% decline from 2020.
  • Ireland youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 15.25%, a 2.79% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
Ireland Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 10.54% 0.52%
2022 10.02% -4.45%
2021 14.47% -0.77%
2020 15.25% 2.79%
2019 12.46% -1.30%
2018 13.76% -0.65%
2017 14.41% -2.40%
2016 16.80% -3.44%
2015 20.24% -3.18%
2014 23.43% -3.32%
2013 26.75% -4.06%
2012 30.81% 1.22%
2011 29.60% 1.42%
2010 28.17% 3.65%
2009 24.52% 11.04%
2008 13.48% 4.32%
2007 9.16% 0.88%
2006 8.29% 0.00%
2005 8.28% 0.22%
2004 8.06% 0.17%
2003 7.90% 0.33%
2002 7.57% 1.57%
2001 6.00% -0.37%
2000 6.37% -1.99%
1999 8.37% -2.80%
1998 11.16% -4.34%
1997 15.50% -2.18%
1996 17.69% -0.73%
1995 18.42% -3.98%
1994 22.41% -1.92%
1993 24.33% 2.13%
1992 22.20% -0.41%
1991 22.61% -0.41%