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Female labour force participation rate in Ireland

Latest: 59.8%
Previous: 59.8%
Change: -0.08 (-0.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in Ireland
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	41.7%
Dec 31, 1991	42.5%
Dec 31, 1992	42.9%
Dec 31, 1993	44.3%
Dec 31, 1994	45.3%
Dec 31, 1995	46.3%
Dec 31, 1996	48.2%
Dec 31, 1997	48.3%
Dec 31, 1998	49.8%
Dec 31, 1999	50.8%
Dec 31, 2000	51.9%
Dec 31, 2001	52.4%
Dec 31, 2002	53.1%
Dec 31, 2003	53.2%
Dec 31, 2004	53.3%
Dec 31, 2005	55.0%
Dec 31, 2006	55.7%
Dec 31, 2007	57.0%
Dec 31, 2008	56.8%
Dec 31, 2009	56.1%
Dec 31, 2010	55.2%
Dec 31, 2011	54.9%
Dec 31, 2012	54.7%
Dec 31, 2013	55.2%
Dec 31, 2014	54.9%
Dec 31, 2015	54.8%
Dec 31, 2016	55.5%
Dec 31, 2017	55.6%
Dec 31, 2018	56.0%
Dec 31, 2019	56.2%
Dec 31, 2020	55.1%
Dec 31, 2021	57.9%
Dec 31, 2022	59.1%
Dec 31, 2023	60.2%
Dec 31, 2024	59.8%
Dec 31, 2025	59.8%

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