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Labour force participation rate in Ireland

Latest: 64.8%
Previous: 65.0%
Change: -0.17 (-0.3%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for 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	60.5%
Dec 31, 1991	60.9%
Dec 31, 1992	60.2%
Dec 31, 1993	60.8%
Dec 31, 1994	61.3%
Dec 31, 1995	61.7%
Dec 31, 1996	62.9%
Dec 31, 1997	62.4%
Dec 31, 1998	63.3%
Dec 31, 1999	63.7%
Dec 31, 2000	64.4%
Dec 31, 2001	64.5%
Dec 31, 2002	64.4%
Dec 31, 2003	64.3%
Dec 31, 2004	64.4%
Dec 31, 2005	65.7%
Dec 31, 2006	66.1%
Dec 31, 2007	66.6%
Dec 31, 2008	65.9%
Dec 31, 2009	64.1%
Dec 31, 2010	62.6%
Dec 31, 2011	61.9%
Dec 31, 2012	61.6%
Dec 31, 2013	61.9%
Dec 31, 2014	61.7%
Dec 31, 2015	61.8%
Dec 31, 2016	62.1%
Dec 31, 2017	61.9%
Dec 31, 2018	62.1%
Dec 31, 2019	62.3%
Dec 31, 2020	61.1%
Dec 31, 2021	63.5%
Dec 31, 2022	64.4%
Dec 31, 2023	66.2%
Dec 31, 2024	65.0%
Dec 31, 2025	64.8%

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