Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Ireland

Ireland: Employment rate, aged 15-64, female was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
65th
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2006
All-time low
0.8%
in 1986
Years of data
16
1983–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Ireland, 1983–2016

00.20.40.60.811983199920161983: 0.845 % of female labor force in working age1984: 0.829 % of female labor force in working age1985: 0.813 % of female labor force in working age1986: 0.807 % of female labor force in working age1987: 0.815 % of female labor force in working age1989: 0.837 % of female labor force in working age2004: 0.953 % of female labor force in working age2005: 0.951 % of female labor force in working age2006: 0.956 % of female labor force in working age2007: 0.94 % of female labor force in working age2008: 0.931 % of female labor force in working age2009: 0.889 % of female labor force in working age2013: 0.862 % of female labor force in working age2014: 0.872 % of female labor force in working age2015: 0.906 % of female labor force in working age2016: 0.9 % of female labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female labor force in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Ireland is 0.9%, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Ireland peaked at 1.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1986.

Ireland ranks 65th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age) in Ireland, 1983 to 2016.
Year % of female labor force in working age Change
1983 0.8%
1984 0.8% -1.8%
1985 0.8% -1.9%
1986 0.8% -0.7%
1987 0.8% +0.9%
1989 0.8% +2.7%
2004 1.0% +13.9%
2005 1.0% -0.3%
2006 1.0% +0.6%
2007 0.9% -1.7%
2008 0.9% -1.0%
2009 0.9% -4.5%
2013 0.9% -3.0%
2014 0.9% +1.1%
2015 0.9% +3.9%
2016 0.9% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 6
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 62 Uruguay 0.9% compare
  2. 63 Latvia 0.9% compare
  3. 64 Czechia 0.9% compare
  4. 66 Mauritius 0.9% compare
  5. 67 Lithuania 0.9% compare
  6. 68 France 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Ireland?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Ireland was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2006.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1986.
How does Ireland rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, female?
Ireland ranks 65th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age)
Unit
% of female labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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