Number of paid employees in Ireland

Ireland: Number of paid employees was 6,145 in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
6,145
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
64th
of 80 countries
All-time high
8,382
in 2006
All-time low
6,011
in 2005
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Number of paid employees in Ireland, 2004–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2004201220202004: 6.9k2005: 6.0k2006: 8.4k2007: 7.9k2008: 7.4k2009: 7.3k2010: 6.5k2011: 6.1k2012: 6.5k2013: 6.9k2014: 7.9k2015: 7.7k2016: 7.7k2017: 7.4k2018: 6.5k2019: 6.3k2020: 6.1k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 6,145 for number of paid employees in 2020.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees in Ireland peaked at 8,382 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6,011, in 2005.

Ireland ranks 64th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7,314 6,011 8,382 6
2010s 6,939 6,092 7,879 10
2020s 6,145 6,145 6,145 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 61 Maldives 6,744 compare
  2. 62 Tanzania 6,354 compare
  3. 63 Georgia 6,217 compare
  4. 65 Malta 6,109 compare
  5. 66 Montenegro 6,064 compare
  6. 67 Vietnam 5,929 compare

See the full ranking of 80 places β†’

More reference data data for Ireland

All data for Ireland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees in Ireland?
Number of paid employees in Ireland was 6,145 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 8,382 in 2006.
What is the lowest number of paid employees recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 6,011 in 2005.
How does Ireland rank for number of paid employees?
Ireland ranks 64th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of paid employees rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,007 data points, 2000–2022
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