Share of private paid employees with a contract in Ireland

Ireland: Share of private paid employees with a contract was 1 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
1
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
1st
of 48 countries
All-time high
1
in 2004
All-time low
0.9468
in 2007
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Share of private paid employees with a contract in Ireland, 2004–2020

00.20.40.60.812004201220202004: 12005: 12006: 12007: 0.9472008: 0.9642009: 0.9632010: 0.9622011: 0.962012: 0.952013: 0.9492014: 0.9612015: 0.962016: 0.962017: 0.972018: 0.9712019: 0.9682020: 1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 1 for share of private paid employees with a contract in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of private paid employees with a contract in Ireland peaked at 1 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9468, in 2007.

That places Ireland 1st out of 48 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

Share of private paid employees with a contract in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Share of private paid employees with a contract in Ireland, 2004 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2004 1
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 0.9468 -5.3%
2008 0.9644 +1.9%
2009 0.9634 -0.1%
2010 0.9619 -0.2%
2011 0.9602 -0.2%
2012 0.9499 -1.1%
2013 0.9488 -0.1%
2014 0.9613 +1.3%
2015 0.9598 -0.2%
2016 0.9598 -0.0%
2017 0.97 +1.1%
2018 0.9706 +0.1%
2019 0.9684 -0.2%
2020 1 +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9791 0.9468 1 6
2010s 0.9611 0.9488 0.9706 10
2020s 1 1 1 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 1 Austria 1 compare
  2. 1 Croatia 1 compare
  3. 1 Cyprus 1 compare
  4. 1 Denmark 1 compare
  5. 1 France 1 compare
  6. 1 Hungary 1 compare
  7. 1 Iceland 1 compare
  8. 1 Italy 1 compare
  9. 1 Malta 1 compare
  10. 1 Serbia 1 compare
  11. 1 Slovenia 1 compare
  12. 1 Switzerland 1 compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of private paid employees with a contract in Ireland?
Share of private paid employees with a contract in Ireland was 1 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2004.
What is the lowest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9468 in 2007.
How does Ireland rank for share of private paid employees with a contract?
Ireland ranks 1st out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of private paid employees with a contract rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Share of private paid employees with a contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of private paid employees with a contract
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 621 data points, 2000–2021
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