Share of public paid employees with social security in Ireland

Ireland: Share of public paid employees with social security was 0.9786 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9786
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
17th
of 43 countries
All-time high
0.9843
in 2019
All-time low
0.8905
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Share of public paid employees with social security in Ireland, 2007–2020

00.20.40.60.812007201320202007: 0.8912008: 0.9232009: 0.9682010: 0.9292011: 0.9732012: 0.9682013: 0.9812014: 0.9832015: 0.9672016: 0.9752017: 0.9732018: 0.9762019: 0.9842020: 0.979

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, share of public paid employees with social security in Ireland stood at 0.9786.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of public paid employees with social security in Ireland peaked at 0.9843 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8905, in 2007.

Ireland ranks 17th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Share of public paid employees with social security in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Share of public paid employees with social security in Ireland, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 0.8905
2008 0.923 +3.7%
2009 0.9684 +4.9%
2010 0.9294 -4.0%
2011 0.9727 +4.7%
2012 0.9684 -0.4%
2013 0.981 +1.3%
2014 0.9825 +0.2%
2015 0.9668 -1.6%
2016 0.975 +0.8%
2017 0.9734 -0.2%
2018 0.9764 +0.3%
2019 0.9843 +0.8%
2020 0.9786 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9273 0.8905 0.9684 3
2010s 0.971 0.9294 0.9843 10
2020s 0.9786 0.9786 0.9786 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 14 Malta 0.984 compare
  2. 15 Portugal 0.9813 compare
  3. 16 Greece 0.9788 compare
  4. 18 Austria 0.9771 compare
  5. 19 Serbia 0.9749 compare
  6. 20 Spain 0.9746 compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of public paid employees with social security in Ireland?
Share of public paid employees with social security in Ireland was 0.9786 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of public paid employees with social security recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9843 in 2019.
What is the lowest share of public paid employees with social security recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8905 in 2007.
How does Ireland rank for share of public paid employees with social security?
Ireland ranks 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of public paid employees with social security rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 Share of public paid employees with social security. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of public paid employees with social security
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
43 places, 545 data points, 2000–2021
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