Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Ireland

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

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
13th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2015
All-time low
0.9%
in 1983
Years of data
16
1983–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Ireland, 1983–2016

00.20.40.60.811983199920161983: 0.873 % of female employed population in working age1984: 0.888 % of female employed population in working age1985: 0.878 % of female employed population in working age1986: 0.904 % of female employed population in working age1987: 0.9 % of female employed population in working age1989: 0.9 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.93 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.926 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.933 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.932 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.935 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.932 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.932 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.928 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.941 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.937 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.9% for wage workers, aged 15-64, female in 2016.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Ireland peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1983.

Ireland ranks 13th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Ireland, 1983 to 2016.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1983 0.9%
1984 0.9% +1.6%
1985 0.9% -1.1%
1986 0.9% +3.0%
1987 0.9% -0.5%
1989 0.9% +0.0%
2004 0.9% +3.4%
2005 0.9% -0.4%
2006 0.9% +0.7%
2007 0.9% -0.1%
2008 0.9% +0.3%
2009 0.9% -0.3%
2013 0.9% -0.0%
2014 0.9% -0.4%
2015 0.9% +1.4%
2016 0.9% -0.4%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 10 Luxembourg 0.9% compare
  2. 11 Russian Federation 0.9% compare
  3. 12 Puerto Rico 0.9% compare
  4. 14 Estonia 0.9% compare
  5. 15 Croatia 0.9% compare
  6. 16 Bulgaria 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Ireland?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Ireland was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1983.
How does Ireland rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, female?
Ireland ranks 13th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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