Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Ireland

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

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
27th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2015
All-time low
0.8%
in 1983
Years of data
16
1983–2016

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

00.20.40.60.81983199920161983: 0.772 % of total employed population in working age1984: 0.773 % of total employed population in working age1985: 0.775 % of total employed population in working age1986: 0.785 % of total employed population in working age1987: 0.776 % of total employed population in working age1989: 0.773 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.842 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.844 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.852 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.84 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.849 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.848 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.86 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.856 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.867 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.867 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Ireland stood at 0.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Ireland peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1983.

Ireland ranks 27th of 107 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, total in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Ireland, 1983 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1983 0.8%
1984 0.8% +0.2%
1985 0.8% +0.2%
1986 0.8% +1.3%
1987 0.8% -1.1%
1989 0.8% -0.3%
2004 0.8% +8.8%
2005 0.8% +0.3%
2006 0.9% +0.8%
2007 0.8% -1.4%
2008 0.8% +1.1%
2009 0.8% -0.2%
2013 0.9% +1.5%
2014 0.9% -0.5%
2015 0.9% +1.3%
2016 0.9% -0.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 24 Portugal 0.9% compare
  2. 25 United Kingdom 0.9% compare
  3. 26 Australia 0.9% compare
  4. 28 Finland 0.9% compare
  5. 29 Namibia 0.9% compare
  6. 30 Moldova 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 107 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Ireland?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Ireland was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1983.
How does Ireland rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Ireland ranks 27th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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