Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Ireland

Ireland: Wage workers, aged 25-64 was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
27th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.7%
in 1983
Years of data
16
1983–2016

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Ireland, 1983–2016

00.20.40.60.81983199920161983: 0.714 % of employed population aged 25-641984: 0.721 % of employed population aged 25-641985: 0.723 % of employed population aged 25-641986: 0.738 % of employed population aged 25-641987: 0.733 % of employed population aged 25-641989: 0.733 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.816 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.818 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.827 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.817 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.828 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.832 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.852 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.844 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.855 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.857 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.9% for wage workers, aged 25-64 in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Ireland peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1983.

That places Ireland 27th out of 105 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Ireland, 1983 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1983 0.7%
1984 0.7% +0.9%
1985 0.7% +0.3%
1986 0.7% +2.1%
1987 0.7% -0.8%
1989 0.7% +0.1%
2004 0.8% +11.4%
2005 0.8% +0.2%
2006 0.8% +1.1%
2007 0.8% -1.2%
2008 0.8% +1.3%
2009 0.8% +0.4%
2013 0.9% +2.5%
2014 0.8% -1.0%
2015 0.9% +1.3%
2016 0.9% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 6
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 24 Finland 0.9% compare
  2. 25 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
  3. 26 Austria 0.9% compare
  4. 28 Kazakhstan 0.9% compare
  5. 29 Namibia 0.9% compare
  6. 30 Belgium 0.8% compare

See the full ranking of 105 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 25-64 in Ireland?
Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Ireland was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1983.
How does Ireland rank for wage workers, aged 25-64?
Ireland ranks 27th out of 105 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,488 data points, 1970–2021
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