Employment in services in Ireland
77.9% of employed people in Ireland worked in services in 2025.
Ireland, 2025
77.9%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
72.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
72.7%
Position in 2025
30th of 182
Employment in services in Ireland over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77.9% | 72.9% |
| 2024 | 77.6% | 72.5% |
| 2023 | 78.1% | 72.1% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | 71.6% |
| 2021 | 76.1% | 71.3% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | 71.1% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | 71.0% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | 70.9% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | 70.7% |
| 2016 | 76.2% | 70.7% |
| 2015 | 76.6% | 70.4% |
| 2014 | 77.3% | 70.1% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | 77.2% | 69.3% |
| 2011 | 76.8% | 69.0% |
| 2010 | 76.2% | 68.4% |
| 2009 | 74.6% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | 65.4% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | 65.0% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | 64.5% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | 63.8% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | 63.2% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | 62.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 77.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 76.6%, the figure has changed by +1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the 30th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 72.9%.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Employment in agriculture
3.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
18.2%
2025 · World Bank
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
4.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
11.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
1.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
80.2%
2025 · Eurostat