Employment of older workers in Ireland

Name: Employment of older workers in Ireland
Creator: Eurostat
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69.4% of people aged 55 to 64 in Ireland were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Employment rate, ages 55 to 64 % of population aged 55 to 64 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Ireland, 2025 69.4% % of population aged 55 to 64

Change from 2024 +1.3percentage points 2024: 68.1%

European Union, 2025 66.4% Official aggregate

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 69.4% Middle value of 27 countries

Position in 2025 17th of 34 See the full ranking

Employment of older workers in Ireland over time

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% of population aged 55 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 55 to 64 (% of population aged 55 to 64), 2009 to 2025
Period	Ireland	European Union
2025	69.4%	66.4%
2024	68.1%	65.2%
2023	67.7%	63.9%
2022	66.9%	62.3%
2021	62.9%b (break in time series)	60.4%
2020	60.7%	59.0%
2019	61.7%	58.6%
2018	60.2%	57.3%
2017	58.3%	55.5%
2016	56.7%	53.5%
2015	55.4%	51.4%
2014	52.6%	49.7%
2013	51.2%	47.9%
2012	49.2%	46.4%
2011	50.1%	45.0%
2010	50.2%	43.7%
2009	51.2%	43.2%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 68.1% in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 55.4%, the figure has changed by +14.0 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the 17th highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 66.4%.