Women's labour force participation in Ireland
The ILO estimates that 59.8% of women aged 15 and over in Ireland were in the labour force in 2025.
Ireland, 2025
59.8%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
55.1%
Position in 2025
50th of 181
Women's labour force participation in Ireland over time
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% of women aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Ireland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.8% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 59.8% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 60.2% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 59.1% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 55.1% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 56.2% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 55.5% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 59.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 54.8%, the figure has changed by +4.9 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the 50th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Labour force participation
64.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
75.7%
2025 · Eurostat
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