Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Ireland
The youth unemployment rate in Ireland was 11.8% in 2025.
Ireland, 2025
11.8%
Change from 2024
+1.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
15.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.8%
Position in 2025
27th of 34
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Ireland over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.8% | 15.2% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | 15.0% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 14.6%b (break in time series) | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | 17.6% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | 15.7% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | 16.7% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | 18.6% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | 20.7% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | 22.4% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | 24.1% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | 25.2% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | 24.4% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | 22.5% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | 22.4% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | 21.2% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 10.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 20.2%, the figure has changed by −8.4 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 27th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 15.2%.
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