IE · 2017 · tespm080
Youth unemployment ratio (age group 15-24)
Ireland, 2017
Youth unemployment ratio (age group 15-24)
6.70
Ireland, 2017
▼ 21.2% vs 2016 (8.50)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's youth unemployment ratio (age group 15-24) decreased by 21.2% compared to 2016, reaching 6.70.
Ireland accounts for 95.7% of the EU-27 total of 7.00.
Ireland ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm080, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
95.7%
EU-27: 7.00
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tespm080