ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Ireland
Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total was 16.77 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Ireland, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Ireland stood at 16.77 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Ireland peaked at 27.18 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.22 %, in 1993.
Ireland ranks 77th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 13.22 % | — |
| 1994 | 17.14 % | +29.7% |
| 1995 | 17.03 % | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 20.42 % | +19.9% |
| 1997 | 19.43 % | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 16.79 % | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 15.77 % | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 15.6 % | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 15.14 % | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 16.14 % | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 18.09 % | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 16.94 % | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 21.35 % | +26.0% |
| 2006 | 19.76 % | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 21.12 % | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 26.59 % | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 24.38 % | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 26.42 % | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 24.31 % | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 23.65 % | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 22.96 % | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 27.18 % | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 23.59 % | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 19.68 % | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 22.73 % | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 22.72 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.4 % | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 22.32 % | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 16.1 % | -27.9% |
| 2022 | 20.98 % | +30.3% |
| 2023 | 21.12 % | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 16.77 % | -20.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 16.77 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.57 %, 61% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 16.77 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.93 %, 56% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.11 % | 13.22 % | 20.42 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 19.51 % | 15.14 % | 26.59 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.36 % | 19.68 % | 27.18 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.46 % | 16.1 % | 22.32 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3541 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Ireland?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Ireland was 16.77 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 27.18 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.22 % in 1993.
- How does Ireland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total?
- Ireland ranks 77th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.