{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-employment-rate-youth","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-employment-rate-youth","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-employment-rate-youth/","title":"Ireland Youth Employment Rate (15–24) (2025)","description":"Ireland's Youth Employment Rate (15–24): 46.4 % of population (15–24) in 2025, -1.5pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ERGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Ireland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"% of population (15–24)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Ireland Youth Employment Rate (15–24)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ERGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2025)","value":"46.4","unit":"% of population (15–24)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Youth Employment Rate (15–24)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":48.7},{"period":"2006","value":50.3},{"period":"2007","value":63},{"period":"2008","value":57.1},{"period":"2009","value":45.3},{"period":"2010","value":38.7},{"period":"2011","value":36.2},{"period":"2012","value":34.8},{"period":"2013","value":36.6},{"period":"2014","value":36.8},{"period":"2015","value":37.8},{"period":"2016","value":42},{"period":"2017","value":40},{"period":"2018","value":40.3},{"period":"2019","value":41.2},{"period":"2020","value":37},{"period":"2021","value":42.7},{"period":"2022","value":47.4},{"period":"2023","value":48.2},{"period":"2024","value":47.9},{"period":"2025","value":46.4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of population (15–24)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"46.4","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"47.9","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"48.2","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"47.4","yoyChange":"+4.7pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"42.7","yoyChange":"+5.7pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"37.0","yoyChange":"-4.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"41.2","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"40.3","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"40.0","yoyChange":"-2.0pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"42.0","yoyChange":"+4.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"37.8","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"36.8","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"36.6","yoyChange":"+1.8pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"34.8","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"36.2","yoyChange":"-2.5pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"38.7","yoyChange":"-6.6pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"45.3","yoyChange":"-11.8pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"57.1","yoyChange":"-5.9pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"63.0","yoyChange":"+12.7pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"50.3","yoyChange":"+1.6pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the youth employment rate (ages 15-24) in Ireland from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 63 % of population (15–24) in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of 34.8 in 2012. The latest reading of 46.4 in 2025 represents a change of -1.5pp."}]}