Ireland Usually Works from Home Rate (2025)
Ireland's Usually Works from Home Rate: 19.3 % of employed persons in 2025, -1.3pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_EHOMP), 2002–2025.
Ireland (2025)
19.3
% of employed persons
-1.3pp YoY
YoY Change
-1.3pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
24
years of data
Data
| Year | % of employed persons | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.3 | -1.3pp |
| 2024 | 20.6 | -1.2pp |
| 2023 | 21.8 | -3.8pp |
| 2022 | 25.6 | -6.6pp |
| 2021 | 32.2 | +10.5pp |
| 2020 | 21.7 | +14.2pp |
| 2019 | 7.5 | +0.4pp |
| 2018 | 7.1 | +1.7pp |
| 2017 | 5.4 | +1.7pp |
| 2016 | 3.7 | -0.4pp |
| 2015 | 4.1 | +0.3pp |
| 2014 | 3.8 | -0.6pp |
| 2013 | 4.4 | -0.8pp |
| 2012 | 5.2 | -2.5pp |
| 2011 | 7.7 | unchanged |
| 2010 | 7.7 | -0.2pp |
| 2009 | 7.9 | +0.5pp |
| 2008 | 7.4 | +0.2pp |
| 2007 | 7.2 | -0.4pp |
| 2006 | 7.6 | -2.1pp |
About this Dataset
Ireland recorded 19.3 % of employed persons in 2025. The latest change was -1.3pp. Across 2002–2025 the series ranges from 3.7 in 2016 to 32.2 in 2021.
This page tracks the share of employed persons in Ireland who usually work from home. Show trend from 2002, highlight COVID spike, and compare to the EU-27 average.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the share of employed persons in Ireland who usually work from home. Show trend from 2002, highlight COVID spike, and compare to the EU-27 average. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2002–2025 (24 observations).
The series peaked at 32.2 % of employed persons in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3.7 in 2016. The latest reading of 19.3 in 2025 represents a change of -1.3pp.