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Ireland - Labor Force Participation Rate 64.84

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

64.84 (2025)

Global rank

##62 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.1×

Growth since 1990

1.07×

Ranking Race — Labor Force Participation Rate

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#17#33#49#65#81#9719901995200020052010201520202025#97#622022 overtook Democratic Republic of the Congo2023 overtook Laos
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Ireland climbed from #97 to #62 (overtook Democratic Republic of the Congo). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ireland ↓

Key Events — Ireland

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2021
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Democratic Republic of the Congo in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Laos in global rank auto
2023
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto

Labor Force Participation Rate, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total population ages 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202560.1862.3364.4766.62
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