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Ireland - Unemployment Rate 4.63

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

Latest value

4.63 (2025)

Global rank

##78 of 187 economies

vs global median

0.9×

Growth since 1991

0.29×

Ranking Race โ€” Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 ยท lower value ranks higher

#1#28#55#82#109#136#16319911996200120062011201620212025#163#782022 overtook Hong Kong2024 overtook Hungary
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Ireland climbed from #163 to #78 (overtook Hong Kong). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ireland ↓

Key Events โ€” Ireland

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1997
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
1998
Climbed 22 places in global rank auto
1999
Climbed 29 places in global rank auto
2000
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2007
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2008
Fell 34 places in global rank auto
2009
Fell 39 places in global rank auto
2019
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120253.687.7111.7415.77

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