Ireland
IE desk: Ireland first; euro area, United Kingdom and United States alongside.
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As of 2025 | % of male labour force
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.73% |
| 2024 | 4.30% |
| 2023 | 4.27% |
| 2022 | 4.31% |
| 2021 | 6.35% |
| 2020 | 5.60% |
| 2019 | 5.17% |
| 2018 | 5.78% |
| 2017 | 7.07% |
| 2016 | 9.02% |
| 2015 | 10.73% |
| 2014 | 12.67% |
| 2013 | 14.83% |
| 2012 | 17.68% |
| 2011 | 17.70% |
| 2010 | 17.07% |
| 2009 | 15.07% |
| 2008 | 7.60% |
| 2007 | 5.02% |
| 2006 | 4.54% |
| 2005 | 4.56% |
| 2004 | 4.97% |
| 2003 | 4.82% |
| 2002 | 4.55% |
Male unemployment is ILO modelled unemployment among men in the male labour force (SL.UEM.TOTL.MA.ZS). Latest: 4.73% in 2025.
Read it next to the female series. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): mean 8.98%, median 7.07%; low 3.78% (2001), high 17.70% (2011).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).