🇮🇪Ireland youth unemployment rate
Ireland's youth unemployment rate is 12.3% as of July 2026, from official Eurostat data. It rose from 11.8% the previous month. Over the period shown it has ranged from 8.5% to 20.5%. That is 2.5 percentage points below the euro-area average of 14.8% — the 13th of 21 member states that report it.
Youth unemployment rate · Ireland
12.3%
vs prev
▲ 0.5pp
Source: Eurostat (une_rt_m) · data through July 2026 · released 2026-08-12 · modifications: none
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Ireland youth unemployment rate — frequently asked questions
- What is Ireland's youth unemployment rate?
- Ireland's youth unemployment rate is 12.3% as of July 2026, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Ireland's youth unemployment rate compare with the euro area?
- It is the 13th-highest of 21 euro-area members that report it, against a euro-area average of 14.8%.
- Is Ireland's youth unemployment rate rising or falling?
- It rose from 11.8% to 12.3% in the latest reading (July 2026).