Ireland Forecast: Employment

1986 - 2025 | Yearly | Person mn | International Monetary Fund

Key information about Ireland Employment Forecast

  • Ireland Employment is forecasted to be 2.733 Person mn in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund
  • It records an increase from the last reported number of 2.685 Person mn in Dec 2023
  • Looking ahead, Ireland Employment is projected to stand at 2.774 Person mn in Dec 2025
  • The data is updated yearly and is categorized in CEIC under World Trend Plus’s Country Forecast – Table IMF.WEO: Employment

View Ireland's Forecast: Employment from 1986 to 2025 in the chart:

Ireland Forecast: Employment

What is Ireland's Forecast: Employment in 2025?

Ireland Employment is forecasted to be 2.733 Person mn in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
2.774 2025 2.733 2024 1.144 1986 2.774 2025 Person mn yearly 1986 - 2025

Forecast: Employment by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Andorra (Person mn) 0.047 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Andorra (Person mn) 0.047 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Australia (Person mn) 13.897 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Austria (Person mn) 4.444 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Belgium (Person mn) 5.189 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Canada (Person mn) 20.853 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Croatia (Person mn) 1.755 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Cyprus (Person mn) 0.447 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Czech Republic (Person mn) 5.100 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Denmark (Person mn) 2.944 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Estonia (Person mn) 0.702 2025 yearly 1993 - 2025
Finland (Person mn) 2.617 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
France (Person mn) 28.596 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Germany (Person mn) 42.367 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Greece (Person mn) 4.132 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Guatemala (Person mn) 0.000 yearly -
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person mn) 3.656 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Iceland (Person mn) 0.224 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Ireland (Person mn) 2.774 2025 yearly 1986 - 2025
Israel (Person mn) 4.411 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Italy (Person mn) 24.018 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Japan (Person mn) 67.598 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
South Korea (Person mn) 28.727 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Latvia (Person mn) 0.887 2025 yearly 1992 - 2025
Lithuania (Person mn) 1.469 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Luxembourg (Person mn) 0.519 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (Person mn) 0.449 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
North Macedonia (Person mn) 0.000 yearly -
Malta (Person mn) 0.312 2025 yearly 1983 - 2025
Netherlands (Person mn) 9.592 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
New Zealand (Person mn) 3.016 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Nicaragua (Person mn) 0.000 yearly -
Norway (Person mn) 2.915 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Portugal (Person mn) 5.181 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Puerto Rico (Person mn) 0.882 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
San Marino (Person mn) 0.022 2013 yearly 2001 - 2013
Singapore (Person mn) 3.833 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Slovakia (Person mn) 2.431 2025 yearly 1993 - 2025
Slovenia (Person mn) 1.092 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Spain (Person mn) 20.671 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Sweden (Person mn) 5.183 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Switzerland (Person mn) 5.238 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Taiwan (Person mn) 11.386 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Thailand (Person mn) 0.000 yearly -
United Kingdom (Person mn) 33.600 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
United States (Person mn) 159.103 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024

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Ireland Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 4,026.316 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 27,549.047 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 20.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 232,359.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 42.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 161.203 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 227.043 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 161.718 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
General Government: Net Operating Balance (EUR mn) 5,068.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
General Government Debt: Gross (EUR mn) 216,935.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 6.000 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Trade Balance (USD mn) 10,843.5 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 22,552.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -6.2 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1971 - Apr 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 72,645.987 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 26,206,356.846 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 45,707,301.001 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 11,709.3 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -3.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1971 - Oct 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 6,107,676.455 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 7,710,970.368 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 7,461.743 Oct 2024 monthly Apr 1964 - Oct 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,673.759 Oct 2024 monthly Apr 1964 - Oct 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 816.540 Aug 2024 monthly Feb 1984 - Aug 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 759.126 Aug 2024 monthly Oct 1967 - Aug 2024
Foreign Trade: Exports (EUR th) 21,184,173.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2024
Foreign Trade: Exports: sa (EUR th) 20,700,100.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2024
Foreign Trade Balance (EUR th) 9,865,363.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2024
Foreign Trade: Imports (EUR th) 11,318,810.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2024
Foreign Trade Balance: sa (EUR th) 9,952,700.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2024
Foreign Trade: Imports: sa (EUR th) 10,747,400.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2024
Exports: CP: Oils, Perfumes and Toilet Preparation Products (EUR th) 919,252.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Oct 2024
Exports: OM: Professional, Scientific and Controlling Apparatus (EUR th) 899,308.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1977 - Oct 2024
Exports: MT: Office and Data Processing (EUR th) 502,973.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1977 - Oct 2024
Exports: CP: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 11,137,091.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Oct 2024
Exports: CP: Organic Chemicals (EUR th) 1,722,169.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1977 - Oct 2024
Trade Volume Index: Imports (2010=100) 267.779 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2024
Trade Volume Index: Imports: sa (2010=100) 261.366 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2024
Trade Volume Index: Exports: sa (2010=100) 266.824 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2024
Trade Volume Index: Exports (2010=100) 284.407 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 8,338.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 14,845.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Mar 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 16.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 12,375.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 8.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 152,285.152 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 100.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 136,603.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 15,681.713 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 3,305,676.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 556.6 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,291,975.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 211.3 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 946.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 53.932 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -460,486.879 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Debit: Merchandise (EUR mn) 38,652.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account (CA): Credit (EUR mn) 272,048.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Debit: Secondary Income (EUR mn) 3,567.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Debit: Services (EUR mn) 105,143.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account (CA): Debit (EUR mn) 249,070.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment in Ireland (EUR mn) 11,261.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (EUR mn) -18,279.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
BoP: Financial Account (EUR mn) -11,740.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (EUR mn) 156,801.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment (EUR mn) 138,576.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Credit: Secondary Income (EUR mn) 2,533.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (EUR mn) 7,793.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Credit: Primary Income (EUR mn) 72,029.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (EUR mn) -305.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Debit: Primary Income (EUR mn) 101,708.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Assets: Direct Investment Abroad (EUR mn) 7,588.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Credit: Merchandise (EUR mn) 82,468.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (EUR mn) 16,345.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Credit: Services (EUR mn) 115,018.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (EUR mn) 13,921.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (EUR mn) -1,173.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment (EUR mn) 19,943.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
BoP: Current Account: Services (EUR mn) -7,632.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (EUR mn) 9,642.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment (EUR mn) -46,182.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2018
IIP: Net (EUR mn) -413,178.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
IIP: Liabilities (EUR mn) 8,816,266.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
IIP: Assets (EUR mn) 8,403,088.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: Others: Long Term (EUR mn) 1,099,481.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: Monetary Authority: Long Term (EUR mn) 4,945.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt (EUR mn) 2,966,062.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: Monetary Authority: Short Term (EUR mn) 30,548.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: MFI: Short Term (EUR mn) 251,329.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: General Government: Long Term (EUR mn) 111,206.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: MFI: Long Term (EUR mn) 85,342.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: General Government: Short Term (EUR mn) 2,191.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: Others: Short Term (EUR mn) 875,174.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Europe: Netherlands (EUR mn) 160,505.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Europe: Germany (EUR mn) 3,150.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock (EUR mn) 1,283,665.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Europe: Luxembourg (EUR mn) 136,736.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Europe: UK (EUR mn) 27,587.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Europe: France (EUR mn) 20,803.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Direct Investment Abroad: Stock: Europe: Netherlands (EUR mn) 80,518.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Direct Investment Abroad: Stock: Europe: UK (EUR mn) 90,408.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Direct Investment Abroad: Stock: America: North America: USA (EUR mn) 288,093.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Direct Investment Abroad: Stock (EUR mn) 1,125,180.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Direct Investment Abroad: Stock: Europe: Germany (EUR mn) 5,319.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Direct Investment Abroad: Stock: America: North America: Canada (EUR mn) 3,440.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
No of Enterprises: Industry (Unit) 20,595.000 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 32.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 320,871.630 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 392,793.604 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
M2 Growth (%) 6.6 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,046.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.852 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.4 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 1,067.735 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 347,914.692 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.7 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 325,186.1 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Aug 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -2.9 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2024
Credit to Households (USD bn) 154.556 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 925.080 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1971 - Dec 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 174,557.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 628,640.190 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 2.30 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 25.76 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2024
Monetary Aggregates: M3 (EUR mn) 471,205.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (EUR mn) 295,598.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (EUR mn) 361,855.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Official External Reserves (EUR mn) 11,878.391 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2024
Official External Reserves: Foreign Exchange (EUR mn) 4,648.535 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Retail Bank Loans: HN: NB: HH: Consumer Credit (EUR mn) 213.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024

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