Labour Force (Total) rose 3.49% to 2.52 mil in Ireland in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Ireland reached an all time high of 2.52 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 1.44 mil in 1990. When compared to Ireland's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Canada amounted to 21.0 mil, 31.1 mil in France, 0.200 mil in Iceland and 34.6 mil in United Kingdom in 2021.
Ireland has been ranked 114th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | mil | 12.6 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 4.99 | 5.00 | 5.09 | 5.14 | 5.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | mil | 19.7 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | mil | 2.90 | 2.94 | 2.97 | 2.99 | 3.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 30.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 42.7 | 43.6 | 43.8 | 43.9 | 44.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | mil | 0.203 | 0.209 | 0.212 | 0.215 | 0.218 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | mil | 2.29 | 2.33 | 2.35 | 2.40 | 2.45 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 25.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil | 52.0 | 52.8 | 53.5 | 54.5 | 55.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | mil | 2.77 | 2.77 | 2.77 | 2.81 | 2.83 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 23.2 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 23.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | mil | 5.18 | 5.24 | 5.33 | 5.39 | 5.45 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 160 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 166 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | mil | 33.6 | 33.9 | 34.1 | 34.4 | 34.7 |
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