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ICT sector share of employment in Ireland

ICT sector share of employment in Ireland was 6.13% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.1 pts from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 23 EU countries in 2023.

20236.13%
Change on 2022-0.1 pts
Rank1st of 23EU countries ranked
Series high6.232022
Series low5.992021

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ICT sector share of employment in Ireland, 2021 to 2023

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%. Source: Eurostat, Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-04-16.
All 3 values
Period%
20236.13
20226.23
20215.99 Series break

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2023
Ireland6.13
European Union (27)3.38

Ireland compared with nearby places

Austria: 3.24 %Belgium: 3.15 %Bulgaria: 3.89 %Czechia: 3.73 %Germany: 3.33 %Denmark: 3.79 %Spain: 3.05 %Finland: 4.15 %France: 3.37 %Greece: 1.89 %Croatia: 3.88 %Hungary: 3.85 %Ireland: 6.13 %Italy: 2.71 %Lithuania: 4.05 %Latvia: 4.69 %Malta: 4.68 %Netherlands: 3.8 %Poland: 3.37 %Romania: 3.43 %Sweden: 4.78 %Slovenia: 3.3 %Slovakia: 3.76 %
  • Under 3.3
  • 3.3 to 3.4
  • 3.4 to 3.8
  • 3.8 to 4.1
  • 4.1 and over
  • No data
ICT sector share of employment, 2023, %. Ireland is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Persons employed in the ICT sector as a percentage of total employment in the economy (national accounts).

More on how it is measured
  • The ICT sector follows the OECD definition: ICT manufacturing and ICT services, including telecommunications, software publishing and computer programming.
  • Eurostat, from structural business statistics and national accounts.

Counts everyone who works in ICT industries, including sales and administrative staff, and leaves out ICT specialists in other industries: ict_specialists_employment_share counts ICT occupations in every industry. Eurostat flags a break in 2021.

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Eurostat. Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ap/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap) (ICT sector share of employment, Ireland, 2021 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ap/default/table

MLA 9

Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap), ICT sector share of employment, Ireland, 2021 to 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 16 Apr. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ap/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/ict-sector-employment-share/ireland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap). ICT sector share of employment, Ireland, 2021 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ap/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/ict-sector-employment-share/ireland.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap), ICT sector share of employment, Ireland, 2021 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ap/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/ict-sector-employment-share/ireland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc\_bde15ap): ICT sector share of employment, Ireland, 2021 to 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ap/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/ict-sector-employment-share/ireland. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc\_bde15ap). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc\_bde15ap/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the ICT sector share of employment in Ireland?

ICT sector share of employment in Ireland was 6.13% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.1 pts from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 23 EU countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest ICT sector share of employment in Ireland?

6.23% in 2022, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

ICT sector share of employment elsewhere in European Union (27)

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