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Persons employed in information and communication in Ireland

Persons employed in information and communication in Ireland was 150,298 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 14th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons150,298
Change on 2023-0%
Rank14th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high150,3012023
Series low66,8112009

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Persons employed in information and communication in Ireland, 2008 to 2024

60K80K100K120K140K160K2008201120142017202020242008: 73,297 persons2009: 66,811 persons2010: 67,683 persons2011: 69,290 persons2012: 72,684 persons2013: 77,060 persons2014: 82,010 persons2015: 87,597 persons2016: 95,220 persons2017: 102,027 persons2018: 107,256 persons2019: 118,709 persons2020: 122,763 persons2021: 134,280 persons2022: 148,253 persons2023: 150,301 persons2024: 150,298 persons50K75K100K125K150K175K2008201420242008: 73,297 persons2009: 66,811 persons2010: 67,683 persons2011: 69,290 persons2012: 72,684 persons2013: 77,060 persons2014: 82,010 persons2015: 87,597 persons2016: 95,220 persons2017: 102,027 persons2018: 107,256 persons2019: 118,709 persons2020: 122,763 persons2021: 134,280 persons2022: 148,253 persons2023: 150,301 persons2024: 150,298 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodpersons
2024150,298
2023150,301
2022148,253
2021134,280 Series break
2020122,763
2019118,709
2018107,256
2017102,027
201695,220
201587,597
201482,010
201377,060
201272,684
201169,290
201067,683
200966,811
200873,297

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Ireland150,298
European Union (27)7,403,981

Ireland compared with nearby places

Austria: 150,688 personsBelgium: 174,537 personsBulgaria: 146,392 personsCyprus: 28,486 personsCzechia: 180,045 personsGermany: 1,549,962 personsDenmark: 130,375 personsEstonia: 41,041 personsSpain: 687,019 personsFinland: 114,338 personsFrance: 1,069,442 personsGreece: 118,709 personsCroatia: 67,853 personsHungary: 166,065 personsIreland: 150,298 personsItaly: 659,992 personsLithuania: 59,942 personsLuxembourg: 23,046 personsLatvia: 44,474 personsMalta: 14,812 personsNetherlands: 388,994 personsPoland: 572,732 personsPortugal: 193,314 personsRomania: 278,487 personsSweden: 267,195 personsSlovenia: 36,721 personsSlovakia: 89,022 persons
  • Under 50K
  • 50K to 120K
  • 120K to 170K
  • 170K to 370K
  • 370K and over
Persons employed in information and communication, 2024, persons. 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

Number of persons who work in enterprises of information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J): employees plus working proprietors, partners working regularly in the enterprise and unpaid family workers. A head count, not full-time equivalents. Eurostat structural business statistics.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

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Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in information and communication, Ireland, 2008 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in information and communication, Ireland, 2008 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-information-communication/ireland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in information and communication, Ireland, 2008 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-information-communication/ireland.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in information and communication, Ireland, 2008 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-information-communication/ireland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the persons employed in information and communication in Ireland?

Persons employed in information and communication in Ireland was 150,298 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 14th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest persons employed in information and communication in Ireland?

150,301 in 2023, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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