Persons employed in manufacturing in Ireland

Persons employed in manufacturing in Ireland was 278,377 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 2.2% from 2023. That is the 20th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons278,377

Change on 2023+2.2%

Rank20th of 27EU countries ranked

Series high278,3772024

Series low178,7002012

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Persons employed in manufacturing in Ireland, 2008 to 2024

persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.

All 17 values

Period	persons
2024	278,377
2023	272,438
2022	264,220
2021	245,561 Series break
2020	236,067
2019	239,199
2018	227,338
2017	219,762
2016	213,117
2015	200,047
2014	189,966
2013	181,091
2012	178,700
2011	181,050
2010	181,611
2009	194,172
2008	218,792

Compared with European Union (27)

Place	2024
Ireland	278,377
European Union (27)	29,962,568

Rankings

EU countries by persons employed in manufacturing 27 places

Definition

Number of persons who work in enterprises of manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C): 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).

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), 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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APA 7

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

MLA 9

Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in manufacturing, 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-manufacturing/ireland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in manufacturing, 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-manufacturing/ireland.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in manufacturing, 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-manufacturing/ireland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs\_ovw\_act): Persons employed in manufacturing, Ireland, 2008 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-manufacturing/ireland. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), 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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What is the persons employed in manufacturing in Ireland?

Persons employed in manufacturing in Ireland was 278,377 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 2.2% from 2023. That is the 20th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

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

What was the highest persons employed in manufacturing in Ireland?

278,377 in 2024, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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