Ireland's UN SDG's - Goal 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth 2024

Key Findings

• Key Findings
• Introduction

Overview - Decent Work and Economic Growth in Ireland

• Decent Work and Economic Growth

Economic Growth

• SDG 8.1.1 Annual Growth Rate of Real GDP per Capita
• SDG 8.2.1 Annual Growth Rate of Real GDP per Employed Person
• SDG 8.3.1 Proportion of Informal Employment in Total Employment, by Sector and Sex 
• SDG 8.4.1 Material Footprint, Material Footprint per Capita, and Material Footprint per GDP
• SDG 8.4.2 Domestic Material Consumption, Domestic Material Consumption per Capita, and Domestic Material Consumption per GDP

Decent Work

• SDG 8.5.1 Average Hourly Earnings of Employees, by Sex, Age, Occupation and Persons with Disabilities
• SDG 8.5.2 Unemployment Rate, by Sex, Age and Persons with Disabilities
• SDG 8.6.1 Proportion of Youth (Aged 15-24 Years) not in Education, Employment or Training

Employment Rights and Policies

• SDG 8.7.1 Proportion and Number of Children Aged 5‑17 Years Engaged in Child Labour, by Sex and Age
• SDG 8.8.1 Fatal and Non-Fatal Occupational Injuries per 100,000 Workers, by Sex and Migrant Status
• SDG 8.8.2 Level of National Compliance of Labour Rights (Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining) Based on International Labour Organization (ILO) Textual Sources and National Legislation, by Sex and Migrant Status
• SDG 8.9.1 Tourism Direct GDP as a Proportion of Total GDP and in Growth Rate

Infrastructure

• SDG 8.10.1 (a) Number of Commercial Bank Branches per 100,000 Adults and (b) Number of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) per 100,000 Adults
• SDG 8.10.2 Proportion of Adults (15 Years and Older) with an Account at a Bank or Other Financial Institution or with a Mobile-Money-Service Provider
• SDG 8.a.1 Aid for Trade Commitments and Disbursements
• SDG 8.b.1 Existence of a Developed and Operationalized National Strategy for Youth Employment, as a Distinct Strategy or as Part of a National Employment Strategy

Background Notes

• Data Sources
• Ireland's Population Distribution
• Regions
• Acronyms
• Tier Classifications for Global UN SDG Indicators