The source adds the following information: The data cover the 'non-financial business economy', which includes industry, construction, trade, and services (NACE Rev. 2 sections B to J, L, M and N), but not enterprises in agriculture, forestry and fisheries and the largely non-market service sectors such as education and health. The following size-class definitions are applied: micro firms (0-9 persons employed), small firms (10-49 persons employed), medium-sized firms (50-249 persons employed), and large firms (250+ persons employed). The advantage of using Eurostat data is that the statistics are harmonised and comparable across countries. The disadvantage is that for some countries the data may be different from those published by national authorities.
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Number of people employed by SMEs in Ireland in 2008 to 2025, by size
In 2025, over *** million people were employed by SMEs in Ireland, Micro-sized enterprises that employed between zero and nine people employed almost ******* people in this year, small-sized businesses (10-49 employees) employed more than ******* people, while medium ones (50-249 employees) employed around ******* people.
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European Commission. (May 21, 2025). Number of people employed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ireland from 2008 to 2025, by enterprise size (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/936807/employment-by-smes-in-ireland/
European Commission. "Number of people employed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ireland from 2008 to 2025, by enterprise size (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 21, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/936807/employment-by-smes-in-ireland/
European Commission. (2025). Number of people employed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ireland from 2008 to 2025, by enterprise size (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/936807/employment-by-smes-in-ireland/
European Commission. "Number of People Employed by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Smes) in Ireland from 2008 to 2025, by Enterprise Size (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/936807/employment-by-smes-in-ireland/
European Commission, Number of people employed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ireland from 2008 to 2025, by enterprise size (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/936807/employment-by-smes-in-ireland/ (last visited May 08, 2026)
Number of people employed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ireland from 2008 to 2025, by enterprise size (in 1,000s) [Graph], European Commission, May 21, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/936807/employment-by-smes-in-ireland/
