Ireland vs Italy: Share of urban population living in inadequate housing
Ireland
5.3%
in 2025
Italy
5.1%
in 2024
Ireland rank
29th
Italy rank
31st
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing over time
- Ireland
- Italy
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 5.3% against 5.1% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 29th and Italy ranks 31st of 37 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 10.1% | 7.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 8.5% | 3.4% | Italy |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 6.4% | 2.4% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of urban population living in inadequate housing, Ireland or Italy?
- Ireland, at 5.3% against 5.1% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of urban population living in inadequate housing between Ireland and Italy?
- 0.2%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for share of urban population living in inadequate housing?
- Ireland ranks 29th and Italy ranks 31st of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of urban population living in inadequate housing. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Proportion of urban population living in inadequate housing (%).