Children living in households facing housing cost overburden … 0-17 in Ireland
Ireland: Children living in households facing housing cost overburden … 0-17 was 6.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Ireland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 6.6 for children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Ireland peaked at 6.6 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.7, in 2021.
That places Ireland 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden … 0-17 in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.8 | — |
| 2016 | 4.1 | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 4.5 | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 3.2 | -28.9% |
| 2019 | 5.8 | +81.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4 | -24.1% |
| 2021 | 2.7 | -38.6% |
| 2022 | 4.2 | +55.6% |
| 2023 | 4.7 | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 5.6 | +19.1% |
| 2025 | 6.6 | +17.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 6.6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.35, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 6.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.6, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.48 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.7 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1157 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1844 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.455 (2100)
- Population density 76.73 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 217,052 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Ireland?
- Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Ireland was 6.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6 in 2025.
- What is the lowest children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at?
- Ireland ranks 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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