Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Ireland
Ireland: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population was 5.4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Ireland, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Ireland stood at 5.4.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Ireland peaked at 6.3 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.6, in 2011.
That places Ireland 33rd out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6 | — |
| 2004 | 6.3 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 5.4 | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 6.2 | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 4.9 | -21.0% |
| 2008 | 4.7 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 3.7 | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 3.4 | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 2.6 | -23.5% |
| 2012 | 3.2 | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 2.8 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 4.2 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8 | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 3.4 | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 2.8 | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 3.1 | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 3 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 3.3 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 4.2 | +27.3% |
| 2023 | 3.9 | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 5 | +28.2% |
| 2025 | 5.4 | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.31 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.13 | 3 | 5.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 30 Switzerland 7.6 compare
- 31 Norway 6.8 compare
- 32 Belgium 6.6 compare
- 34 United Kingdom 4.8 compare
- 35 Malta 4.7 compare
- 36 Netherlands 4.1 compare
More population data for Ireland
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2050)
- 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)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,725 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5372 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1844 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 76.73 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 217,052 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Ireland?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Ireland was 5.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 in 2004.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population?
- Ireland ranks 33rd out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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