Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Ireland
Ireland: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population was 5.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Ireland, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 5.2% for overcrowding rate by household type - total population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% on the previous year and up 271.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Ireland peaked at 5.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2011.
That places Ireland 30th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 5.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More population data for Ireland
- 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)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 124,730 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.59 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Ireland?
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Ireland was 5.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for overcrowding rate by household type - total population?
- Ireland ranks 30th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by household type - total population rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 271.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by household type - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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