Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Ireland
Ireland: Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population was 1.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Ireland, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 1.3% for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in 2025.
The figure is down 38.1% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Ireland peaked at 3.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.
That places Ireland 36th 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 | 2.8% | 1.6% | 3.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 33 Malta 2.6% compare
- 34 United Kingdom 2.4% compare
- 35 Netherlands 1.6% compare
- 37 Switzerland 1.2% compare
- 37 Cyprus 1.2% compare
More population data for Ireland
- Population growth rate -0.455 (2100)
- Population density 76.73 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 217,052 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.455 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.47 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.47 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 124,730 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.47 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.6 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.59 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Ireland?
- Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Ireland was 1.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population?
- Ireland ranks 36th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 tenure status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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