People living in households with very low work intensity by in Ireland
Ireland: People living in households with very low work intensity by was 6.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
People living in households with very low work intensity by in Ireland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 6.3% for people living in households with very low work intensity by in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living in households with very low work intensity by in Ireland peaked at 20.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2024.
That places Ireland 21st out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
People living in households with very low work intensity by in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20.3% | — |
| 2016 | 18.7% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -40.1% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -29.7% |
| 2025 | 6.3% | +21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.2% | 11.2% | 20.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 5.2% | 12.7% | 6 |
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- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population density 76.73 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1844 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people living in households with very low work intensity by in Ireland?
- People living in households with very low work intensity by in Ireland was 6.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people living in households with very low work intensity by recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people living in households with very low work intensity by recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for people living in households with very low work intensity by?
- Ireland ranks 21st out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people living in households with very low work intensity by rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.0%. 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 People living in households with very low work intensity by educational attainment level (population aged 18 to 64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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