Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Ireland
Ireland: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree was 99 Thousand in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Ireland, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Ireland is 99 Thousand, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Ireland peaked at 290.4 Thousand in 2013 and was at its lowest, 98.8 Thousand, in 2024.
Ireland ranks 21st of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Thousand | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 290.4 Thousand | — |
| 2014 | 254.1 Thousand | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 231.2 Thousand | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 193.4 Thousand | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 195.5 Thousand | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 146.7 Thousand | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 173 Thousand | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 141.1 Thousand | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 161.5 Thousand | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 113.9 Thousand | -29.5% |
| 2023 | 143.4 Thousand | +25.9% |
| 2024 | 98.8 Thousand | -31.1% |
| 2025 | 99 Thousand | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 212.04 Thousand | 146.7 Thousand | 290.4 Thousand | 7 |
| 2020s | 126.28 Thousand | 98.8 Thousand | 161.5 Thousand | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Ireland?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Ireland was 99 Thousand in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 290.4 Thousand in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.8 Thousand in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree?
- Ireland ranks 21st out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. 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 Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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