Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … group in Ireland
Ireland: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … group was 2.8 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by group of in Ireland, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 2.8 for persons living in households with very low work intensity by group of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 82.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by group of in Ireland peaked at 23.1 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 19th of 22 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … group in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7.1 | — |
| 2010 | 12.6 | +77.5% |
| 2011 | 23.1 | +83.3% |
| 2012 | 19.8 | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 10.6 | -46.5% |
| 2014 | 11.7 | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 16.1 | +37.6% |
| 2016 | 14.6 | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 5.4 | -63.0% |
| 2018 | 9.1 | +68.5% |
| 2019 | 6.6 | -27.5% |
| 2020 | 3.8 | -42.4% |
| 2021 | 20.6 | +442.1% |
| 2022 | 4 | -80.6% |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | — |
| 2025 | 2.8 | -30.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 2.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.1, 55% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 2.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.1, 55% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … group in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +442.1% | 3.8 | 20.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.96 | 5.4 | 23.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.87 | 0 | 20.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 16 United Kingdom 3.9 compare
- 16 United Kingdom 3.9 compare
- 18 Spain 3.6 compare
- 20 Switzerland 1.8 compare
- 21 Cyprus 0 compare
- 21 Iceland 0 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)
- Population growth rate -0.455 (2100)
- Population density 76.73 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 217,052 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by group of in Ireland?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by group of in Ireland was 2.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by group of recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1 in 2011.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by group of recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by group of?
- Ireland ranks 19th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by group of rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.6%. 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 Persons living in households with very low work intensity by group of citizenship (population aged 18 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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