Persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Ireland
Ireland: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by most was 6.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Ireland, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Ireland stood at 6.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Ireland peaked at 28.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2024.
Ireland ranks 29th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.8% | — |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | +78.1% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -26.3% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +48.4% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -44.4% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -38.3% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | -26.8% |
| 2025 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 8.8% | 18.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 10.9% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 6.0% | 13.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Ireland?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Ireland was 6.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by most recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by most recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by most?
- Ireland ranks 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by most rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.9%. 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 most frequent activity status (population aged 18 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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