Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Ireland
Ireland: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure was 8.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Ireland, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Ireland is 8.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Ireland peaked at 26.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2024.
That places Ireland 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 tenure in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11.5% | — |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +46.0% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | -19.1% |
| 2025 | 8.9% | +17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 11.5% | 20.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 13.0% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 7.6% | 12.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Ireland?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Ireland was 8.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure?
- Ireland ranks 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. 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 tenure status (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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