Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region in Ireland
Ireland: Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region was 5.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.3%
Change on year
up 17.8%
World rank
24th
of 37 countries
All-time high
5.3%
in 2025
All-time low
2.6%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region in Ireland, 2021–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region in Ireland stood at 5.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.8% on the previous year and up 103.8% over five years.
That places Ireland 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.6% | — |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +42.3% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +27.0% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 5.3% | +17.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 5.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.3%, 84% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 5.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.1%, 87% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Ireland
More urban development data for Ireland
- Population in the largest city 36.7% (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 7.51 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2369 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.30 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 18.44 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.30 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 0 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 64.66 Hectares (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region in Ireland?
- Housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region in Ireland was 5.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region?
- Ireland ranks 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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