Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Ireland
Ireland: Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status was 5.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.4
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
27th
of 37 countries
All-time high
7.3
in 2003
All-time low
2.2
in 2004
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Ireland, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 5.4 for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in 2025.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Ireland peaked at 7.3 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.2, in 2004.
Ireland ranks 27th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.59 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.09 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.18 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More urban development data for Ireland
- Population in the largest city 36.7% (2025)
- Population density 77.1 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 7.51 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.30 million (2025)
- 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, 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)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 64.66 Hectares (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Ireland?
- Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Ireland was 5.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3 in 2003.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 in 2004.
- How does Ireland rank for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status?
- Ireland ranks 27th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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