Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Ireland
Ireland: Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of was 11.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Ireland, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Ireland stood at 11.2%.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Ireland peaked at 13.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2004.
Ireland ranks 33rd of 45 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.
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.2% | — |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -36.7% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | +68.4% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 11.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.2%, 79% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 11.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.2%, 79% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +68.4% | 7.6% | 12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.4% | 10.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 7.6% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 9.9% | 11.7% | 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, 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Ireland?
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Ireland was 11.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2004.
- How does Ireland rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of?
- Ireland ranks 33rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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 Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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