Distribution of population by tenure status, type of household and income group

In 2024, Ireland's distribution of population by tenure status, type of household and income group decreased by 0.1% compared to 2023, reaching 69.3%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 68.4%.

Ireland ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 0.6% (from 68.9% in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_lvho02, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.