People living in households with very low work intensity by sex

In 2025, Ireland's people living in households with very low work intensity by sex increased by 18.9% compared to 2024, reaching 17.6.

Ireland accounts for 111.4% of the EU-27 total of 15.8.

Ireland ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 22.8% (from 22.8 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_lm430, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.