Children (aged less than 18) living in households with very low work intensity by sex

In 2024, Ireland's children (aged less than 18) living in households with very low work intensity by sex decreased by 13.3% compared to 2023, reaching 25.5.

Ireland accounts for 114.9% of the EU-27 total of 22.2.

Ireland ranks 5th 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 40.1% (from 42.6 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_spi130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.