Distribution of population by household types - EU-SILC survey

In 2024, Ireland's distribution of population by household types decreased by 2.4% compared to 2023, reaching 8.10.

Ireland accounts for 50.0% of the EU-27 total of 16.2.

Ireland ranks 26th 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 2.5% (from 7.90 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tesov190, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.