IE · 2021 · tespm140
Housing cost overburden rate
Ireland, 2021
Housing cost overburden rate
5.20
Ireland, 2021
▼ 38.1% vs 2020 (8.40)
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's housing cost overburden rate decreased by 38.1% compared to 2020, reaching 5.20.
Ireland accounts for 29.9% of the EU-27 total of 17.4.
Ireland ranks 25th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 43.5% (from 9.20 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm140, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#25 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2021
29.9%
EU-27: 17.4
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tespm140