Overcrowding rate by poverty status - EU-SILC survey

In 2024, Ireland's overcrowding rate by poverty status increased by 28.2% compared to 2023, reaching 5.00.

Ireland accounts for 29.6% of the EU-27 total of 16.9.

Ireland ranks 24th 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 61.3% (from 3.10 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tessi172, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.