Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - EU-SILC survey

In 2024, Ireland's overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation increased by 57.5% compared to 2023, reaching 6.30.

Ireland accounts for 31.0% of the EU-27 total of 20.3.

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 fallen by 1.6% (from 6.40 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tessi174, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.