Overcrowding rate by sex - population without single-person households - EU-SILC survey

In 2024, Ireland's overcrowding rate by sex increased by 26.8% compared to 2023, reaching 5.20.

Ireland accounts for 28.6% of the EU-27 total of 18.2.

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 57.6% (from 3.30 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tessi176, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.