Median of the housing cost burden distribution by poverty status - EU-SILC survey

In 2021, Ireland's median of the housing cost burden distribution by poverty status decreased by 7.7% compared to 2020, reaching 9.60.

Ireland accounts for 68.1% of the EU-27 total of 14.1.

Ireland ranks 22nd 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 18.6% (from 11.8 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tessi302, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.