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Ireland Single-person households 2026: Interactive Chart & Historical Data

Single-person households in Ireland stood at 21.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat. The latest value is down 0.1 percentage points from 22% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 22.8% (down 0.9 percentage points since). The highest value since 2003 was 26.1% in 2018, the lowest 21.3% in 2014. Ireland ranked 28th highest of the 31 countries in this dataset in 2025; Lithuania ranked first.

Data source: Eurostat · Unit: % · Category: Demographics · Explore more indicators on EconDash

Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:AnnualCoverage:2003–2025

Key facts

What is the latest Single-person households in Ireland?

Single-person households in Ireland stood at 21.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.

Is Single-person households in Ireland rising or falling?

The latest value is down 0.1 percentage points from 22% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 22.8% (down 0.9 percentage points since).

How does Ireland rank for Single-person households?

Ireland ranked 28th highest of the 31 countries in this dataset in 2025; Lithuania ranked first.

What is the highest Single-person households on record in Ireland?

The highest value since 2003 was 26.1% in 2018, the lowest 21.3% in 2014.

Metadata for Single-person households in Ireland
IndicatorSingle-person households
CountryIreland
CategoryDemographics
Unit%
SourceEurostat
Interactive chartView on EconDash
API accessEconDash API documentation

Latest value: 21.9% (2025)

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Source:Eurostat — series ilc_lvph02
License:Eurostat copyright and reuse policy
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APA

Eurostat. (2026). Single-person households — Ireland [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/single-person-households/IRL. Original source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvph02/default/table

MLA

Eurostat. "Single-person households — Ireland." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/single-person-households/IRL. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvph02/default/table.

Chicago

Eurostat. 2026. "Single-person households — Ireland." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/single-person-households/IRL. Original source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvph02/default/table.

BibTeX
@misc{econdash_single_person_households_irl,
  author = {{Eurostat}},
  title = {{Single-person households --- Ireland}},
  howpublished = {EconDash},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://econdash.org/chart/single-person-households/IRL},
  note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc\_lvph02/default/table}
}