Average household size in Ireland
Households in Ireland had 2.7 people per household on average in 2025.
Ireland, 2025
2.7
Change from 2024
0people per household
European Union, 2025
2.3 people per household
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
2.3 people per household
Position in 2025
5th of 31
Average household size in Ireland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per household. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.7 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2024 | 2.7 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2023 | 2.7 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2022 | 2.7 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2021 | 2.7 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2020 | 2.7 people per householdb (break in time series) | 2.3 people per household |
| 2019 | 2.8 people per householdb (break in time series) | 2.3 people per household |
| 2018 | 2.6 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2017 | 2.7 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2016 | 2.7 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2015 | 2.7 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2014 | 2.7 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2013 | 2.7 people per household | 2.4 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2012 | 2.7 people per household | 2.4 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2011 | 2.7 people per household | 2.4 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2010 | 2.7 people per household | 2.4 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2009 | 2.7 people per household | – |
| 2008 | 2.8 people per household | – |
| 2007 | 2.8 people per household | – |
| 2006 | 2.8 people per household | – |
| 2005 | 2.8 people per household | – |
| 2004 | 2.9 people per household | – |
| 2003 | 2.9 people per household | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.7 people per household, the figure has changed by 0. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the 5th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 2.3 people per household.