Home ownership rate in Ireland
70.9% of people in Ireland lived in a home owned by their household in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2010. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Ireland, 2025
70.9%
Change from 2024
+1.6percentage points
European Union, 2025
68.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
71.2%
Position in 2025
19th of 31
Home ownership rate in Ireland over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70.9% | 68.5% |
| 2024 | 69.3% | 68.4% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | 69.1% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | 69.1% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | 69.8% |
| 2020 | 69.6%b (break in time series) | 70.0% |
| 2019 | 68.9%b (break in time series) | 69.8% |
| 2018 | 70.3% | 69.9%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 69.5% | 70.0%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 69.5% | 70.1%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 69.6% | 70.2%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 68.4% | 70.7%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 69.9% | 70.7%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 69.6% | 71.0%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 70.2% | 70.8%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 73.3% | 70.7%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 73.7% | – |
| 2008 | 77.3% | – |
| 2007 | 78.1% | – |
| 2006 | 78.0% | – |
| 2005 | 78.2% | – |
| 2004 | 81.8% | – |
| 2003 | 79.8% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.6 percentage points from 69.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 69.6%, the figure has changed by +1.3 percentage points. 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 19th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 68.5%.
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