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🇮🇪 Ireland in official data
How Ireland is doing across 22 areas of society, from the economy to health, housing and education: the latest official figures from Eurostat, the OECD and national statistics offices, as shown on NationPulse.
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Where it stands in the EU
- Low-achieving 15-year-olds in reading (PISA): Ireland has the lowest value in the EU (16.5 %, 2025).
- Greenhouse gas emissions per person: Ireland has the 2nd highest value in the EU (10.0 t CO2e, 2024).
- Tertiary educational attainment, ages 25–34: Ireland has the highest value in the EU (66.8 %, 2025).
- Government budget for R&D (GBARD): Ireland has the 3rd lowest value in the EU (0.19 % GDP, 2025).
- Tertiary students in STEM fields: Ireland has the highest value in the EU (36.5 %, 2024).
- Underemployed part-time workers: Ireland has the 3rd highest value in the EU (4.5 %, 2025).
- Employment in high-technology sectors: Ireland has the highest value in the EU (9.9 %, 2025).
- Low-achieving 15-year-olds in mathematics (PISA): Ireland has the 2nd lowest value in the EU (24.2 %, 2025).
- Low-achieving 15-year-olds in science (PISA): Ireland has the 2nd lowest value in the EU (17.6 %, 2025).
- People with at least basic digital skills: Ireland has the 2nd highest value in the EU (82.8 %, 2025).
- Real GDP per person: Ireland has the 2nd highest value in the EU (94,930 €, 2025).
- Unable to afford a proper meal every second day: Ireland has the 2nd lowest value in the EU (1.7 %, 2025).
- Early leavers from education and training: Ireland has the 3rd lowest value in the EU (3.6 %, 2025).
- Scientists and engineers in the labour force: Ireland has the 3rd highest value in the EU (14.7 %, 2025).
- Average salary adjusted for prices: Ireland has the 3rd highest value in the EU (61,051 €/yr, 2024).
- Poverty reduction by social transfers: Ireland has the 3rd highest value in the EU (51.5 %, 2025).
- Public transport share of passenger travel: Ireland has the 3rd highest value in the EU (22.1 %, 2024).
Brain: Education, research & innovation
Eyes: Information & Digital Access
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Households with internet access | 95.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| People with at least basic digital skills | 82.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| People reading news online | 86.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Ears: Civic Participation
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People taking part in active citizenship | 7.5 % | 2022 | Eurostat |
Jaw: Justice & Institutions
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Perceived independence of the justice system | 71 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Neck: Government & Public Administration
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People using online public services | 91.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Heart: Economy & Financial Stability
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Actual individual consumption per capita | 99 EU = 100 | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Real household disposable income per person | 114.9 2008=100 | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Real GDP per person | 94,930 € | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Government debt | 34.8 % GDP | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left lung: Healthcare
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.1 years | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Unmet need for medical care | 2.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Out-of-pocket spending on healthcare | 10.2 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right lung: Environment & Climate
Stomach: Cost of Living
Liver: Poverty & Social Welfare
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People making ends meet with great difficulty | 6.2 % | 2025 | Eurostat (EU-SILC) |
| At risk of poverty or social exclusion | 18.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Poverty reduction by social transfers | 51.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left kidney: Housing
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Housing cost overburden rate | 5.3 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Overcrowding rate | 5.4 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Severe housing deprivation rate | 1.3 % | 2020 | Eurostat |
Right kidney: Essential Utilities
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Unable to keep the home adequately warm | 4.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Arrears on utility bills | 8.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Homes without a bath, shower or indoor toilet | 0.1 % | 2020 | Eurostat |
Left arm: Employment
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Unemployment rate | 4.70 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Employment rate, ages 20–64 | 80.2 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right arm: Job Quality
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Temporary employees | 6.4 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Underemployed part-time workers | 4.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate | 5.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Usual weekly working hours, full-time employees | 38.8 h/week | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left hand: Youth Opportunities
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Youth unemployment rate | 11.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) | 8.1 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right hand: Workplace Safety
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Fatal accidents at work | 1.06 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Non-fatal accidents at work | 804 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
Left leg: Roads & Transport
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Road traffic deaths | 3.2 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
Right leg: Public Transport & Mobility
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Public transport share of passenger travel | 22.1 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Rail share of passenger travel | 3.1 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
Left foot: Regional Accessibility
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Rural households covered by very high capacity broadband | 79.3 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right foot: Digital Infrastructure
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Households covered by very high capacity broadband | 89.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Households covered by 5G | 96.3 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Skin and body outline: Public Safety & Social Inclusion
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People reporting crime, violence or vandalism in their area | 9.6 % | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Deaths due to homicide | 0.46 /100k | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Disability employment gap | 30.5 pp | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Trust in other people | 6.7 /10 | 2025 | Eurostat |
Researched context (not official statistics)
For conditions with no official series, published figures from other credible sources, checked against the linked pages:
- Educational inequality by social background: In PISA 2022, students’ social background mattered less in Ireland than on average in the OECD: the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students was 74 points in maths, against 93.
- Scientific research outcomes: Research in Ireland is cited more often than the EU average (7th in the EU), and it is strongly international: co-publications with foreign researchers are well above the EU average (7th).
- Public voice: CIVICUS rates civic space in Ireland as "open", the best of its five levels.
- Media freedom: Reporters Without Borders ranks Ireland 7th of 180 countries for press freedom in 2026, the same rank as in 2025.
- Access to justice: The World Justice Project places Ireland 8th of 143 countries for the rule of law, and 15th for civil justice.
- Public service effectiveness: The World Bank scores the effectiveness of Ireland’s government at 85.7 out of 100 in 2025, roughly unchanged since 2023.
- Transport infrastructure: Business executives placed Ireland’s roads 54th of 141 countries in 2019; the World Bank gives its trade and transport infrastructure 3.5 out of 5.
- Commuting: In 2019 a one-way commute in Ireland took 28 minutes on average, longer than the EU average of 25.
- Access to services: Fewer people in Ireland can reach work or study without a car: 58.0% can get there within an hour by public transport, cycling or walking, against 71.1% in the EU.
Data retrieved 2026-10-21. Every value links to its official source.
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