The average number of people per household in Ireland was 2.74 in 2022, compared with a European average of 2.2 that same year, according to Eurostat data
Since 2011 onwards Ireland has had the highest level of average household size of all the countries presented, the report says. Photograph: iStock
The ESRI research was funded by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and compares the trends in household size in Ireland with other European countries for the period 2005-2021. “Ireland is a very clear outlier for much of the period with consistently high household size levels; since 2011 onwards Ireland has had the highest level of average household size of all the countries presented,” the report says.
The average number of people per household in Ireland was 2.74 in the 2022 census. Across Europe the average figure was 2.2 members per household that same year, according to Eurostat data.
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