Children per private household by labour status within households in Ireland
Ireland: Children per private household by labour status within households was 0.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
0.8
in 2006
All-time low
0.6
in 2022
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Children per private household by labour status within households and in Ireland, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, children per private household by labour status within households and in Ireland stood at 0.6. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per private household by labour status within households and in Ireland peaked at 0.8 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2022.
That places Ireland 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Children per private household by labour status within households in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8 | — |
| 2007 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8 | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7 | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.725 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.72 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.65 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 1 Türkiye 0.8 compare
- 2 Montenegro 0.6 compare
- 2 North Macedonia 0.6 compare
- 2 Slovakia 0.6 compare
- 2 Slovakia 0.6 compare
- 2 North Macedonia 0.6 compare
More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4574 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4405 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children per private household by labour status within households and in Ireland?
- Children per private household by labour status within households and in Ireland was 0.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children per private household by labour status within households and recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2006.
- What is the lowest children per private household by labour status within households and recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for children per private household by labour status within households and?
- Ireland ranks 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children per private household by labour status within households and rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children per private household by labour status within households and household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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