Inability to keep home adequately warm in Ireland

Ireland: Inability to keep home adequately warm was 4.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4.5%
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
28th
of 47 countries
All-time high
10.0%
in 2013
All-time low
3.2%
in 2003
Years of data
23
2003–2025

Inability to keep home adequately warm in Ireland, 2003–2025

468102003201420252003: 3.2 Percentage2004: 3.3 Percentage2005: 4 Percentage2006: 3.8 Percentage2007: 3.5 Percentage2008: 3.7 Percentage2009: 4.1 Percentage2010: 6.8 Percentage2011: 6.8 Percentage2012: 8.4 Percentage2013: 10 Percentage2014: 8.9 Percentage2015: 9 Percentage2016: 5.9 Percentage2017: 4.4 Percentage2018: 4.4 Percentage2019: 5.1 Percentage2020: 3.6 Percentage2021: 3.4 Percentage2022: 6.8 Percentage2023: 7.2 Percentage2024: 4.9 Percentage2025: 4.5 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 4.5% for inability to keep home adequately warm in 2025.

The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inability to keep home adequately warm in Ireland peaked at 10.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2003.

That places Ireland 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Inability to keep home adequately warm in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Inability to keep home adequately warm in Ireland, 2003 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2003 3.2% —
2004 3.3% +3.1%
2005 4.0% +21.2%
2006 3.8% -5.0%
2007 3.5% -7.9%
2008 3.7% +5.7%
2009 4.1% +10.8%
2010 6.8% +65.9%
2011 6.8% +0.0%
2012 8.4% +23.5%
2013 10.0% +19.0%
2014 8.9% -11.0%
2015 9.0% +1.1%
2016 5.9% -34.4%
2017 4.4% -25.4%
2018 4.4% +0.0%
2019 5.1% +15.9%
2020 3.6% -29.4%
2021 3.4% -5.6%
2022 6.8% +100.0%
2023 7.2% +5.9%
2024 4.9% -31.9%
2025 4.5% -8.2%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 4.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 81% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 4.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Inability to keep home adequately warm in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +100.0% 3.4% 6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.7% 3.2% 4.1% 7
2010s 7.0% 4.4% 10.0% 10
2020s 5.1% 3.4% 7.2% 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 25 United Kingdom 5.4% compare
  2. 25 United Kingdom 5.4% compare
  3. 27 Sweden 4.7% compare
  4. 28 Denmark 4.5% compare
  5. 30 Latvia 4.3% compare
  6. 30 Latvia 4.3% compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

More reference data data for Ireland

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Frequently asked questions

What is inability to keep home adequately warm in Ireland?
Inability to keep home adequately warm in Ireland was 4.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest inability to keep home adequately warm recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2013.
What is the lowest inability to keep home adequately warm recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2003.
How does Ireland rank for inability to keep home adequately warm?
Ireland ranks 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is inability to keep home adequately warm rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Inability to keep home adequately warm. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Inability to keep home adequately warm
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 999 data points, 2003–2025
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