In SILC, weights are applied to the data to ensure the results are reflective of the population as a whole. In 2025, the SILC Enforced Deprivation publication was released early, before the income data was fully processed, to provide more timely statistics on households. Following the processing of the income data and coherence checks with administrative data sources, the weights used for SILC 2025 data have been refined. Adjustments were made in the non-response process and the calibration boundaries, reducing the variance of the weights and improving the accuracy of the estimates.
As a result, estimates contained in the SILC 2025 Enforced Deprivation publication have been revised. Please see the information note which compares published and revised results.
| Table 7.1 Sample Size by Demographic Characteristics and Year (Number) | ||||||||
| Number of households | Number of individuals | |||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| State | 4,191 | 4,885 | 4,705 | 10,199 | 12,066 | 11,617 | ||
| Sex1 | ||||||||
| Male | 2,068 | 2,431 | 2,367 | 4,978 | 5,897 | 5,695 | ||
| Female | 2,123 | 2,454 | 2,338 | 5,221 | 6,169 | 5,922 | ||
| Age group1 | ||||||||
| 0-17 | . | . | . | 2,282 | 2,711 | 2,569 | ||
| 18-34 | 202 | 229 | 221 | 1,303 | 1,593 | 1,595 | ||
| 35-49 | 1,081 | 1,277 | 1,185 | 2,028 | 2,385 | 2,195 | ||
| 50-64 | 1,331 | 1,548 | 1,509 | 2,205 | 2,599 | 2,520 | ||
| 65+ | 1,577 | 1,831 | 1,790 | 2,381 | 2,778 | 2,738 | ||
| Principal economic status (aged 16 years and over)1 | ||||||||
| Employed | 2,173 | 2,591 | 2,476 | 4,294 | 5,195 | 4,919 | ||
| Unemployed | 93 | 102 | 117 | 191 | 223 | 258 | ||
| Retired | 1,388 | 1,629 | 1,628 | 2,105 | 2,452 | 2,465 | ||
| Unable to work due to long-standing health problems | 213 | 245 | 222 | 367 | 414 | 414 | ||
| Student, pupil | 23 | 18 | 15 | 692 | 786 | 809 | ||
| Fulfilling domestic tasks | 264 | 239 | 186 | 470 | 455 | 393 | ||
| Highest education level attained (aged 16 years and over)1 | ||||||||
| Primary or below | 496 | 493 | 438 | 798 | 800 | 720 | ||
| Lower secondary | 462 | 498 | 466 | 1,123 | 1,263 | 1,241 | ||
| Higher secondary | 676 | 792 | 769 | 1,748 | 2,077 | 1,984 | ||
| Post leaving cert | 507 | 565 | 568 | 883 | 994 | 987 | ||
| Third level non degree | 377 | 446 | 399 | 622 | 736 | 683 | ||
| Third level degree or above | 1,653 | 2,052 | 2,010 | 2,922 | 3,643 | 3,596 | ||
| Household composition | ||||||||
| 1 adult aged 65+ | 746 | 834 | 833 | 746 | 834 | 833 | ||
| 1 adult aged <65 | 555 | 616 | 573 | 555 | 616 | 573 | ||
| 2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+ | 801 | 941 | 906 | 1,602 | 1,881 | 1,812 | ||
| 2 adults, both aged <65 | 451 | 539 | 509 | 902 | 1,078 | 1,018 | ||
| 3 or more adults | 467 | 534 | 544 | 1,592 | 1,860 | 1,891 | ||
| 1 adult with children aged under 18 | 119 | 136 | 131 | 324 | 366 | 347 | ||
| 2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18 | 764 | 933 | 868 | 3,028 | 3,679 | 3,436 | ||
| Other households with children aged under 18 | 288 | 352 | 341 | 1,450 | 1,752 | 1,707 | ||
| Number of persons at work in the household | ||||||||
| 0 | 1,551 | 1,767 | 1,750 | 2,420 | 2,760 | 2,776 | ||
| 1 | 1,228 | 1,393 | 1,333 | 2,737 | 3,065 | 2,970 | ||
| 2 | 1,210 | 1,446 | 1,351 | 4,212 | 5,058 | 4,729 | ||
| 3+ | 202 | 279 | 271 | 830 | 1,183 | 1,142 | ||
| Tenure status | ||||||||
| Owner-occupied | 3,486 | 4,032 | 3,873 | 8,530 | 10,055 | 9,634 | ||
| Rented or rent-free | 705 | 853 | 832 | 1,669 | 2,011 | 1,983 | ||
| Urban/rural location | ||||||||
| Urban areas | 2,613 | 3,115 | 3,052 | 6,403 | 7,728 | 7,555 | ||
| Rural areas | 1,578 | 1,770 | 1,653 | 3,796 | 4,338 | 4,062 | ||
| Region | ||||||||
| Northern and Western | 788 | 843 | 773 | 1,815 | 2,030 | 1,889 | ||
| Southern | 1,502 | 1,686 | 1,595 | 3,523 | 4,013 | 3,790 | ||
| Eastern and Midland | 1,901 | 2,356 | 2,337 | 4,861 | 6,023 | 5,938 | ||
| 1Sex, age group, principal economic status and highest education level attained refers to that of the head of household. | ||||||||
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