The Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) Enforced Deprivation 2025 was published on 08 December 2025.
Further processing and validation of SILC data continues in preparation for the main 'Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) 2025' release and consequently the statistics relating to 2025 presented in the SILC: Enforced Deprivation 2025 are currently under review and will be re-weighted. Revisions are expected to be minor.
The updated statistics will be released alongside the main SILC release, scheduled for 11 March 2026. Additional information on any revisions will be provided at that time.
| 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 | 2,572 | ||
| 18-34 | 202 | 229 | 221 | 1,303 | 1,593 | 1,594 | ||
| 35-49 | 1,081 | 1,277 | 1,186 | 2,028 | 2,385 | 2,194 | ||
| 50-64 | 1,331 | 1,548 | 1,508 | 2,205 | 2,599 | 2,519 | ||
| 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 | 808 | ||
| 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 | 722 | ||
| Lower secondary | 462 | 498 | 466 | 1,123 | 1,263 | 1,241 | ||
| Higher secondary | 676 | 792 | 769 | 1,748 | 2,077 | 1,989 | ||
| Post leaving cert | 507 | 565 | 568 | 883 | 994 | 985 | ||
| Third level non degree | 377 | 446 | 399 | 622 | 736 | 685 | ||
| Third level degree or above | 1,653 | 2,052 | 2,010 | 2,922 | 3,643 | 3,588 | ||
| 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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