Welcome to the Housing Agency Data Hub

325,000
Median Sale Price (€) - June 2023
1,478
Average Rent (€) - Q1 2023
7,353
New Dwellings Completed Q2 2023
57,842
Qualified for Social Housing Support 2022

The Housing Agency Data Hub provides access to housing data on a range of issues to give an overview of housing in Ireland. These key indicators give an insight into the housing market as it changes over time.  The data comes from a wide range of sources, including Census data, Housing Agency data and data from other government sources. The key indicators in the Data Hub are included in the themes of: Supply, Affordability, Demand, Need & Prices.

Key Statistics

People

Population of Ireland - 5,123,536 (Census 2022) 

Households

Average Household Size = 2.75 (Census 2016)

Housing Stock

2,124,590 permanent dwellings (Census 2022)

An increase of 120,945 units (6%) in the state's housing stock since 2016. 

  • 1,858,526 units are occupied by households. 
  • 33,177 units are temporarily absent. 
  • 66,135 units are unoccupied holiday homes. 
  • 166,752 units are vacant dwellings