Urban Development in Ireland 63 indicators covering urban development for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in the largest city 36.7% 2025 down 7.1% 51st Population density 77.1 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 14.9% 127th PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 7.51 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 17.7% 172nd Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.30 million 2025 up 11.7% 114th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2369 units per person 2025 down 4.2% 57th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 1.13 % change on previous year 2025 up 3.7% 76th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 53.2% 116th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 18.44 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.6% 57th Population in largest city 1.30 million 2025 up 11.7% 115th Crude steelmaking capacity 0 Tonnes 2025 — 97th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 64.66 Hectares 2020 up 0.8% 77th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 2,362 Number 2024 down 64.1% 29th PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 0.3% 2017 down 99.4% 188th Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 41.68 million Number 2024 up 42.9% 20th Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 5.3% 2025 — 24th Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 3,946 Million euro 2023 up 196.7% 7th Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 187 Number 2023 down 26.4% 47th Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 14,952 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) 2025 up 51.0% 33rd Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 5.3% 2025 up 12.8% 33rd At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 26.0% 2025 down 11.0% 35th Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 2 Average 2025 down 4.8% 7th Total housing costs in pps 623.9 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2025 up 39.2% 14th Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and 10.4% 2025 down 14.0% 37th Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 1.4% 2025 down 26.3% 16th At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation 153 Thousand persons 2025 down 24.3% 31st Seat capacity of passenger railway vehicles by type of vehicles 40.7 Thousand 2023 unchanged 26th Seat/berth capacity of passenger railway vehicles 40.7 Thousand 2023 unchanged 26th Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 73 Thousand persons 2025 down 52.3% 28th Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization 2 Average 2025 down 4.8% 7th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 256 Thousand persons 2025 down 33.0% 28th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of 26.0% 2025 down 11.0% 33rd Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of 11.2% 2025 down 17.0% 33rd Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status 5.4% 2025 up 14.9% 33rd Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) 5.2% 2025 down 14.8% 32nd Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization 13.4% 2025 down 52.7% 27th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 2,362 Number 2024 down 64.1% 31st Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight 359,442 Number 2025 up 12.7% 24th Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status 1.3% 2020 up 160.0% 40th Children (aged 0 to 17) living in a dwelling with a leaking roof 18.7% 2023 up 41.7% 16th Financial burden of the total housing cost 32.6% 2023 down 24.7% 13th Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by 75.5% 2023 down 4.9% 40th Prison capacity and number of persons held 4,577 Number 2024 up 10.4% 26th New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross 33,989 Number 2025 up 36.0% 13th Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 38th Noise from neighbours or from the street by degree of urbanisation 11.5% 2023 unchanged 40th Crime, violence or vandalism in the area by degree of urbanisation 11.3% 2023 down 32.3% 20th Severe housing deprivation rate by tenure status 0.2% 2023 down 50.0% 42nd Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 41.68 million Number 2024 up 42.9% 20th Severe housing deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 0.8% 2023 down 57.9% 44th Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 10.0% 2025 down 50.5% 21st Child well-being — Children experiencing severe housing deprivation 3 2020 up 233.3% 15th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 246 Thousand persons 2025 down 32.0% 24th Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of 6.5% 2025 down 8.5% 17th Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization 5.2% 2025 down 44.7% 15th Persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors 25.7% 2023 up 39.7% 4th Persons considering their dwelling as too dark by level of disability 7.3% 2023 down 12.0% 13th Severe housing deprivation rate by level of disability (activity) 1.5% 2023 down 62.5% 46th Persons with no bath or shower in their dwelling by level of 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 41st Adjusted rural to urban parity index for achieving a minimum 1.01 2018 up 4.8% 5th Transport equipment indicators — Available seat capacity for schedule 4,126 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2016 up 10.2% 3rd Page 1 of 2 Next →