People who cannot afford a week of holiday in Ireland

People who cannot afford a week of holiday in Ireland was 20.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 2.5 pts from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202520.5%

Change on 2024-2.5 pts

Rank18th of 27EU countries ranked

Series high50.72013

Series low20.52025

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People who cannot afford a week of holiday in Ireland, 2003 to 2025

%. Source: Eurostat, Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-17.

All 23 values

Period	%
2025	20.5
2024	23
2023	23.7
2022	26.2
2021	24.6
2020	28.2 Series break
2019	29.7 Series break
2018	29.5
2017	35.5
2016	37.8
2015	42.1
2014	48
2013	50.7
2012	50.6
2011	48.5
2010	41.7
2009	38.8
2008	30.3
2007	21.4
2006	22.7
2005	24.4
2004	22.7
2003	26.9

Compared with European Union (27)

Place	2025
Ireland	20.5
European Union (27)	27.5

Rankings

EU countries by people who cannot afford a week of holiday 27 places

Definition

Share of the population living in households that cannot afford to pay for one week of annual holiday away from home (EU-SILC, all household types and incomes).

EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC). The reference year is the survey year. Self-reported by households; a share of people, not of households.

How to cite

Eurostat. Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02) (People who cannot afford a week of holiday, Ireland, 2003 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table

MLA 9

Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02), People who cannot afford a week of holiday, Ireland, 2003 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cannot-afford-holiday/ireland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02). People who cannot afford a week of holiday, Ireland, 2003 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cannot-afford-holiday/ireland.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02), People who cannot afford a week of holiday, Ireland, 2003 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/cannot-afford-holiday/ireland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc\_mdes02): People who cannot afford a week of holiday, Ireland, 2003 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cannot-afford-holiday/ireland. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc\_mdes02). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc\_mdes02/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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Eurostat, European Commission. Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest people who cannot afford a week of holiday in Ireland?

50.7% in 2013, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

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