Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total in Ireland

Ireland: Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total was 70.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
70.4%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
26th
of 39 countries
All-time high
70.9%
in 2016
All-time low
68.6%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2015–2022

Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total in Ireland, 2015–2022

0204060802015201820222015: 702016: 70.92017: 70.72018: 70.32019: 68.62020: 69.32021: 70.12022: 70.4

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total in Ireland is 70.4%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Ireland ranks 26th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total adult population, by sex (%) in Ireland, 2015 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2015 70.0%
2016 70.9% +1.4%
2017 70.7% -0.3%
2018 70.3% -0.5%
2019 68.6% -2.4%
2020 69.3% +1.0%
2021 70.1% +1.1%
2022 70.4% +0.5%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 70.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.3%, 95% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 70.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 74.8%, 94% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 70.1% 68.6% 70.9% 5
2020s 69.9% 69.3% 70.4% 3

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 70.8% compare
  2. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 70.8% compare
  3. 25 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 70.5% compare
  4. 27 Cyprus 69.6% compare
  5. 28 Finland 69.5% compare
  6. 29 United States of America 68.3% compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

More infrastructure data for Ireland

All data for Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total in Ireland?
Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total in Ireland was 70.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 68.6% in 2019.
How does Ireland rank for proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total?
Ireland ranks 26th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
Is proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total adult population, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total in Ireland. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-people-with-secure-tenure-rights-to-land-out-of-total-adult-population-by/ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-people-with-secure-tenure-rights-to-land-out-of-total-adult-population-by/ireland/">Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total in Ireland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total adult population, by sex (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
40 places, 303 data points, 2011–2022
Last refreshed