Over 70,000 vacant properties in Ireland, CSO figures showUsing very low levels of electricity consumption, the Central Statistics Office found that there were 70,149 vacant dwellings across Ireland at the end of 2024. ​These figures reduced from 2023, where they found that there were 72,254 by the end of that year, making the national vacancy rate 3.3%. ​The rural vacancy rate was 5.4%, while the urban vacancy rate being 2.2% by the end of 2024. ​The highest vacancy rates were in Leitrim (7.8%), Donegal (6.3%) and Mayo with a 6% vacancy rate. ​“The CSO has previously published Residential Vacancy Based on Metered Electricity Consumption 2023, Metered Electricity Consumption and Vacant Dwelling Indicators based on Metered Electricity Consumption 2021, using data provided by ESB Networks.”

Source: Irish Independent March 25, 2026 16:53 UTC