The Government of Ireland published ‘Understanding Life in Ireland: The Well-being Framework 2025’ on 26 June 2025.
Ireland’s Well-being Framework was launched in July 2021 and this report is the analysis of Ireland’s performance on thirty-five indicators, across eleven dimensions, in the Government’s Well-being Framework in 2025. The report focuses on how Ireland is doing as a country in terms of quality of life and on equality and sustainability across economic, environmental, and social issues.
The major finding of the report is that Ireland’s overall performance is positive. Particularly strong performances are seen in areas such as Income and Wealth, Connections Community and Participation, and in Work and Job Quality. Only one of the eleven well-being dimensions, the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity, shows a negative performance over time, and when compared internationally.
The report is available to download here