SDG 11
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
Ireland: Challenges remain· Moderately improving
Official figures from the Sustainable Development Report 2026 (Sachs, Lafortune, Fuller, Iablonovski — SDSN), shown as published — only the layout is ours. The report is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by SDSN. Imported from their published database on 2026-09-21.
What this goal covers
- •Ensure access to adequate, safe, affordable housing for all
- •Provide safe, affordable, sustainable transport systems
- •Protect and safeguard cultural and natural heritage
Simplified from the UN's official targets for this goal.
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Goal 11 score, by country
Ireland is in rank group 16 of 173 (out of 173 countries with a score for this goal).
What makes up Ireland's score (97 out of 100)
The average of 5 indicator scores, one per official target area. Each bar scores Ireland from 0 to 100 on that indicator: the best 10% of countries count as 100, the worst 5% as 0.
- 11.b Disaster risk in cities · Local governments with disaster-risk-reduction strategies100% (2017)100
- 11.5 Disaster resilience · Deaths and missing persons from disasters0.1 per 100,000 (2017)100
- 11.5 Disaster losses · Economic losses from disasters0% of GDP (2017)100
- 11.6 Air quality · Fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5)6.6 µg/m³ (2023)99
- 11.1 Housing · Urban population living in slums8.5% (2024)87
Not covered: Public transport access (11.2), city waste collection (11.6.1) and public open space (11.7) are reported per city, with too few countries at national level.
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Chart data: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0) and the UN SDG Global Database (UNdata terms). Each goal score (0–100, 100 = best) averages a country's scores on several official indicators, one per main target area of the goal (5 for this goal). Each indicator is scored against a range set by the data: the best 10% of countries count as 100, the worst 5% as 0. Latest value per country since 2010; fetched 2026-09-22. The scores are calculated by this site; the underlying values are the sources', unchanged. Not covered: Public transport access (11.2), city waste collection (11.6.1) and public open space (11.7) are reported per city, with too few countries at national level. How the scores are built → Caution: Economic losses from disasters — Dominated by single disasters in some years. Deaths and missing persons from disasters — Dominated by single disasters in some years.
- Urban population living in slums (UN EN_LND_SLUM; 11.1 Housing)
- Economic losses from disasters (UN VC_DSR_LSGP; 11.5 Disaster losses)
- Local governments with disaster-risk-reduction strategies (UN SG_DSR_SILS; 11.b Disaster risk in cities)
- Fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) (UN EN_ATM_PM25; 11.6 Air quality)
- Deaths and missing persons from disasters (UN VC_DSR_MTMP; 11.5 Disaster resilience)
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