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  1. Population of Ireland by region 2024

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    Updated Feb 11, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Population of Ireland by region 2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451803/ireland-population-by-region/
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    Feb 11, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2024
    Area covered
    Ireland, Ireland
    Description

    In 2024, the population of the Republic of Ireland was approximately 5.38 million, with approximately 1.5 million people living in County Dublin, the region with the highest population.

  2. Population of the Republic of Ireland 1821-2011

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    Updated Aug 9, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Population of the Republic of Ireland 1821-2011 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015403/total-population-republic-ireland-1821-2011/
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    Aug 9, 2024
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    Ireland, Ireland
    Description

    The island of Ireland is split into 32 different counties, and from 1800 until 1921 the whole island was a part of the United Kingdome of Great Britain and Ireland (although Britain had been a controlling presence on the island for considerably longer than this). In 1921 the island was split into two separate states, where the six counties with the highest population of Protestants formed part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other 26 counties became the Independent Republic of Ireland. From 1821 until 1841, the population of these 26 counties was growing steadily, until the Great Famine from 1845 to 1849 swept across the island, particularly devastating the west and south.

    The famine was caused by a Europe-wide potato blight that contributed to mass starvation and death throughout the continent, although it's impact on Ireland was much harsher than anywhere else. The potato blight affected Ireland so severely as the majority of potatoes in Ireland were of a single variety which allowed the disease to spread much faster than in other countries. People in the west and south of Ireland were particularly dependent on potatoes, and these areas were affected more heavily than the north and west, where flax and cereals were the staple. As the potato blight spread, the population became increasingly reliant on dairy and grain products, however a lot of these resources were relocated by the British military to combat food shortages in Britain. Due to disproportional dependency on potatoes, and mismanagement by the British government, over one million people died and a further one million emigrated. The Great Famine lasted from just 1845 to 1849, but it's legacy caused almost a century of population decline, and to this day, the population of Ireland has never exceeded it's pre-famine levels.

    The population decline continued well into the twentieth century, during which time the Republic of Ireland achieved independence from the British Empire. After centuries of fighting and rebellion against British rule, Irish nationalists finally gained some independence from Britain in 1921, establishing an Irish Republic in the 26 counties. There was a lot of conflict in Ireland in the early 1900s, through the War of Independence and Irish Civil War, however the population of the Republic began growing again from the 1960s onwards as the quality of life improved and the emigration rate declined. The population was at it's lowest from 1926 to 1971, where it remained at just under three million, but in the following fifty years the population has grown by over two million people.

  3. Table 2.4 - Population by religion by Provinces (Census 2022)

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    Updated Nov 30, 2023
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    Central Statistics Office (2023). Table 2.4 - Population by religion by Provinces (Census 2022) [Dataset]. https://census.geohive.ie/maps/IE-CSO::table-2-4-population-by-religion-by-provinces-census-2022
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    Nov 30, 2023
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    Central Statistics Office Irelandhttps://www.cso.ie/en/
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    Central Statistics Office
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Population by religion by Province. (Census 2022 Theme 2 Table 4 )Census 2022 table 2.4 is the total population by religion. Details include population by religion. Census 2022 theme 2 is Migration, Ethnicity, Religion and Foreign Languages. Ireland is divided into four provinces - Leinster, Ulster, Munster and Connacht. They do not have any administrative functions and they are relevant for a number of historical, cultural and sporting reasons. The borders of the provinces coincide with the boundaries of counties. Three of the nine counties in Ulster are within the jurisdiction of the State.Coordinate reference system: Irish Transverse Mercator (EPSG 2157). These boundaries are based on 20m generalised boundaries sourced from Tailte Éireann Open Data Portal. Provinces - National Statutory Boundaries - 2019This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann

  4. Estimates of the population for the UK, England, Wales, Scotland, and...

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    Office for National Statistics (2024). Estimates of the population for the UK, England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland [Dataset]. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland
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    Oct 8, 2024
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    Office for National Statisticshttp://www.ons.gov.uk/
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    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
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    Area covered
    England, Ireland, United Kingdom
    Description

    National and subnational mid-year population estimates for the UK and its constituent countries by administrative area, age and sex (including components of population change, median age and population density).

  5. Population of England 2023, by county

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    Updated Oct 23, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Population of England 2023, by county [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/971694/county-population-england/
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    Oct 23, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    United Kingdom, England
    Description

    In 2023, almost nine million people lived in Greater London, making it the most populated ceremonial county in England. The West Midlands Metropolitan County, which contains the large city of Birmingham, was the second-largest county at 2.98 million inhabitants, followed by Greater Manchester and then West Yorkshire with populations of 2.95 million and 2.4 million, respectively. Kent, Essex, and Hampshire were the three next-largest counties in terms of population, each with around 1.89 million people. A patchwork of regions England is just one of the four countries that compose the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with England, Scotland and Wales making up Great Britain. England is therefore not to be confused with Great Britain or the United Kingdom as a whole. Within England, the next subdivisions are the nine regions of England, containing various smaller units such as unitary authorities, metropolitan counties and non-metropolitan districts. The counties in this statistic, however, are based on the ceremonial counties of England as defined by the Lieutenancies Act of 1997. Regions of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland Like England, the other countries of the United Kingdom have their own regional subdivisions, although with some different terminology. Scotland’s subdivisions are council areas, while Wales has unitary authorities, and Northern Ireland has local government districts. As of 2022, the most-populated Scottish council area was Glasgow City, with over 622,000 inhabitants. In Wales, Cardiff had the largest population among its unitary authorities, and in Northern Ireland, Belfast was the local government area with the most people living there.

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    counties of Ireland

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    Updated Jul 25, 2018
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    Deepfo.com by Polyolbion SL, Barcelona, Spain (2018). counties of Ireland [Dataset]. https://deepfo.com/en/most/counties-of-Ireland/list
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    Jul 25, 2018
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    Deepfo.com by Polyolbion SL, Barcelona, Spain
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    https://deepfo.com/documentacion.php?idioma=enhttps://deepfo.com/documentacion.php?idioma=en

    Area covered
    Ireland, Counties of Ireland
    Description

    counties of Ireland. name, type, Area, capital city, Country, continent, population

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    Population Aged 3 by Ability to Speak Irish, Provinces, Census 2016, Theme...

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    Updated Aug 21, 2017
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    censuscurator_geohive (2017). Population Aged 3 by Ability to Speak Irish, Provinces, Census 2016, Theme 3.1, Ireland, 2016, CSO & Tailte Éireann [Dataset]. https://census.geohive.ie/datasets/population-aged-3-by-ability-to-speak-irish-provinces-census-2016-theme-3-1-ireland-2016-cso-osi
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    Aug 21, 2017
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    Description

    This feature layer was created using Census 2016 data produced by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and Province boundary data (generalised to 100m) produced by Tailte Éireann. The layer represents Census 2016 theme 3.1, population aged 3+ by ability to speak Irish. Attributes include population breakdown by ability to speak Irish (e.g. yes, no, not stated). Census 2016 theme 3 represents Irish Language. The Census is carried out every five years by the CSO to determine an account of every person in Ireland. The results provide information on a range of themes, such as, population, housing and education. The data were sourced from the CSO. Province Boundaries Generalised to 100m. Ireland is divided into four provinces called Leinster, Ulster, Munster and Connacht. Although they presently do not have any administrative functions, they are relevant for a number of historical, cultural and sporting reasons. The borders of the provinces coincide exactly with the boundaries of the administrative counties. Three of the nine counties in Ulster are within the jurisdiction of the State.

  8. Population of Ireland by age group 2024

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    Updated Feb 11, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Population of Ireland by age group 2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710767/irish-population-by-age/
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    Feb 11, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2024
    Area covered
    Ireland, Ireland
    Description

    In 2024, there were 435,000 people aged between 40 and 44 in the Republic of Ireland, the most common age group among those provided in this year.

  9. ESRI Population Projections by Local Authority - Dataset - data.gov.ie

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    Updated Feb 9, 2021
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    data.gov.ie (2021). ESRI Population Projections by Local Authority - Dataset - data.gov.ie [Dataset]. https://data.gov.ie/dataset/esri-population-projections-by-local-authority
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    Feb 9, 2021
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    Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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    Description

    The 4 scenarios are: Baseline/Business as usual – based on medium term projections for the economy with an underlying assumption that net inwards migration would converge to 15,000 p.a. by 2024 and remain at that level throughout the projection horizon. 50:50 City – based on a similar outlook in terms of net inwards migration but whereby population growth is distributed in line with the objectives of the National Planning Framework (See National Policy Objectives 1a and 2a of https://npf.ie/wp-content/uploads/Project-Ireland-2040-NPF.pdf) High Migration – assumes that net inwards migration stays at an elevated level throughout the projection horizon (net inwards migration of 30,000 p.a) Low Migration - assumes that net inwards migration falls to net inwards migration of 5,000 by 2022 before converging back to the business as usual levels (i.e. net inwards migration of 15,000 p.a.) by 2027 and remaining at that level thereafter.

  10. CNA07 - Population by County, Year, Statistic and Social Class

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    Updated Apr 13, 2018
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    Central Statistics Office (2018). CNA07 - Population by County, Year, Statistic and Social Class [Dataset]. https://data.wu.ac.at/schema/data_gov_ie/YWRlZjU1N2UtODFjMi00ZTE0LWJlZDYtM2U0ZmQ3OTViNzJl
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 13, 2018
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    Central Statistics Office Irelandhttps://www.cso.ie/en/
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Description

    Population by County, Year, Statistic and Social Class

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    BDR29 - Irish Travellers as a Proportion of the Total Population by Province...

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    Updated Jun 20, 2019
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    Ireland (2019). BDR29 - Irish Travellers as a Proportion of the Total Population by Province County or City, CensusYear and Statistic [Dataset]. https://cloud.csiss.gmu.edu/uddi/dataset/bdr29-proportion-of-the-total-population-by-province-county-or-city-censusyear-and-statistic-74
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    Jun 20, 2019
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    Ireland
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Area covered
    Ireland, Ireland
    Description

    Irish Travellers as a Proportion of the Total Population by Province County or City, CensusYear and Statistic

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    CDD28 - Irish Travellers as a Proportion of the Total Population by...

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    Updated Jun 20, 2019
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    Ireland (2019). CDD28 - Irish Travellers as a Proportion of the Total Population by Statistic, Province County or City, CensusYear and Sex [Dataset]. https://cloud.csiss.gmu.edu/uddi/dataset/lers-as-a-proportion-of-the-total-population-by-statistic-province-county-or-city-censusyear-an
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    Jun 20, 2019
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    Ireland
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Area covered
    Ireland, Ireland
    Description

    Irish Travellers as a Proportion of the Total Population by Statistic, Province County or City, CensusYear and Sex

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  13. Table 1.2 - Population by sex and marital status by Administrative County...

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    Updated Nov 27, 2023
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    Central Statistics Office (2023). Table 1.2 - Population by sex and marital status by Administrative County (Census 2022) [Dataset]. https://census.geohive.ie/datasets/07343e70b494434ab2463685829563a3
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    Nov 27, 2023
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    Central Statistics Office Irelandhttps://www.cso.ie/en/
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    Central Statistics Office
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Population by sex and marital status by Local Authorities. (Census 2022 Theme 1 Table 2 )Census 2022 table 1.2 is the total population of Ireland by sex and marital status. Details include population by sex and marital status. Census 2022 theme 1 is population by Sex, Age and Marital status. The country is divided into 31 administrative counties/cities. Outside Dublin, there are 23 administrative counties and four cities: Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Galway. There are four local authority areas in Dublin: Dublin City and the three administrative counties of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin. The Local Government Reform Act 2014 Section 9 provided for the amalgamation of the city and county councils in Limerick, Waterford, and North Tipperary and South Tipperary County Councils.Coordinate reference system: Irish Transverse Mercator (EPSG 2157). These boundaries are based on 20m generalised boundaries sourced from Tailte Éireann Open Data Portal. This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann, Administrative Counties 2019

  14. C0513 - Irish Travellers per 1000 of Total Population by Province County or...

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    Updated Mar 5, 2018
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    Central Statistics Office (2018). C0513 - Irish Travellers per 1000 of Total Population by Province County or City, CensusYear and Statistic [Dataset]. https://data.wu.ac.at/schema/data_gov_ie/NWM3ZTIwMzktNTRjOS00YzIzLWIxOTYtYjg5Mzk0NzMzNTRi
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    Mar 5, 2018
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    Central Statistics Office Irelandhttps://www.cso.ie/en/
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Area covered
    Ireland
    Description

    Irish Travellers per 1000 of Total Population by Province County or City, CensusYear and Statistic

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    CDR29 - Irish Travellers as a Proportion of the Total Population by Province...

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    Updated Jun 20, 2019
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    Ireland (2019). CDR29 - Irish Travellers as a Proportion of the Total Population by Province County or City, CensusYear and Statistic [Dataset]. https://cloud.csiss.gmu.edu/uddi/dataset/avellers-as-a-proportion-of-the-total-population-by-province-county-or-city-censusyear-and-stat
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    Jun 20, 2019
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    Ireland
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Area covered
    Ireland, Ireland
    Description

    Irish Travellers as a Proportion of the Total Population by Province County or City, CensusYear and Statistic

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  16. Population of the Republic of Ireland by gender 1821-2011

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    Updated Aug 9, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Population of the Republic of Ireland by gender 1821-2011 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015413/male-female-population-republic-ireland-1821-2011/
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    Aug 9, 2024
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    Time period covered
    1821 - 2011
    Area covered
    Ireland, Ireland
    Description

    From 1821 until 2011, the male and female populations of the 26 counties of the modern-day Republic of Ireland grew at a relatively similar rate, however some fluctuations did occur. During this time, the entire island of Ireland was a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, after both islands were united by the Acts of Union in 1800. This graph shows the populations of the 26 counties that would later form the Republic of Ireland in 1921, and does not include the six counties that became known as Northern Ireland.

    As we can see, both populations follow a relatively similar trend throughout their respective histories. In the first three entries, women outnumber men by 70,000 to 120,000, although these figures do not include military personnel which would narrow this margin. Both populations fall at a similar rate during and after the famine, however the male population does fall slightly faster, possibly due to an increased rate of emigration among males. Another point where both populations differ is in the early twentieth century, where the female population declines in a relatively smooth curve, although the male populations peak in the census data before and after both world wars. From 1956 onwards both populations follow a very similar trend, and grow at the same rate. The difference in population sizes never exceeds 30,000 people, until the final entry in 2011 where the population of men is 2.27 million and the population of women is 2.31 million.

  17. CNA10 - Population (Number) by County, CensusYear, Sex and Age

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    Updated Apr 16, 2018
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    Central Statistics Office (2018). CNA10 - Population (Number) by County, CensusYear, Sex and Age [Dataset]. https://data.wu.ac.at/schema/data_gov_ie/Zjk0NjJkM2QtZGQ4ZC00N2M4LWFjZTMtMmNkMWM2NWMwZGI0
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    Apr 16, 2018
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    Central Statistics Office Irelandhttps://www.cso.ie/en/
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Population (Number) by County, CensusYear, Sex and Age

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    C0905 - Population Aged 3 Years and Over (Number) by Province County or...

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    Updated Jun 20, 2019
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    Ireland (2019). C0905 - Population Aged 3 Years and Over (Number) by Province County or City, Ability to Speak Irish, CensusYear and Sex [Dataset]. https://cloud.csiss.gmu.edu/uddi/dataset/on-aged-3-years-and-over-number-by-province-county-or-city-ability-to-speak-irish-censusyear-an
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    Jun 20, 2019
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Description

    Population Aged 3 Years and Over (Number) by Province County or City, Ability to Speak Irish, CensusYear and Sex

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  19. Population of the island of Ireland 1821-2011

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    Updated Aug 12, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Population of the island of Ireland 1821-2011 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014909/population-island-ireland-1821-2021/
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    Aug 12, 2024
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    Area covered
    Ireland, Ireland
    Description

    In 1821, Ireland's population was just over 6.8 million people. During this time, the entire island was a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, after both islands were united by the Acts of Union in 1800. From the graph we can see that the population enjoyed steady growth between 1821 and 1841, and it rose by almost 1.4 million people in this time. However the Great Famine, which lasted from 1845 to 1849, had a devastating impact on the population, causing it to drop from 8.18 million in 1841 to 6.55 million in 1851. The Great Hunger The famine was caused by a Europe-wide potato blight that contributed to mass starvation and death throughout the continent, although it's impact on Ireland was much harsher than anywhere else. The potato blight affected Ireland so severely as the majority of potatoes in Ireland were of a single variety which allowed the disease to spread much faster than in other countries. As the potato blight spread, the population became increasingly dependent on dairy and grain products, however a lot of these resources were relocated by the British military to combat food shortages in Britain. Due to disproportional dependency on potatoes, and mismanagement by the British government, over one million people died and a further one million emigrated. The Great Famine lasted from just 1845 to 1849, but it's legacy caused almost a century of population decline, and to this day, the population of Ireland has never exceeded it's pre-famine levels. Road to recovery The population decline continued well into the twentieth century, during which time the Republic of Ireland achieved independence from the British Empire. After centuries of fighting and rebellion against British rule, Irish nationalists finally gained independence from Britain in 1921, although the six counties with the largest Protestant populations formed Northern Ireland, which is still a part of the United Kingdom today. In spite of the conflict that overshadowed Ireland for much of the twentieth century, which claimed the lives of thousands of people (particularly during the Northern Irish Troubles), and despite Ireland's high emigration rate, the population began growing again in the second half of the 1900s. The population was at it's lowest from 1926 to 1961, where it remained around 4.3 million, but in the following half-century the population grew by over two million people, reaching 6.4 million in 2011, although this number is still lower than in 1821. Gender stats The difference between the male and female populations throughout Ireland's recent history has also remained relatively low. The largest difference occurred in 1831, where there are 170,000 more women than men, although these figures do not include military personnel which would reduce the difference significantly. The gap then remains under 60,000 throughout the twentieth century.

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    CNA13 - Annual Rate of Population Increase by County, CensusYear, Statistic...

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    Updated Jun 20, 2019
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    Ireland (2019). CNA13 - Annual Rate of Population Increase by County, CensusYear, Statistic and Sex [Dataset]. https://cloud.csiss.gmu.edu/uddi/dataset/annual-rate-of-population-increase-by-county-censusyear-statistic-and-sex
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    Jun 20, 2019
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    Annual Rate of Population Increase by County, CensusYear, Statistic and Sex

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Population of Ireland by region 2024

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Feb 11, 2025
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Statistahttp://statista.com/
Time period covered
2024
Area covered
Ireland, Ireland
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In 2024, the population of the Republic of Ireland was approximately 5.38 million, with approximately 1.5 million people living in County Dublin, the region with the highest population.

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