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Ireland population change 1841-1851

The population of Ireland in 2021 was approximately seven million with 1,903,100 in Northern Ireland and 5,123,536 in the Republic of Ireland. In the 2022 census the population of the Republic of Ireland eclipsed five million for the first time since the 1851 census. The population of Ireland in 2024 was approximately 7.2 million (5.35 million in the Republic of Ireland and 1.91 million in Northern Ireland). Although these figures demonstrate significant growth over recent years, the population of Ireland remains below the record high of 8,175,124 in the 1841 census.

Between 1700 and 1840, Ireland experienced rapid population growth, rising from less than three million in 1700 to over eight million by the 1841 census. In 1851, as the Great Famine was ending, the population of Ireland had dropped to 6.5 million people. The Famine and the resulting Irish diaspora had a dramatic effect on population; by 1891, Ireland's population had slipped under five million and by 1931, it had dropped to just over four million. It stayed around this level until the 1960s, when the population began to rise again.

Below are some statistics to illustrate the rise, fall and rise again of the population since 1841. The statistics also illustrate a massive population shift from the west to the east of the country and increasing urbanisation. The areas around Dublin and Belfast have seen population growth, while Connacht has become depopulated.

Historical population

Year Population %Change Av % per year
2022 7.1m Increase6.6 Increase1.1
2016 6.66m Increase4.2 Increase0.84
2011 6.39m Increase6.86 Increase1.37
2006 5.98m Increase6.6 Increase1.32
2001 5.6m Increase6.1 Increase1.21
1996 5.29m Increase3.5 Increase0.7
1991 5.1m Steady Steady
1986 5.1m Increase2.2 Increase0.44
1981 5m Increase10.86 Increase1.09
1971 4.51m Increase3.44 Increase0.69
1966 4.36m Increase2.59 Increase0.52
1961 4.25m Decrease0.93 Decrease0.19
1956 4.29m Decrease0.19 Decrease0.1
1951 4.33m Increase0.93 Increase1.86
1946 4.29m Increase1.9 Increase0.1
1931 4.21m Decrease0.47 Decrease0.09
1926 4.23m Decrease3.42 Decrease0.23
1911 4.38m Decrease1.79 Decrease0.18
1901 4.46m Decrease5.11 Decrease0.51
1891 4.7m Decrease9.27 Decrease0.93
1881 5.18m Decrease4.07 Decrease0.4
1871 5.4m Decrease6.9 Decrease0.69
1861 5.8m Decrease11.45 Decrease1.15
1851 6.55m Decrease19.93 Decrease1.99
1841 8.18m Increase2.89 Increase0.41
1834 7.95m Increase2.32 Increase0.77
1831 7.77m Increase14.26 Increase1.43
1821 6.8m Increase22.08 Increase1.47
1806 5.57m Increase17.26 Increase1.15
1791 4.75m Increase17.28 Increase1.73
1781 4.05m Increase26.56 Increase0.98
1754 3.2m Increase10.3 Increase0.29
1718 2.9m Increase107 Increase0.907
1600 1.4m

In 2016, the population of Ireland for the first time exceeded the population recorded in the Census of 1851, the first census immediately after the Great Famine, when the population of the island was recorded at 6,575,000.

County populations 2016

See also: List of Irish counties by population
Rank County Population Density (/ km) Province Change since
previous census
1 Dublin 1,347,359 1,459.2 Leinster Increase 5.7%
2 Antrim 618,108 202.9 Ulster Increase 1.8%
3 Cork 542,868 72.3 Munster Increase 4.5%
4 Down 531,665 215.6 Ulster Increase 8.7%
- Fingal 296,020 651.6 Leinster Increase 8.1%
- South Dublin 278,767 1,251.5 Leinster Increase 5.1%
5 Galway 258,058 42.0 Connacht Increase 3.2%
6 Londonderry 247,132 119.1 Ulster Increase 4.8%
7 Kildare 222,504 131.0 Leinster Increase 5.6%
- Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown 218,018 1,706.7 Leinster Increase 5.3%
8 Meath 195,044 83.2 Leinster Increase 5.9%
9 Limerick 194,899 70.8 Munster Increase 1.8%
10 Tyrone 179,000 54.5 Ulster Increase 8.4%
11 Armagh 174,792 131.8 Ulster Increase 7.3%
12 Tipperary 159,553 37.2 Munster Increase 1.1%
13 Donegal 159,192 32.6 Ulster Decrease -1.5%
14 Wexford 149,722 63.2 Leinster Increase 2.9%
15 Kerry 147,707 30.7 Munster Increase 1.4%
16 Wicklow 142,425 70.2 Leinster Increase 4.2%
17 Mayo 130,507 23.3 Connacht Decrease -0.2%
18 Louth 128,884 155.4 Leinster Increase 4.5%
19 Clare 118,817 34.4 Munster Increase 1.2%
20 Waterford 116,176 62.7 Munster Increase 2.3%
21 Kilkenny 99,232 47.8 Leinster Increase 3.9%
22 Westmeath 88,770 48.2 Leinster Increase 2.9%
23 Laois 84,697 49.3 Leinster Increase 5.2%
24 Offaly 77,961 38.9 Leinster Increase 1.7%
25 Cavan 76,176 39.3 Ulster Increase 4.0%
26 Sligo 65,535 35.5 Connacht Decrease -0.1%
27 Roscommon 64,544 25.3 Connacht Increase 0.6%
28 Monaghan 61,386 47.3 Ulster Increase 1.3%
29 Fermanagh 61,170 36.1 Ulster Increase 6.3%
30 Carlow 56,932 63.4 Leinster Increase 4.1%
31 Longford 40,873 37.4 Leinster Increase 4.6%
32 Leitrim 32,044 20.1 Connacht Increase 0.5%
Average 205,429
Northern Ireland total 1,811,867 133
Republic of Ireland total 4,761,865 70
Total 6,573,732 77.8

Historical populations per province

(Measured in 1000s, rounded)

Leinster

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 2,876 2,631 2,501 2,292 2,103 1,920 1,858 1,851 1,789 1,741 1,495 1,413 1,330 1,336 1,336 1,278 1,217 1,147 1,160 1,152 1,186 1,276 1,336 1,454 1,668 1,969
Rank 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
%Change 9 5.2 9 9 9.53 3.34 0.38 3.47 2.76 16.45 5.8 6.24 -(0.45) 0 4.54 5.01 6.10 -(1.12) 0.69 -(2.87) -(7.05) -(4.49) -(8.12) -(12.83) -(15.29)

Munster

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 1,373 1,280 1,244 1,173 1,098 1,032 1,004 1,018 996 978 879 856 847 874 897 914 940 968 1,033 1,073 1,169 1,328 1,390 1,510 1,856 2,396
Rank 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
%Change 7.4 2.9 6.0 6.83 6.4 2.79 -(1.38) 2.21 1.84 11.26 2.69 1.06 -(3.09) -(2.56) -(1.86) -(2.77) -(2.89) -(6.29) -(3.73) -(8.21) -(11.97) -(4.46) -(7.95) -(18.64) -(22.47)

Connacht

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 591 551 542 504 464 431 421 431 424 418 390 401 418 446 471 493 525 552 611 646 724 820 846 911 1,008 1,419
Rank 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
%Change 7.2 1.7 7.5 8.62 7.66 2.38 -(2.32) 1.65 1.44 7.18 -(2.74) -(4.07) -(6.28) -(5.31) -(4.46) -(6.10) -(4.89) -(9.66) -(5.42) -(10.77) -(11.71) -(3.07) -(7.14) -(9.62) -(28.86)

Ulster

Figures not in bold are for the Republic of Ireland counties of Ulster only. Figures in bold are for the whole of Ulster.

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 2,195 296 2,106 296 267 247 233 232 236 230 226 207 209 218 236 253 263 280 300 331 347 385 438 474 517 571 2,386
Rank 2 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2
%Change 4.2 10.2 10.1 8.1 6.01 0.43 -(1.69) 2.61 1.77 9.18 -(0.96) -(4.13) -(7.63) -(6.72) -(3.80) -(6.07) -(6.67) -(9.37) -(4.61) -(9.87) -(12.10) -(7.59) -(8.32) -(9.46)

Historical populations per county

(Measured in 1000s)

Dublin

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1931 1928 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 1,458 1,345 1,271 1,186 1,122 1,058 1,025 1,021 1,003 983 852 795 718 705 693 636 586 505 477 448 419 418 405 410 405 372
Rank 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 5
%Change 7.8 5.8 7.0 5.7 6.05 3.22 0.39 1.8 2.04 15.37 7.17 10.72 1.84 1.73 8.96 8.53 16.04 5.87 6.47 6.92 0.24 3.21 - (1.22) 1.23 8.87

Antrim

Year 2021 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 651 618
Rank 2 2
%Change 5.5

Down

Year 2021 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 532 518
Rank 3 3
%Change 3.9

Cork

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 584 542 519 481 447 420 410 412 402 396 352 339 330 336 341 343 355 365 391 404 438 495 517 544 649 854
Rank 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
%Change 7.2 4.4 7.7 7.61 6.43 2.44 − (0.49) 2.48 1.52 12.5 3.84 2.73 - (1.82) - (1.49) - (0.59) - (3.5) - (2.82) - (7.12) - (3.3) - (8.42) - (13.01) − (4.26) − (4.96) − (16.18) − (24)

Galway

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 277 258 251 231 209 188 180 178 172 167 149 148 149 155 160 165 168 169 182 192 214 242 248 271 321 440
Rank] 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 2
%Change 6.9 2.8 8.1 10.53 11.17 4.44 1.12 3.49 2.91 12.08 0.68 - (0.68) - (4.03) - (3.13) - (3.13) - (1.82) - (0.6) - (7.7) - (5.5) - (11.46) - (14.15) − (2.42) − (8.49) − (15.58) − (27.05)

Derry

Year 2021 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 252 247
Rank 6 6
%Change 2

Kildare

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 247 222 210 186 163 134 122 116 104 97 71 66 64 65 66 64 57 58 66 63 70 75 83 90 95 114
Rank 4 4 7 4 5 5 7 8 9 9 13 14 14 14 14 17 20 19 17 20 20 20 20 21 24 25
%Change 11.3 5.7 12.7 14.11 21.64 9.84 5.17 11.54 7.22 36.62 7.58 3.13 - (1.56) - (1.56) 3.13 12.28 - (1.56) - (13.79) 4.76 - (11.11) - (7.14) − (9.64) − (7.78) − (5.26) − (16.67)

Limerick

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 209 195 191 184 175 165 161 164 161 157 140 137 133 137 141 142 141 140 143 146 158 180 191 217 262 330
Rank 6 6 5 8 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6
%Change 7.2 2.1 4.01 5.14 6.06 2.48 − (1.83) 1.86 2.55 12.14 2.19 3.01 - (3.01) - (2.92) - (0.71) 0.71 0.71 - (2.14) - (2.10) - (8.22) - (13.92) − (5.76) − (11.98) − (17.18) − (20.61)

Meath

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 220 194 184 163 134 109 105 103 95 90 71 67 65 66 66 66 61 62 65 67 76 87 95 110 140 183
Rank 5 6 9 6 8 10 10 10 11 11 13 13 13 13 14 14 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 16
%Change 13.4 5.4 13.0 21.6 22.94 3.81 1.94 8.42 5.56 26.76 5.97 3.08 - (1.54) - - 8.2 - (1.64) - (6.84) - (3.08) - (13.43) - (11.84) − (8.42) − (13.64) − (21.43) − (23.5)

Tyrone

Year 2021 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 188 178
Rank 11 10
%Change 5.2

Armagh

Year 2021 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 194 175
Rank 10 11
%Change 10.9

Tipperary

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 167 160 159 149 140 133 131 136 134 133 123 121 123 128 133 135 137 140 151 159 172 199 216 248 331 435
Rank 7 7 12 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 3 3
%Change 4.4 0.6 6.4 6.43 5.26 1.53 − (3.68) 1.49 0.75 8.13 1.65 - (1.65) - (2.19) - (2.19) - (1.5) - (1.5) - (2.19) - (7.86) - (5.3) - (8.18) - (15.7) − (8.87) − (12.9) − (25.08) − (23.91)

Donegal

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 167 158 161 147 137 129 128 130 125 122 108 109 114 122 114 136 142 153 169 174 187 206 218 237 255 296
Rank 8 8 14 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7
%Change 5.1 - (1.9) 9.3 7.3 6.2 0.78 − (1.54) 4.0 2.46 12.96 - (0.93) - (4.59) - (7.02) 7.02 - (19.02) - (4.42) - (7.75) - (10.46) - (4.59) - (7.47) - (10.16) − (5.5) − (8.02) − (7.06) − (13.85)

Wexford

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 163 149 145 132 116 104 102 103 99 96 86 83 83 87 90 92 94 96 102 104 112 123 132 143 180 202
Rank 9 9 15 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 10 12
%Change 8.1 2.8 10.3 13.79 11.54 1.96 −0.97 −6.82 −7.69 −20.56 −10.89

Kerry

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 156 147 145 140 132 126 121 124 122 120 112 112 116 122 126 133 139 149 159 165 179 201 196 201 238 293
Rank 11 10 16 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8
%Change 5.4 1.4 3.7 6.06 4.76 4.13 −2.42 2.55 −2.49 −15.55 −18.77

Wicklow

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 155 142 136 126 114 102 97 95 87 84 66 60 58 60 63 60 59 58 61 61 62 70 78 86 98 126
Rank 10 11 17 11 12 12 12 12 15 15 15 15 17 18 18 19 19 19 21 22 24 24 22 24 23 23
%Change 9.2 4.4 8.1 10.53 11.76 5.15 2.11 −10.26 −9.3 −12.24 −22.22

Mayo

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 137 130 131 124 117 111 110 115 114 114 109 115 123 133 141 148 161 172 192 199 219 245 246 254 274 388
Rank 13 12 18 12 10 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 4
%Change 5.4 - 0.8 5.4 7.09 9.41 0.91 −8.09 −0.41 −3.15 −7.3 −39.87

Louth

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 139 128 123 111 102 92 91 92 89 86 75 70 67 69 69 66 64 63 64 66 71 78 84 91 108 128
Rank 12 13 19 13 14 15 13 13 12 13 11 12 12 12 12 14 16 17 19 19 19 19 19 19 22 22
%Change 8.6 4.06 10.4 8.82 10.87 1.1 −1.09 −7.14 −7.69 −15.74 −15.63

Clare

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 127 118 117 111 103 94 90 91 88 85 75 74 74 77 81 85 90 95 104 112 124 141 147 166 212 286
Rank 14 14 20 13 13 13 15 14 14 14 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
%Change 7.2 0.9 5.3 7.77 9.57 4.44 −1.1 −4.08 −11.45 −21.7 −25.87

Waterford

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 127 114 108 102 94 91 91 89 87 77 73 71 74 75 76 78 79 84 87 98 112 123 134 164 196 227
Rank 15 15 21 15 15 13 13 14 12 12 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 15
%Change 9.2 1.8 5.3 6.93 7.45 3.3 0 −8.94 −8.21 −18.29 −16.33

Kilkenny

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 104 99 95 87 80 75 73 73 70 69 61 60 61 64 65 66 68 70 74 79 87 99 109 124 158 202
Rank 16 16 22 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 17 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 15 14 12
%Change 4.5 4.2 8.9 8.75 6.67 2.74 0 −9.17 −12.1 −21.52 −21.78

Westmeath

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 96 88 86 79 71 63 61 63 61 59 53 52 52 54 54 54 54 56 59 61 65 71 78 90 111 141
Rank 17 17
%Change 8 +3.0 +8.6 +10.4 +13.5 +2.3 −2.4 +3.0 +2.7 +11.8 +1.3 +0.1 −2.3 −0.6 −0.9 +0.4 −3.7 −5.3 −2.7 −5.3 −9.3 −8.5 −13.7 −18.4 −21.2 +3.2

Laois

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 91 84 80 67 58 52 52 53 51 49 45 44 45 47 48 49 50 51 54 57 64 73 79 90 111 153
Rank 18 18
%Change 8.2 +5.1 +20.1 +14.1 +11.0 +1.2 −1.8 +4.1 +2.5 +10.3 +1.5 −1.1 −4.3 −2.8 −2.5 −0.8 −2.8 −5.7 −4.9 −11.5 −11.3 −8.3 −12.0 −18.8 −27.5 +5.5

Offaly

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 83 78 77 71 64 59 58 60 58 57 52 52 52 52 53 54 51 53 57 60 66 73 76 90 112 147
Rank 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 20 20 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 23 21 21 24 21 18 20
%Change 6 1.3 8.4 10.94 8.47 1.72 −3.33 −3.95 −15.56 −19.64 −23.81

Cavan

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 81 76 73 64 57 53 53 54 54 54 53 54 57 62 66 70 77 82 91 98 112 129 141 154 174 243
Rank 20 20 20 20 21 20 20 21 21 20 19 18 18 17 14 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 10 11 11 11
%Change 6.6 4.1 13.9 12.28 7.55 0 −1.85 −8.51 −8.44 −11.49 −28.4

Sligo

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 70 65 65 61 58 55 54 56 55 55 50 51 54 57 61 62 67 71 79 84 98 111 115 124 128 180
Rank 22 21 21 21 20 19 19 19 19 19 21 21 19 19 19 18 15 14 14 14 13 14 14 15 17 17
%Change 6.5 0.0 7.2 5.17 5.45 1.85 −3.57 −3.48 −7.26 −3.13 −28.89

Roscommon

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 70 64 64 59 54 52 52 55 55 54 54 56 59 64 68 73 78 84 94 102 114 132 141 157 173 254
Rank 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 20 19 20 17 17 16 15 13 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 12 10
%Change 8.4 0.0 8.7 9.26 3.85 0 −5.45 −6.38 −10.19 −9.25 −31.89

Fermanagh

Year 2021 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 63 62
Rank 28 28
%Change 3.8

Monaghan

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 65 61 60 56 53 51 51 52 51 50 46 46 47 52 55 57 61 65 71 75 86 103 115 126 142 200
Rank 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 21 20 20 17 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 15 14
%Change 5.6 1.7 8.0 5.66 3.92 0 −1.92 −10.43 −8.73 −11.27 −29

Carlow

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 61 56 54 50 46 42 41 41 40 39 34 34 33 34 34 34 34 34 36 38 41 47 52 57 68 86
Rank 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26
%Change 8.8 3.7 8.3 8.7 9.52 2.44 0 −9.62 −8.77 −16.18 −20.93

Longford

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 46 40 39 34 31 30 30 31 31 31 28 29 31 33 35 36 38 40 44 47 53 61 65 72 82 115
Rank 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 24
%Change 14.1 2.6 13.3 9.68 3.33 0 −3.23 −6.15 −9.72 −12.2 −28.7

Leitrim

Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841
Population 35 32 32 29 26 25 25 27 28 28 28 31 33 37 41 45 51 56 64 69 79 90 96 105 112 155
Rank 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 24 24 24 24 22 22 19 17 17 17 17 18 18 18
%Change 9.5 0.0 9.8 11.54 4 0 −7.41 −6.25 −8.57 −6.25 −27.74

See also

References

  1. "Census Results NI Released May 2022" (PDF). NISRA.
  2. "Census Results RoI Released June 2022". CSO.
  3. "Ireland's population is now the biggest since before the Famine, census reveals". Irish Central. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  4. "Press Statement Census of Population 2022 – Preliminary Results". Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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  6. https://www.persee.fr/doc/adh_0066-2062_1979_num_1979_1_1425 Population figures from 1600 to 1926 from here unless otherwise noted.
    Figures from 1931 to the present include data from NISRA.
  7. National Archives online
  8. LibraryIreland.com
  9. LibraryIreland.com
  10. LibraryIreland.com
  11. 1851 in Ireland

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