I was born into a state which had 2,852,401 people. That's the population that the Republic had in 1965 (Okay, I was actually born in London and was then brought back here as an infant. But the point stands). It's remarkable to see that that has not quite doubled to 5,149,139 people in the space of 57 or so years.
The latest Census figures show that there were 5,149,139 people in the State on Census night, which took place in April last year.
That is an 8% increase on April 2016 figures.
The Census population of 2022 summary results also show the average age of the population increased from 37.4 in 2016 to 38.8 in 2022, compared with 36.1 in 2011.
There's so much in the Census returns to consider. When it was taken a third of all workers worked from home (due to the pandemic). The fall to 69% of the population declaring themselves Catholic (from 79% - down 10% in just 7 years).
There's 631,785 non Irish citizens. 12% or so. Just a thought, I've read that if Ireland had proportionate the same population density as England there would be 35.5 million people on the island. Worth considering when people argue Ireland is (sic) full. As it is, if England had the same population density as Ireland it would have just shy of 10 milllion people. As it is in England there are 54.8 million people.
The average age is now 38.8. The highest increase in numbers in the population cohorts were those over 70s - 26%. That's not insignificant given Covid and so forth. In the 25 to 39 cohort there was a fall of 4%.
There are more women than men, 98 males for every 100 females.
And lest all of this seem fantastic, consider this:
The number of people who reported experiencing at least one long-lasting condition or difficulty to a great extent or a lot was 407,342 (8% of the population).
A further 702,215 (14% of the population) reported a long-lasting condition or difficulty to some extent or a little.
As well as:
The number of unpaid carers increased by 53% to more than 299,000 between 2016 and 2022.
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