Historical population of Ireland

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The population of Ireland in 2021 was approximately seven million with 1,903,100 in Northern Ireland{{cite web |title=Census Results NI Released May 2022 |url=https://www.nisra.gov.uk/system/files/statistics/census-2021-population-and-household-estimates-for-northern-ireland-report-24-may-2022.pdf |publisher=NISRA}} and 5,123,536 in the Republic of Ireland.{{cite web |title=Census Results RoI Released June 2022 |url=https://data.cso.ie/table/FP001 |publisher=CSO}} In the 2022 census the population of the Republic of Ireland eclipsed five million for the first time since the 1851 census.{{cite web |title=Ireland's population is now the biggest since before the Famine, census reveals |url=https://www.irishcentral.com/news/ireland-population-2022 |website=Irish Central |date=24 June 2022 |access-date=18 July 2022}} The population of Ireland in 2024 was approximately 7.2 million (5.35 million in the 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.{{cite web |title=Press Statement Census of Population 2022 – Preliminary Results |url=https://www.cso.ie/en/csolatestnews/pressreleases/2022pressreleases/pressstatementcensusofpopulation2022-preliminaryresults/ |website=Central Statistics Office |access-date=18 July 2022}}

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.Ó Grada Cormac. The population of Ireland 1700–1900 : a survey. In: Annales de démographie historique, 1979. p. 283. 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

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="background:silver;" | Year

! style="background:silver;" | Populationhttps://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 [https://www.nisra.gov.uk/statistics/registrar-general-annual-report/registrar-general-historical-reports NISRA.]

! style="background:silver;" | %Change

! style="background:silver;" | Av % per year

align="center"

| 2022

| 7.1m

| {{increase}}6.6

| {{increase}}1.1

align="center"

| 2016

| 6.66m

| {{increase}}4.2

| {{increase}}0.84

align="center"

| 2011

| 6.39m

| {{increase}}6.86

| {{increase}}1.37

align="center"

| 2006

| 5.98m

| {{increase}}6.6

| {{increase}}1.32

align="center"

| 2001

| 5.6m

| {{increase}}6.1

| {{increase}}1.21

align="center"

| 1996

| 5.29m

| {{increase}}3.5

| {{increase}}0.7

align="center"

| 1991

| 5.2m

| {{steady}}

align="center"

| 1986

| 5.1m

| {{increase}}2.2

| {{increase}}0.44

align="center"

| 1981

| 5m

| {{increase}}10.86

| {{increase}}1.09

align="center"

| 1971

| 4.51m

| {{increase}}3.44

| {{increase}}0.69

align="center"

| 1966

| 4.36m

| {{increase}}2.59

| {{increase}}0.52

align="center"

| 1961

| 4.25m

| {{decrease}}0.93

| {{decrease}}0.19

align="center"

| 1956

| 4.29m

| {{decrease}}0.19

| {{decrease}}0.1

align="center"

| 1951

| 4.33m

| {{increase}}0.93

| {{increase}}1.86

align="center"

| 1946

| 4.29m

| {{increase}}1.9

| {{increase}}0.1

align="center"

| 1931

| 4.21m

| {{decrease}}0.47

| {{decrease}}0.09

align="center"

| 1926

| 4.23m

| {{decrease}}3.42

| {{decrease}}0.23

align="center"

| 1911[http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/results.jsp?searchMoreVisible=false&census_year=1911&surname=&firstname=&county19011911=&county1821=&county1831=&county1841=&county1851=&barony=&parish=&ward=&townland=&houseNumber=&familyId=&ded=&age=&sex=&search=Search&ageInMonths=&relationToHead=&religion=&education=&occupation=&marriageStatus=&yearsMarried=&birthplace=&nativeCountry=&language=&deafdumb=&causeOfDeath=&yearOfDeath=&familiesNumber=&malesNumber=&femalesNumber=&maleServNumber=&femaleServNumber=&estChurchNumber=&romanCatNumber=&presbNumber=&protNumber=&marriageYears=&childrenBorn=&childrenLiving= National Archives online]

| 4.38m

| {{decrease}}1.79

| {{decrease}}0.18

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| 1901

| 4.46m

| {{decrease}}5.11

| {{decrease}}0.51

align="center"

| 1891[https://www.libraryireland.com/articles/LossPopulationOutlookIrelandDunraven/ LibraryIreland.com]

| 4.7m

| {{decrease}}9.27

| {{decrease}}0.93

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| 1881

| 5.18m

| {{decrease}}4.07

| {{decrease}}0.4

align="center"

| 1871[https://www.libraryireland.com/articles/LossPopulationOutlookIrelandDunraven/ LibraryIreland.com]

| 5.4m

| {{decrease}}6.9

| {{decrease}}0.69

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| 1861

| 5.8m

| {{decrease}}11.45

| {{decrease}}1.15

align="center"

| 1851

| 6.55m

| {{decrease}}19.93

| {{decrease}}1.99

align="center"

| 1841

| 8.18m

| {{increase}}2.89

| {{increase}}0.41

align="center"

| 1834

| 7.95m

| {{increase}}2.32

| {{increase}}0.77

align="center"

| 1831

| 7.77m

| {{increase}}14.26

| {{increase}}1.43

align="center"

| 1821

| 6.8m

| {{increase}}22.08

| {{increase}}1.47

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| 1806[https://www.libraryireland.com/articles/ModIrelandDecreasePopulation/index.php LibraryIreland.com]

| 5.57m

| {{increase}}17.26

| {{increase}}1.15

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| 1791

| 4.75m

| {{increase}}17.28

| {{increase}}1.73

align="center"

| 1781

| 4.05m

| {{increase}}26.56

| {{increase}}0.98

align="center"

| 1754

| 3.2m

| {{increase}}10.3

| {{increase}}0.29

align="center"

| 1718

| 2.9m

| {{increase}}107

| {{increase}}0.907

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| 1600

| 1.4m

|

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| 1500

| 800k

|

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 6,575,000.1851 in Ireland

County populations 2016

class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:1em auto;"

!scope="col"| Rank

!scope="col"| County

!scope="col"| Population

!scope="col"| Density (/ km²)

!scope="col"| Province

!scope="col"| Change since
previous census

align=right | 1

| Dublin

| align=right | 1,347,359

| align=right | 1,459.2

| Leinster

| {{increase}} 5.7%

align=right | 2

| Antrim

| align=right | 618,108

| align=right | 202.9

| Ulster

| {{increase}} 1.8%

align=right | 3

| Cork

| align=right | 542,868

| align=right | 72.3

| Munster

| {{increase}} 4.5%

align=right | 4

| Down

| align=right | 531,665

| align=right | 215.6

| Ulster

| {{increase}} 8.7%

style="background:#f5f5d3;"

| align=right | -

| Fingal

| align=right | 296,020

| align=right | 651.6

| Leinster

| {{increase}} 8.1%

style="background:#f5f5d3;"

| align=right | -

| South Dublin

| align=right | 278,767

| align=right | 1,251.5

| Leinster

| {{increase}} 5.1%

align=right | 5

| Galway

| align=right | 258,058

| align=right | 42.0

| Connacht

| {{increase}} 3.2%

align=right | 6

| Londonderry

| align=right | 247,132

| align=right | 119.1

| Ulster

| {{increase}} 4.8%

align=right | 7

| Kildare

| align=right | 222,504

| align=right | 131.0

| Leinster

| {{increase}} 5.6%

style="background:#f5f5d3;"

| align=right | -

| Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown

| align=right | 218,018

| align=right | 1,706.7

| Leinster

| {{increase}} 5.3%

align=right | 8

| Meath

| align=right | 195,044

| align=right | 83.2

|Leinster

| {{increase}} 5.9%

align=right | 9

| Limerick

| align=right | 194,899

| align=right | 70.8

| Munster

| {{increase}} 1.8%

align=right | 10

| Tyrone

| align=right | 179,000

| align=right | 54.5

| Ulster

| {{increase}} 8.4%

align=right | 11

| Armagh

| align=right | 174,792

| align=right | 131.8

| Ulster

| {{increase}} 7.3%

align=right | 12

| Tipperary

| align=right | 159,553

| align=right | 37.2

| Munster

| {{increase}} 1.1%

align=right | 13

| Donegal

| align=right | 159,192

| align=right | 32.6

| Ulster

| {{decrease}} -1.5%

align=right | 14

| Wexford

| align=right | 149,722

| align=right | 63.2

|Leinster

| {{increase}} 2.9%

align=right | 15

| Kerry

| align=right | 147,707

| align=right | 30.7

| Munster

| {{increase}} 1.4%

align=right | 16

| Wicklow

| align=right | 142,425

| align=right | 70.2

|Leinster

| {{increase}} 4.2%

align=right | 17

| Mayo

| align=right | 130,507

| align=right | 23.3

|Connacht

| {{decrease}} -0.2%

align=right | 18

| Louth

|align=right | 128,884

| align=right | 155.4

|Leinster

| {{increase}} 4.5%

align=right | 19

| Clare

| align=right | 118,817

| align=right | 34.4

| Munster

| {{increase}} 1.2%

align=right | 20

| Waterford

| align=right | 116,176

| align=right | 62.7

| Munster

| {{increase}} 2.3%

align=right | 21

| Kilkenny

| align=right | 99,232

| align=right | 47.8

|Leinster

| {{increase}} 3.9%

align=right | 22

| Westmeath

| align=right | 88,770

| align=right | 48.2

|Leinster

| {{increase}} 2.9%

align=right | 23

| Laois

| align=right | 84,697

| align=right | 49.3

|Leinster

| {{increase}} 5.2%

align=right | 24

| Offaly

| align=right | 77,961

| align=right | 38.9

|Leinster

| {{increase}} 1.7%

align=right | 25

| Cavan

| align=right | 76,176

| align=right | 39.3

| Ulster

| {{increase}} 4.0%

align=right | 26

| Sligo

| align=right | 65,535

| align=right | 35.5

| Connacht

| {{decrease}} -0.1%

align=right | 27

| Roscommon

| align=right | 64,544

| align=right | 25.3

| Connacht

| {{increase}} 0.6%

align=right | 28

| Monaghan

| align=right | 61,386

| align=right | 47.3

| Ulster

| {{increase}} 1.3%

align=right | 29

| Fermanagh

| align=right | 61,170

| align=right | 36.1

| Ulster

| {{increase}} 6.3%

align=right | 30

| Carlow

| align=right | 56,932

| align=right | 63.4

| Leinster

| {{increase}} 4.1%

align=right | 31

| Longford

| align=right | 40,873

| align=right | 37.4

| Leinster

| {{increase}} 4.6%

align=right | 32

| Leitrim

| align=right | 32,044

| align=right | 20.1

| Connacht

| {{increase}} 0.5%

align=right |

| Average

| align=right | 205,429

| align=right |

|

align=right |

| Northern Ireland total

| align=right | 1,811,867

| align=right |133

|

align=right |

| Republic of Ireland total

| align=right | 4,761,865

| align=right |70

|

Total

|

| align=right | 6,573,732

| align=right | 77.8

|

Historical populations per province

(Measured in 1000s, rounded)

= Leinster =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | 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

| 1,278

| 1,217

| 1,147

| 1,160

| 1,152

| 1,186

| 1,276

| 1,336

| 1,454

| 1,668

| 1,969

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 1

| 2

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 9

| 5.2

| 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 =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 2

| 1

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %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 =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 3

| 4

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %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.

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 2

| 4

| 2

| 4

| 2

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %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 =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 1

| 2

| 5

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %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 =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 651

|

| 618

|

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 2

|

| 2

|

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 5.5

|

= Down =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 532

|

| 518

|

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 3

|

| 3

|

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 3.9

|

= Cork =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 2

| 4

| 2

| 1

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %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 =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank]

| 3

| 5

| 3

| 4

| 3

| 4

| 2

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %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)

| - (1.82)

| - (0.6)

| - (7.7)

| - (5.5)

| - (11.46)

| - (14.15)

| − (2.42)

| − (8.49)

| − (15.58)

| − (27.05)

|

= Derry =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 252

|

| 247

|

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 6

|

| 6

|

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 2

|

= Kildare =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 4

| 7

| 4

| 5

| 7

| 8

| 9

| 13

| 14

| 17

| 20

| 19

| 17

| 20

| 21

| 24

| 25

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %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)

| 3.13

| 12.28

| - (1.56)

| - (13.79)

| 4.76

| - (11.11)

| - (7.14)

| − (9.64)

| − (7.78)

| − (5.26)

| − (16.67)

|

= Limerick =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 6

| 5

| 8

| 5

| 4

| 5

| 6

| 7

| 8

| 7

| 6

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %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

| - (2.14)

| - (2.10)

| - (8.22)

| - (13.92)

| − (5.76)

| − (11.98)

| − (17.18)

| − (20.61)

|

= Meath =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 220

| 194

| 184

| 163

| 134

| 109

| 105

| 103

| 95

| 90

| 71

| 67

| 65

| 66

| 61

| 62

| 65

| 67

| 76

| 87

| 95

| 110

| 140

| 183

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 5

| 6

| 9

| 6

| 8

| 10

| 11

| 13

| 14

| 17

| 18

| 17

| 16

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %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 =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 188

|

| 178

|

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 11

|

| 10

|

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 5.2

|

= Armagh =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 194

|

| 175

|

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 10

|

| 11

|

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 10.9

|

= Tipperary =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 7

| 12

| 7

| 6

| 5

| 6

| 7

| 8

| 7

| 6

| 5

| 3

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %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)

| - (1.5)

| - (2.19)

| - (7.86)

| - (5.3)

| - (8.18)

| - (15.7)

| − (8.87)

| − (12.9)

| − (25.08)

| − (23.91)

|

= Donegal =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 8

| 14

| 8

| 7

| 6

| 8

| 7

| 6

| 5

| 6

| 7

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %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 =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 163

| 149

| 145

| 132

| 116

| 104

| 102

| 103

| 99

| 96

| 86

| 83

| 87

| 90

| 92

| 94

| 96

| 102

| 104

| 112

| 123

| 132

| 143

| 180

| 202

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 9

| 15

| 10

| 11

| 10

| 9

| 10

| 11

| 12

| 10

| 12

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 8.1

| 2.8

| 10.3

| 13.79

| 11.54

| 1.96

| −0.97

|

| −6.82

| −7.69

| −20.56

| −10.89

|

= Kerry =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 156

| 147

| 145

| 140

| 132

| 126

| 121

| 124

| 122

| 120

| 112

| 116

| 122

| 126

| 133

| 139

| 149

| 159

| 165

| 179

| 201

| 196

| 201

| 238

| 293

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 11

| 10

| 16

| 9

| 8

| 7

| 6

| 7

| 8

| 7

| 6

| 7

| 8

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 5.4

| 1.4

| 3.7

| 6.06

| 4.76

| 4.13

| −2.42

|

| 2.55

| −2.49

| −15.55

| −18.77

|

= Wicklow =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 155

| 142

| 136

| 126

| 114

| 102

| 97

| 95

| 87

| 84

| 66

| 60

| 58

| 60

| 63

| 60

| 59

| 58

| 61

| 62

| 70

| 78

| 86

| 98

| 126

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 10

| 11

| 17

| 11

| 12

| 15

| 17

| 18

| 19

| 21

| 22

| 24

| 22

| 24

| 23

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 9.2

| 4.4

| 8.1

| 10.53

| 11.76

| 5.15

| 2.11

|

| −10.26

| −9.3

| −12.24

| −22.22

|

= Mayo =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 137

| 130

| 131

| 124

| 117

| 111

| 110

| 115

| 114

| 109

| 115

| 123

| 133

| 141

| 148

| 161

| 172

| 192

| 199

| 219

| 245

| 246

| 254

| 274

| 388

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 13

| 12

| 18

| 12

| 10

| 9

| 8

| 7

| 6

| 5

| 4

| 3

| 4

| 5

| 4

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 5.4

| - 0.8

| 5.4

| 7.09

| 9.41

| 0.91

| −8.09

|

| −0.41

| −3.15

| −7.3

| −39.87

|

= Louth =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 139

| 128

| 123

| 111

| 102

| 92

| 91

| 92

| 89

| 86

| 75

| 70

| 67

| 69

| 66

| 64

| 63

| 64

| 66

| 71

| 78

| 84

| 91

| 108

| 128

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 12

| 13

| 19

| 13

| 14

| 15

| 13

| 12

| 13

| 11

| 12

| 14

| 16

| 17

| 19

| 22

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 8.6

| 4.06

| 10.4

| 8.82

| 10.87

| 1.1

| −1.09

|

| −7.14

| −7.69

| −15.74

| −15.63

|

= Clare =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 127

| 118

| 117

| 111

| 103

| 94

| 90

| 91

| 88

| 85

| 75

| 74

| 77

| 81

| 85

| 90

| 95

| 104

| 112

| 124

| 141

| 147

| 166

| 212

| 286

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 14

| 20

| 13

| 15

| 14

| 11

| 10

| 9

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 7.2

| 0.9

| 5.3

| 7.77

| 9.57

| 4.44

| −1.1

|

| −4.08

| −11.45

| −21.7

| −25.87

|

= Waterford =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 127

| 114

| 108

| 102

| 94

| 91

| 89

| 87

| 77

| 73

| 71

| 74

| 75

| 76

| 78

| 79

| 84

| 87

| 98

| 112

| 123

| 134

| 164

| 196

| 227

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 15

| 21

| 15

| 13

| 14

| 12

| 10

| 11

| 13

| 15

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 9.2

| 1.8

| 5.3

| 6.93

| 7.45

| 3.3

| 0

|

| −8.94

| −8.21

| −18.29

| −16.33

|

= Kilkenny =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 104

| 99

| 95

| 87

| 80

| 75

| 73

| 70

| 69

| 61

| 60

| 61

| 64

| 65

| 66

| 68

| 70

| 74

| 79

| 87

| 99

| 109

| 124

| 158

| 202

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 16

| 22

| 16

| 15

| 17

| 14

| 15

| 16

| 15

| 14

| 12

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 4.5

| 4.2

| 8.9

| 8.75

| 6.67

| 2.74

| 0

|

| −9.17

| −12.1

| −21.52

| −21.78

|

= Westmeath =

class="wikitable"

!style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

|style="background:grey;"|Population

| 96

| 88

| 86

| 79

| 71

| 63

| 61

| 63

| 61

| 59

| 53

| 52

| 54

| 56

| 59

| 61

| 65

| 71

| 78

| 90

| 111

| 141

align="center"

|style="background:grey;"|Rank

|17

|

align="center"

|style="background:grey;"|%Change

| 8

|+3.0

|+8.6

|+10.4

|+13.5

|+2.3

|{{Formatnum:-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 =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 91

| 84

| 80

| 67

| 58

| 52

| 53

| 51

| 49

| 45

| 44

| 45

| 47

| 48

| 49

| 50

| 51

| 54

| 57

| 64

| 73

|79

|90

|111

|153

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 18

|

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %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 =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 83

| 78

| 77

| 71

| 64

| 59

| 58

| 60

| 58

| 57

| 52

| 53

| 54

| 51

| 53

| 57

| 60

| 66

| 73

| 76

| 90

| 112

| 147

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 19

| 18

| 20

| 21

| 22

| 23

| 21

| 24

| 21

| 18

| 20

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 6

| 1.3

| 8.4

| 10.94

| 8.47

| 1.72

| −3.33

|

| −3.95

| −15.56

| −19.64

| −23.81

|

= Cavan =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 81

| 76

| 73

| 64

| 57

| 53

| 54

| 53

| 54

| 57

| 62

| 66

| 70

| 77

| 82

| 91

| 98

| 112

| 129

| 141

| 154

| 174

| 243

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 20

| 21

| 20

| 21

| 20

| 19

| 18

| 17

| 14

| 13

| 12

| 11

| 10

| 11

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 6.6

| 4.1

| 13.9

| 12.28

| 7.55

| 0

| −1.85

|

| −8.51

| −8.44

| −11.49

| −28.4

|

= Sligo =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 70

| 65

| 61

| 58

| 55

| 54

| 56

| 55

| 50

| 51

| 54

| 57

| 61

| 62

| 67

| 71

| 79

| 84

| 98

| 111

| 115

| 124

| 128

| 180

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 22

| 21

| 20

| 19

| 21

| 19

| 18

| 15

| 14

| 13

| 14

| 15

| 17

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 6.5

| 0.0

| 7.2

| 5.17

| 5.45

| 1.85

| −3.57

|

| −3.48

| −7.26

| −3.13

| −28.89

|

= Roscommon =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 70

| 64

| 59

| 54

| 52

| 55

| 54

| 56

| 59

| 64

| 68

| 73

| 78

| 84

| 94

| 102

| 114

| 132

| 141

| 157

| 173

| 254

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 21

| 22

| 21

| 20

| 19

| 20

| 17

| 16

| 15

| 13

| 12

| 11

| 10

| 12

| 10

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 8.4

| 0.0

| 8.7

| 9.26

| 3.85

| 0

| −5.45

|

| −6.38

| −10.19

| −9.25

| −31.89

|

= Fermanagh =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 63

|

| 62

|

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 28

|

| 28

|

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 3.8

|

= Monaghan =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 65

| 61

| 60

| 56

| 53

| 51

| 52

| 51

| 50

| 46

| 47

| 52

| 55

| 57

| 61

| 65

| 71

| 75

| 86

| 103

| 115

| 126

| 142

| 200

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 23

| 22

| 21

| 20

| 17

| 16

| 15

| 14

| 15

| 14

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 5.6

| 1.7

| 8.0

| 5.66

| 3.92

| 0

| −1.92

|

| −10.43

| −8.73

| −11.27

| −29

|

= Carlow =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 61

| 56

| 54

| 50

| 46

| 42

| 41

| 40

| 39

| 34

| 33

| 34

| 36

| 38

| 41

| 47

| 52

| 57

| 68

| 86

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 24

| 25

| 26

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 8.8

| 3.7

| 8.3

| 8.7

| 9.52

| 2.44

| 0

|

| −9.62

| −8.77

| −16.18

| −20.93

|

= Longford =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 46

| 40

| 39

| 34

| 31

| 30

| 31

| 28

| 29

| 31

| 33

| 35

| 36

| 38

| 40

| 44

| 47

| 53

| 61

| 65

| 72

| 82

| 115

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 25

| 26

| 25

| 24

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 14.1

| 2.6

| 13.3

| 9.68

| 3.33

| 0

| −3.23

|

| −6.15

| −9.72

| −12.2

| −28.7

|

= Leitrim =

class="wikitable"

! style="background:grey;" | 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

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Population

| 35

| 32

| 29

| 26

| 25

| 27

| 28

| 31

| 33

| 37

| 41

| 45

| 51

| 56

| 64

| 69

| 79

| 90

| 96

| 105

| 112

| 155

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | Rank

| 26

| 25

| 24

| 22

| 19

| 17

| 18

align="center"

| style="background:grey;" | %Change

| 9.5

| 0.0

| 9.8

| 11.54

| 4

| 0

| −7.41

|

| −6.25

| −8.57

| −6.25

| −27.74

|

References

External links

[http://www.cso.ie/ Historical data at Irish census site]

Analysis

Historical population of Ireland

Historical population

County populations 2016

Historical populations per province

= Leinster =

= Munster =

= Connacht =

= Ulster =

Historical populations per county

= Dublin =

= Antrim =

= Down =

= Cork =

= Galway =

= Derry =

= Kildare =

= Limerick =

= Meath =

= Tyrone =

= Armagh =

= Tipperary =

= Donegal =

= Wexford =

= Kerry =

= Wicklow =

= Mayo =

= Louth =

= Clare =

= Waterford =

= Kilkenny =

= Westmeath =

= Laois =

= Offaly =

= Cavan =

= Sligo =

= Roscommon =

= Fermanagh =

= Monaghan =

= Carlow =

= Longford =

= Leitrim =

See also

References

External links