Irish population analysis

Irish population analysis

The population of Ireland in 2008 was approximately 6.1 million comprising 4.35 million in the Republic of Ireland with another 1.75 million in Northern Ireland. Although this is a significant growth over recent years, it is lower than historical figures.

In 1841, the population of the 26 counties which would later form the Republic of Ireland was over 6.5 million people. The Irish potato famine and the emigration it caused had a dramatic effect, so that by 1871 the 26-county population had almost halved to four million, and by 1926 had reduced further to three million. The population held firm around three million until the early 1970s when the population began to rise again. Future predictions are for the population to continue to rise at 1.4% per year until 2021 when the population is predicted to be over just over five million. [Central Statistics Office, [http://www.cso.ie/releasespublications/documents/population/current/poppro.pdf Regional Population Projections 2006-2021] , 25 May 2005] The Republic of Ireland is one of the few remaining developed economies to have population growth of this scale.

Below are some statistics to illustrate the rise, fall and rise again of the Irish population since 1841. The statistics also illustrate a massive population shift from the West to the East of the country and increasing urbanisation. Counties such as Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo and Leitrim have become depopulated while counties surrounding Dublin including Wicklow, Kildare Louth and Meath have seen rapid population growth in recent years.

Historical country population

:"Data for country population refers to the 26 counties that make up the present country of the Republic of Ireland"

Munster

Historical populations per county

"(Measured in 1000's)"

Dublin

Kildare

Tipperary

Wexford

Clare

Kilkenny

Cavan

Roscommon

Longford

Leitrim

ee also

*Census of Ireland, 1911

References

External links

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

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