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itvstart">2022-04-03</span>)</span></b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint">2026 →</td> </tr></tbody></table> <hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo_of_the_2022_Census_of_Ireland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Logo_of_the_2022_Census_of_Ireland.png/220px-Logo_of_the_2022_Census_of_Ireland.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9e/Logo_of_the_2022_Census_of_Ireland.png 1.5x" data-file-width="247" data-file-height="109" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: center; background-color: #efefef; margin: 0.1em; padding: 0.05em 0;">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">Ireland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Topics</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>Census topics</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> Population change </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Geographical distribution </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Age and sex composition </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Households and families </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Diversity </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ethnicity and <a href="/wiki/Irish_Travellers" title="Irish Travellers">Irish Travellers</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">The <a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish language</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Religion </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Housing </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Commuting </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Authority</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Central_Statistics_Office_(Ireland)" title="Central Statistics Office (Ireland)">Central Statistics Office</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.census.ie">https://www.census.ie</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: center; background-color: #efefef; margin: 0.1em; padding: 0.05em 0;">Results</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total population</th><td class="infobox-data">5,149,139 (8.1%<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most<span class="nowrap"> </span>populous<span class="nowrap"> </span><wbr />county</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/County_Dublin" title="County Dublin">Dublin</a> (1,458,154)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Least<span class="nowrap"> </span>populous<span class="nowrap"> </span><wbr />county</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/County_Leitrim" title="County Leitrim">Leitrim</a> (35,199)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2022 <a href="/wiki/Census_of_Ireland" title="Census of Ireland">census of Ireland</a></b> was held on Sunday, 3 April 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was organised by the <a href="/wiki/Central_Statistics_Office_(Ireland)" title="Central Statistics Office (Ireland)">Central Statistics Office</a> (CSO) and reported a total population of 5,149,139, or an 8.1% increase since the prior <a href="/wiki/2016_census_of_Ireland" title="2016 census of Ireland">2016 census</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CSO2021FAQ_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CSO2021FAQ-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the highest population recorded in a census since <a href="/wiki/1841_census_of_Ireland" title="1841 census of Ireland">1841</a> and the first time the population exceeded five million since 1851.<sup id="cite_ref-population_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-population-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The census results were released gradually between May and December 2023 in a series of reports organised either as summaries or in-depth results of specific themes, like age, ethnicity, or religion.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A census was originally planned for 18 April 2021, but was postponed due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RTE2020CensusPostponed_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RTE2020CensusPostponed-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta 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in turn to 46 regional supervisors.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Census_form">Census form</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Census form"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Preparation of the 2022 census form began in 2017 with a public consultation process drawing input from various <a href="/wiki/Department_of_State_(Ireland)" title="Department of State (Ireland)">governmental departments</a>, <a href="/wiki/Advocacy_group" title="Advocacy group">interest groups</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Academy" title="Academy">academics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Mirror2021CensusForm_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mirror2021CensusForm-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The consultation was organised by the Census Advisory Group between October and November 2017, assessing over 400 submissions which informed a test survey of revised and new questions in September 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-Independent2019CAG_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent2019CAG-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The consultation process led to the inclusion of 8 new questions, which covered topics like ownership of renewable energy sources, working from home, and smoking habits.<sup id="cite_ref-RTE2019CensusForm_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RTE2019CensusForm-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, all 25 questions used in the 2016 and 2011 censuses were revised. </p><p>The 2022 form was also the first to include a '<a href="/wiki/Time_capsule" title="Time capsule">time capsule</a>' section, offering a space for respondents to write a voluntary message to remain sealed for 100 years due to <a href="/wiki/Data_protection" class="mw-redirect" title="Data protection">data protection</a> requirements.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2021, the CSO confirmed it was researching possible questions to record <a href="/wiki/Gender_identities" class="mw-redirect" title="Gender identities">gender identities</a>, but that no such question would appear on the 2022 census form, which will only ask respondents for their <a href="/wiki/Sex" title="Sex">sex</a> with the options 'male' or 'female'.<sup id="cite_ref-Jrnl2021Gender_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jrnl2021Gender-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The decision was criticised by multiple <a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_group" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights group">LGBT groups</a> and advocates.<sup id="cite_ref-Journal2019GenderQ_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Journal2019GenderQ-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The preliminary results were released on 23 June 2022, showing a national population of five million for the first time since 1851.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-population_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-population-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Results published on 30 May 2023 found that <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Ireland" title="Catholic Church in Ireland">Catholicism</a> dropped to 69%, down from 79% in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also found the average age of the population increased by 1.4 years since 2016, people who speak the <a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish language</a> increased by 6% and approximately a third of all workers <a href="/wiki/Remote_working" class="mw-redirect" title="Remote working">worked from home</a> for at least some part of their week.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Population_by_province">Population by province</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Population by province"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" align="center" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Province</th> <th><a href="/wiki/List_of_flags_of_Ireland#Provincial_flags" title="List of flags of Ireland">Flag</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a> name</th> <th>Population (2022)</th> <th>Density (km<sup>2</sup>)</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Ireland" title="Counties of Ireland">Counties</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Connacht" title="Connacht">Connacht</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Connacht" title="Connacht"><img alt="Connacht" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Flag_of_Connacht.svg/50px-Flag_of_Connacht.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Flag_of_Connacht.svg/75px-Flag_of_Connacht.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Flag_of_Connacht.svg/100px-Flag_of_Connacht.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span></td> <td><span title="Irish-language text"><i lang="ga">Connachta</i></span><br /><small><span title="Irish-language text"><i lang="ga">Cúige Chonnacht</i></span></small></td> <td>589,338</td> <td>33.3</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Leinster" title="Leinster">Leinster</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Leinster" title="Leinster"><img alt="Leinster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Leinster.svg/50px-Flag_of_Leinster.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Leinster.svg/75px-Flag_of_Leinster.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Leinster.svg/100px-Flag_of_Leinster.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="750" /></a></span></span></td> <td><span title="Irish-language text"><i lang="ga">Laighin</i></span><br /><small><span title="Irish-language text"><i lang="ga">Cúige Laighean</i></span></small></td> <td>2,870,354</td> <td>145.0</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Munster" title="Munster">Munster</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Munster" title="Munster"><img alt="Munster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Munster.svg/50px-Flag_of_Munster.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Munster.svg/75px-Flag_of_Munster.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Munster.svg/100px-Flag_of_Munster.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span></td> <td><span title="Irish-language text"><i lang="ga">Mumhain</i></span><br /><small><span title="Irish-language text"><i lang="ga">Cúige Mumhan</i></span></small></td> <td>1,373,346</td> <td>55.6</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ulster" title="Ulster">Ulster</a> (part of)</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ulster" title="Ulster"><img alt="Ulster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Ulster.svg/50px-Flag_of_Ulster.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Ulster.svg/75px-Flag_of_Ulster.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Ulster.svg/100px-Flag_of_Ulster.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="670" /></a></span></span></td> <td><span title="Irish-language text"><i lang="ga">Ulaidh</i></span><br /><small><span title="Irish-language text"><i lang="ga">Cúige Uladh</i></span></small></td> <td>314,076</td> <td>38.8</td> <td>3 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Population_by_county_and_region">Population by county and region</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Population by county and region"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"> <caption>Population by region and local government area </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region/county/city </th> <th scope="col">2022 pop.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f5f5d3;"> <td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Border_Region" title="Border Region">Border</a></b> </td> <td>419,473 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Cavan" title="County Cavan">Cavan</a> </td> <td>81,704 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Donegal" title="County Donegal">Donegal</a> </td> <td>167,084 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Leitrim" title="County Leitrim">Leitrim</a> </td> <td>35,199 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Monaghan" title="County Monaghan">Monaghan</a> </td> <td>65,288 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Sligo" title="County Sligo">Sligo</a> </td> <td>70,198 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5f5d3;"> <td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/County_Dublin" title="County Dublin">Dublin</a></b> </td> <td>1,458,154 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin city</a> </td> <td>592,713 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/D%C3%BAn_Laoghaire%E2%80%93Rathdown" title="Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown">Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown</a> </td> <td>233,860 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Fingal" title="Fingal">Fingal</a> </td> <td>330,506 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/South_Dublin" title="South Dublin">South Dublin</a> </td> <td>301,705 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5f5d3;"> <td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Mid-East_Region,_Ireland" title="Mid-East Region, Ireland">Mid-East</a></b> </td> <td>764,154 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Kildare" title="County Kildare">Kildare</a> </td> <td>247,774 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Louth" title="County Louth">Louth</a> </td> <td>139,703 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Meath" title="County Meath">Meath</a> </td> <td>220,826 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Wicklow" title="County Wicklow">Wicklow</a> </td> <td>155,851 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5f5d3;"> <td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Mid-West_Region,_Ireland" title="Mid-West Region, Ireland">Mid-West</a></b> </td> <td>505,369 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Clare" title="County Clare">Clare</a> </td> <td>127,938 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Limerick" title="County Limerick">Limerick</a> </td> <td>209,536 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Tipperary" title="County Tipperary">Tipperary</a> </td> <td>167,895 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5f5d3;"> <td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Midland_Region,_Ireland" title="Midland Region, Ireland">Midland</a></b> </td> <td>317,999 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Laois" title="County Laois">Laois</a> </td> <td>91,877 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Longford" title="County Longford">Longford</a> </td> <td>46,751 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Offaly" title="County Offaly">Offaly</a> </td> <td>83,150 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Westmeath" title="County Westmeath">Westmeath</a> </td> <td>96,221 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5f5d3;"> <td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/South-East_Region,_Ireland" title="South-East Region, Ireland">South-East</a></b> </td> <td>457,410 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Carlow" title="County Carlow">Carlow</a> </td> <td>61,968 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Kilkenny" title="County Kilkenny">Kilkenny</a> </td> <td>104,160 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Waterford" title="County Waterford">Waterford</a> </td> <td>127,363 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Wexford" title="County Wexford">Wexford</a> </td> <td>163,919 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5f5d3;"> <td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/South-West_Region,_Ireland" title="South-West Region, Ireland">South-West</a></b> </td> <td>740,614 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Cork_(city)" title="Cork (city)">Cork city</a> </td> <td>224,004 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Cork" title="County Cork">Cork county</a> </td> <td>360,152 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Kerry" title="County Kerry">Kerry</a> </td> <td>156,458 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5f5d3;"> <td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/West_Region,_Ireland" title="West Region, Ireland">West</a></b> </td> <td>483,941 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Galway" title="Galway">Galway city</a> </td> <td>85,910 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Galway" title="County Galway">Galway county</a> </td> <td>190,541 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Mayo" title="County Mayo">Mayo</a> </td> <td>137,231 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/County_Roscommon" title="County Roscommon">Roscommon</a> </td> <td>70,259 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span 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exist)">1821</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1831_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1831 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">1831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_census_of_Ireland" title="1841 census of Ireland">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1851_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1851 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1861_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1861 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">1861</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1871_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1871 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1881_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1881 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1891_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1891 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1901_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1901 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_census_of_Ireland" title="1911 census of Ireland">1911</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Republic of Ireland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1926_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1926 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1936_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1936 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1946 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1956_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1956 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1961 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_census_of_Ireland" title="1966 census of Ireland">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1971 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1979 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1981 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1986 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1991 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1996 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_census_of_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 census of Ireland (page does not exist)">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_census_of_Ireland" title="2011 census of Ireland">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_census_of_Ireland" title="2016 census of Ireland">2016</a></li> <li><a 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href="/w/index.php?title=1966_Census_for_Northern_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1966 Census for Northern Ireland (page does not exist)">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_Census_for_Northern_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1971 Census for Northern Ireland (page does not exist)">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Census_for_Northern_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1981 Census for Northern Ireland (page does not exist)">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_Census_for_Northern_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1991 Census for Northern Ireland (page does not exist)">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Census_for_Northern_Ireland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 Census for Northern Ireland (page does not exist)">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_census#2011_Census_for_Northern_Ireland" title="2011 United Kingdom census">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_United_Kingdom_census#2021_Census_for_Northern_Ireland" title="2021 United Kingdom census">2021</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Future</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>2026 (Republic of Ireland)</li> <li>2031 (Northern Ireland)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Population lists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Irish_counties_by_population" title="List of Irish counties by population">Irish counties by population</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Northern_Ireland#Local_Government_Districts" title="Local government in Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland districts by population</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_settlements_on_the_island_of_Ireland_by_population" title="List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population">Settlements on the island of Ireland by population</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_urban_areas_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland">Urban areas in the Republic of Ireland by population</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_urban_areas_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland_for_the_2016_census" title="List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland for the 2016 census">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_urban_areas_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland_for_the_2011_census" title="List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland for the 2011 census">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_urban_areas_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland_for_the_2006_census" title="List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland for the 2006 census">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_urban_areas_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland_for_the_2002_census" title="List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland for the 2002 census">2002</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_localities_in_Northern_Ireland_by_population" title="List of localities in Northern Ireland by population">Localities in Northern Ireland by population</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Historical_population_of_Ireland" title="Historical population of Ireland">Historical population of Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Demographics of the Republic of Ireland">Demographics of the Republic of Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Demographics of Northern Ireland">Demographics of Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Statistics_Office_(Ireland)" title="Central Statistics Office (Ireland)">Central Statistics Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_for_National_Statistics" title="Office for National Statistics">Office for National Statistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Census_Act_(Northern_Ireland)_1969" title="Census Act (Northern Ireland) 1969">Census Act (Northern Ireland) 1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pobal#Pobal_HP_Deprivation_Index" title="Pobal">Pobal HP Deprivation Index</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?useformat=desktop&type=1x1&usesul3=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" 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