1. State Total Print Map
Population aged 0-19 by sex and year of age, persons aged 20+ by Population by sex and marital status
sex and age group Status Males Females
Age Male Female Total Single 1,285,612 1,199,013
0 36,850 35,560 72,410 Married 855,087 853,517
1 37,230 35,415 72,645 Separated 50,833 65,361
2 37,153 35,413 72,566 Divorced 38,085 49,685
3 36,382 35,075 71,457 Widowed 43,082 147,977
4 34,461 32,790 67,251 Total 2,272,699 2,315,553
5 33,199 31,738 64,937
6 33,534 31,442 64,976
7 32,829 31,612 64,441
8 32,578 31,238 63,816
9 31,897 30,703 62,600
10 31,514 29,915 61,429
11 31,114 29,720 60,834
12 31,430 29,804 61,234
13 30,717 29,275 59,992
14 30,301 28,701 59,002
15 29,416 27,811 57,227
16 28,577 27,428 56,005
17 28,600 27,265 55,865
18 29,107 27,733 56,840
19 28,562 28,520 57,082
20-24 146,636 150,595 297,231
25-29 173,714 187,408 361,122
30-34 194,774 199,171 393,945
35-39 182,237 182,024 364,261
40-44 166,330 164,482 330,812
45-49 151,516 153,669 305,185
50-54 136,737 137,649 274,386
55-59 122,121 122,401 244,522
60-64 109,869 108,917 218,786
65-69 86,298 87,340 173,638
70-74 63,476 67,714 131,190
75-79 46,631 55,405 102,036
80-84 28,423 41,690 70,113
85+ 18,486 39,930 58,416
Total 2,272,699 2,315,553 4,588,252
Usually resident population by Usually resident population by Usually resident population aged Population by religion
place of birth and nationality ethnic or cultural background 1 and over by usual residence 1 Catholic 3,861,335
Location Birthplace Nationality White Irish 3,821,995 year before Census Day
Other stated religion 384,192
Ireland 3,758,511 3,927,143 White Irish Traveller 29,495 Same Address 4,126,770
No religion 269,811
UK 288,627 112,259 Other White 412,975 Elsewhere in County 209,617
Not stated 72,914
Poland 115,193 122,585 Black or Black Irish 65,078 Elsewhere in Ireland 63,622
Total 4,588,252
Lithuania 34,847 36,683 Asian or Asian Irish 84,690 Outside Ireland 53,267
Other EU 27 116,927 115,237 Other 40,724 Total 4,453,276
Rest of World 211,176 157,593 Not stated 70,324
Not stated 0 53,781 Total 4,525,281
Total 4,525,281 4,525,281
Speakers of foreign languages by Speakers of foreign languages by ability Population aged 3 or over by ability to
language spoken to speak English speak Irish
Language Persons Ability Persons Ability Persons
Polish 119,526 Very well 245,391 Yes 1,774,437
French 56,430 Well 161,461 No 2,507,312
Lithuanian 31,635 Not well 74,447 Not stated 88,882
Other 306,477 Not at all 15,114 Total 4,370,631
Total 514,068 Not stated 17,655
Total 514,068
Irish speakers aged 3 or over by frequency of speaking Irish Irish speakers within education aged 3+, by frequency of speaking
Speaks Irish Daily, within education system only 519,181 Irish outside education
Speaks Irish Daily, within and also outside education system 38,480 Frequency Persons Males Females
Outside education system, Daily 55,554 Daily 21,631 9,135 12,496
Outside education system, Weekly 103,132 Weekly 7,510 3,330 4,180
Outside education system, Less often 607,460 Less often 5,776 2,743 3,033
Outside education system, Never 435,219 Never 3,563 1,757 1,806
Outside education system, not stated 15,411 Total 38,480 16,965 21,515
Total 1,774,437

2. Families,family members and children in Family units with children by size and Family units with children by type of family and
families, by size of family age of children age of children
Number of Number of All Children Lone Lone
Size of Number of All Couples
persons in children in children both mothers fathers
family families children Total with
families families 15 or under and with with
under 15 children
2 over over 15 children children
469,709 939,418 124,765
persons No Number of families
0 0 0 344,944
3 children All children aged
273,416 820,248 332,001 315,974 83,476 6,136
persons 1 child 161,584 178,012 0 339,596 under fifteen
4 2 All children aged over
249,343 997,372 520,662 151,941 92,826 41,185 285,952 207,216 81,206 20,753
persons children fifteen
5 3 Other 95,761 21,602 2,142
129,561 647,805 395,750 68,557 30,010 45,903 144,470
persons children Total number of
618,951 186,284 29,031
6 or 4 family units
18,903 6,733 21,966 47,602
more 57,181 364,237 252,797 children Number of children
persons 5 or All children aged
Total 1,179,210 3,769,080 1,625,975 more 4,601 1,594 10,451 16,646 632,609 129,347 9,186
under fifteen
children
All children aged over
345,600 114,895 28,526
fifteen
Other 295,770 63,867 6,175
Total number of
1,273,979 308,109 43,887
family units
Families by age of youngest child Families by family cycle Females aged 20 years or over by
Number of Number of family Number of Number of family number of children born alive
Family cycle
families members families members Number of children born Number of females
0-4 Pre-family 131,877 263,754 0 526,960
266,141 1,036,743
years Empty nest 118,939 237,878 1 214,486
5-9 Retired 94,128 188,256 2 328,666
139,761 562,076
years
Pre-school 141,320 446,974 3 254,957
10-14
119,189 474,961 Early school 133,003 511,725 4 or more 306,077
years
15-19 Pre- Total 1,631,146
104,025 385,352 131,263 534,003
years Adolescent
20+ Adolescent 135,218 550,311
205,150 620,060
years Adult 293,462 1,036,179
Total 834,266 3,079,192 Total 1,179,210 3,769,080
Private households by type Private households by size Private households by type of
Type of Household Households Persons Size of family Households Persons accommodation
One person 392,000 392,000 1 person 392,000 392,000 Type of accommodation Households Persons
Husband and wife 240,146 480,292 2 persons 479,271 958,542 House/Bungalow 1,438,345 4,079,628
Cohabiting couple 73,111 146,222 3 persons 296,010 888,030 Flat/Apartment 177,587 342,350
Husband, wife and 4 persons 268,136 1,072,544 Bed-sit 5,695 8,005
522,959 2,147,067
children 5 persons 145,102 725,510 Caravan/Mobile Home 4,800 9,840
Cohabiting couple and 6 persons 52,775 316,650 Not stated 27,781 70,586
54,911 206,327
children Total 1,654,208 4,510,409
7 persons 14,174 99,218
Father and children 24,497 62,014
8 or more persons 6,740 57,915
Mother and children 155,264 420,011
Total 1,654,208 4,510,409
Couple and others 21,697 72,760
Couple, children and
30,459 156,514
others
Father, children and
2,986 10,885
others
Mother, children and
15,190 56,134
others
Two or more family units 18,769 100,938
Non-family households
39,611 92,664
and relations
Two or more non-related
62,608 166,581
persons
Total 1,654,208 4,510,409
Permanent private households by year Permanent private households by type of Permanent private households by
built occupancy number of rooms
Year Built Households Persons Type of occupancy Households Persons Number of rooms Households Persons
Pre 1919 149,939 340,515 Owner occupied with 1 room 23,058 33,389
583,148 1,888,826
1919 to 1945 114,817 265,699 mortgage 2 rooms 78,373 138,552
1946 to 1960 127,691 311,298 Owner occupied no
566,776 1,346,590 3 rooms 156,731 350,764
mortgage
1961 to 1970 114,510 285,906 4 rooms 174,296 390,118
Rented from Private
1971 to 1980 214,197 578,111 305,377 770,375 5 rooms 380,115 993,136
Landlord
1981 to 1990 172,413 509,817 Rented from Local 6 rooms 299,646 847,801
129,033 354,992
1991 to 2000 238,724 749,913 Authority 7 rooms 223,835 708,587
2001 to 2005 266,110 784,606 Rented from Voluntary 8 or more rooms 247,026 879,085
14,942 34,340
2006 or later 171,397 465,963 Body Not stated 66,328 159,137
Not stated 79,610 208,741 Occupied free of rent 25,436 47,883 Total 1,649,408 4,500,569
Total 1,649,408 4,500,569 Not stated 24,696 57,563
Total 1,649,408 4,500,569

3. Permanent private households by central Permanent private households by water Permanent private households by
heating supply sewerage facility
No central heating 26,952 Public main 1,247,185 Public scheme 1,092,418
Oil 711,330 Group scheme with local authority Individual septic tank 437,652
144,428
Natural Gas 550,215 source Other individual treatment 50,259
Electricity 140,419 Group scheme with private source 45,774 Other 9,370
Coal (including anthracite) 79,145 Other private source 161,532 No sewerage facility 2,555
Peat (including turf) 78,638 None 2,080 Not stated 57,154
Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) 10,452 Not stated 48,409 Total 1,649,408
Wood (including wood pellets) 21,395 Total 1,649,408
Other 8,524
Not stated 22,338
Total 1,649,408
Occupancy status of permanent dwellings Persons in Communal Establishments Population aged 15 years and over by
on Census night Number of establishments 4,035 principal economic status and sex
Occupied 1,660,111 Number of persons 109,897 Principal
Unoccupied 334,734 Economic Male Female Total
Status
Total 1,994,845
At work 954,541 852,819 1,807,360
Looking for first
19,512 14,654 34,166
regular job
Unemployed
having lost or
254,815 135,862 390,677
given up
previous job
Student 201,203 207,635 408,838
Looking after
18,040 321,878 339,918
home/family
Retired 237,409 219,985 457,394
Unable to work
due to
permanent 79,502 77,491 156,993
sickness or
disability
Other 6,488 6,828 13,316
Total 1,771,510 1,837,152 3,608,662
Population by sex and social class Persons in private households by socio- Population aged 15 years and over by
Social Class Male Female Total economic group of reference person age education ceased
Professional Socio-economic group of Age Males Females Total
185,324 151,296 336,620 Households Persons
workers reference person Under 15 years 130,481 109,427 239,908
Managerial and A Employers and 15 84,759 64,821 149,580
587,931 663,740 1,251,671 237,024 703,726
technical managers
16 145,418 115,624 261,042
Non-manual 306,771 494,533 801,304 B Higher professional 102,811 293,023
17 117,191 128,649 245,840
Skilled manual 457,137 250,232 707,369 C Lower professional 182,368 483,424
18 176,365 196,324 372,689
Semi-skilled 259,543 227,906 487,449 D Non-manual 291,033 767,654
19 54,576 73,505 128,081
Unskilled 95,437 74,577 170,014 E Manual skilled 157,362 460,193
20 52,448 62,479 114,927
All others F Semi-skilled 139,278 392,719
21 and over 302,009 339,845 641,854
gainfully G Unskilled 62,156 165,734
380,556 453,269 833,825 Not stated 410,236 439,333 849,569
occupied and H Own account workers 86,837 268,680
unknown Total 1,473,483 1,530,007 3,003,490
I Farmers 85,731 243,380
Total 2,272,699 2,315,553 4,588,252
J Agricultural workers 10,061 26,119
Z All others gainfully
299,547 705,757
occupied and unknown
Total 1,654,208 4,510,409
Population aged 15 years and over whose Population aged 15 years and over by Population aged 15 years and over by sex and
education has not ceased field of study highest level of education completed
Education Males Females Total Qualification Males Females Total Education Level Males Females Total
Still at school 201,203 207,635 408,838 Education and No Formal Education 23,086 19,301 42,387
24,209 88,229 112,438
Other 96,824 99,510 196,334 teacher training Primary Education 216,530 197,979 414,509
Arts 24,969 31,206 56,175 Lower Secondary 268,192 231,297 499,489
Humanities 22,326 33,099 55,425 Upper Secondary 274,842 326,656 601,498
Social sciences, Technical or
Business and 152,729 261,230 413,959 Vocational 120,366 138,331 258,697
Law qualification
Science, Advanced
Mathematics 70,825 59,738 130,563 Certificate/Completed 116,900 55,025 171,925
and Computing Apprenticeship
Engineering, Higher Certificate 59,359 75,763 135,122
Manufacturing
260,892 24,033 284,925 Ordinary Bachelor
and
Construction Degree or National 98,460 123,517 221,977
Diploma
Agriculture and
70,015 12,927 82,942 Honours Bachelor
Veterinary
Degree, Professional 120,962 150,339 271,301
Health and qualification or both
29,961 172,998 202,959
Welfare
Postgraduate Diploma
Services 50,229 83,171 133,400 94,295 130,449 224,744
or Degree
Other subjects 1,264 1,884 3,148 Doctorate(Ph.D) or
13,018 8,952 21,970
Not Stated higher
(including 766,064 761,492 1,527,556 Not stated 67,473 72,398 139,871
unknown)
Total 1,473,483 1,530,007 3,003,490
Total 1,473,483 1,530,007 3,003,490

4. Population aged 5 years and over by Population aged 5 years and over by time Population aged 5 years and over by
means of travel to work, school or leaving home to travel to work, school or journey time to work, school or college
college college Under 15 mins 921,724
On foot 414,938 Before 06:30 122,056 1/4 hour - under 1/2 hour 812,773
Bicycle 61,177 06:30-07:00 161,594 1/2 hour - under 3/4 hour 463,182
Bus, minibus or coach 288,562 07:01-07:30 228,595 3/4 hour - under 1 hour 152,894
Train, DART or LUAS 70,976 07:31-08:00 391,908 1 hour - under 1 1/2 hours 140,545
Motorcycle or scooter 9,312 08:01-08:30 560,748 1 1/2 hours and over 51,038
Car driver 1,127,396 08:31-09:00 656,371 Not stated 162,248
Car passenger 508,338 09:01-09:30 262,469 Total 2,704,404
Van 118,991 After 09:30 216,043
Other 104,853 Not stated 104,620
Not stated 89,590 Total 2,704,404
Total 2,794,133
Persons with disability by age group Carers by sex and number of unpaid Population by general health and sex
00-14 53,058 hours per week Health Males Females Total
15-24 44,513 Number of hours Males Females Very Good 1,376,303 1,391,378 2,767,681
25-44 120,426 1-14 33,359 47,532 Good 635,037 647,919 1,282,956
45-64 173,269 15-28 10,853 18,402 Fair 176,239 191,892 368,131
65+ 204,069 29-42 5,443 8,696 Bad 27,727 29,516 57,243
Total 595,335 43+ 13,375 26,607 Very bad 5,912 6,506 12,418
Not stated 9,969 12,876 Not stated 51,481 48,342 99,823
Total 72,999 114,113 Total 2,272,699 2,315,553 4,588,252
Persons at work or unemployed by Persons at work by industry and sex Number of households with cars
occupation and sex Industry Males Females No motor car 289,722
Occupation Males Females Total Agriculture, forestry and One motor car 668,766
80,431 11,095
Managers, fishing Two motor cars 556,036
Directors and 109,849 61,560 171,409 Building and construction 80,174 7,197 Three motor cars
Senior Officials 101,264
Manufacturing industries 147,913 61,890 Four or more motor cars 33,620
Professional
151,159 202,622 353,781 Commerce and trade 228,535 227,754
Occupations
Associate Transport and
108,269 38,261
Professional and communications
138,244 92,916 231,160
Technical Public administration 59,942 53,918
Occupations Professional services 113,988 311,361
Administrative Other 135,289 141,343
and Secretarial 43,974 182,678 226,652
Total 954,541 852,819
Occupations
Skilled Trades
317,029 31,075 348,104
Occupations
Caring, Leisure
and Other
22,372 122,217 144,589
Service
Occupations
Sales and
Customer
52,276 103,004 155,280
Service
Occupations
Process, Plant
and Machine 140,140 27,596 167,736
Operatives
Elementary
122,330 79,400 201,730
Occupations
Not stated 111,983 85,613 197,596
Total 1,209,356 988,681 2,198,037
Number of households with a personal Number of households with internet
computer access
Yes 1,199,298 Broadband 1,051,942
No 414,597 Other 132,973
Not stated 35,513 No 426,096
Total 1,649,408 Not stated 38,397
Total 1,649,408
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