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Ireland's all-island population tops 7 million for the first time in over 170 years

Ireland's Central Statistics Office (CSO) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) published "Ireland and Northern Ireland – A Joint Census Publication 2021/2022" on Wednesday, July ...
The Irish Times

The people behind the numbers as Ireland’s population grows by nearly a third in 20 years

The population of the Republic of Ireland grew by nearly a third in 20 years, while the population of Northern Ireland grew by an eighth, according to a joint study carried out by statisticians. In ...
Irish Central

Ireland’s population increases 8%, exceeds 5 million for the first time since 1851

Ireland’s population increased by 8% (387,274 people) between April 2016 and April 2022, Ireland’s Central Statistics Office (CSO) said on Tuesday, May 30. There were 5,149,139 people in the Irish ...
The Irish Times

Ireland’s population outperforms increasingly ageing EU

Ireland’s population continues to strongly increase, though the rate of growth is slowing, according to the latest European Union estimates. Ireland has one of the healthiest demographics in Europe, ...
The Irish News

Population figures: Number of pensioners in Northern Ireland expected to increase by half over next 25 years

The number of pensioners in Northern Ireland is expected to increase by half over the next 25 years, new figures reveal. Data from Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) also ...