Richard Bruton
Question:3. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Taoiseach the ratio of those aged 65+ to the population of working age in each local authority. [13518/24]
View answerTuesday, 9 April 2024
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The total population aged 65 years and over in the State was 776,315 in Census 2022. This was 23.1% of the population aged 15-64 years (3,360,537).
The following table shows the percentage of people aged 65 years and over as a percentage of the working population (people aged 15-64 years) in each local authority.
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Percentage of population aged 65 years and over to the population of working age (15-64 years), by Local Authority, 2022. |
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|
Local Authority |
% |
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Ireland |
23.1 |
|
Carlow |
23.1 |
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Dublin City |
18.7 |
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Dún Laoghaire - Rathdown |
26.3 |
|
Fingal |
16.6 |
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South Dublin |
20.2 |
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Kildare |
18.0 |
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Kilkenny |
25.8 |
|
Laois |
20.1 |
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Longford |
24.7 |
|
Louth |
21.9 |
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Meath |
18.9 |
|
Offaly |
24.4 |
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Westmeath |
23.1 |
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Wexford |
26.3 |
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Wicklow |
23.7 |
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Clare |
26.6 |
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Cork City |
21.7 |
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Cork County |
24.7 |
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Kerry |
30.1 |
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Limerick City & County |
24.6 |
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Tipperary |
27.9 |
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Waterford City & County |
25.7 |
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Galway City |
17.7 |
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Galway County |
26.7 |
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Leitrim |
30.6 |
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Mayo |
32.4 |
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Roscommon |
30.2 |
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Sligo |
29.4 |
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Cavan |
24.3 |
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Donegal |
28.7 |
|
Monaghan |
25.6 |