David Stanton
Ceist:151 Mr. Stanton asked the Taoiseach the population of each county; the population trends over the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27743/01]
Written Answers. - Population Statistics.
The most recent data for the population of each county are from the 1996 Census of Population. The following table provides a comparison of these figures with those for 1971 (there was no census in 1976).
Population by county, 1971 and 1996
|
County |
1971 |
1996 |
Change |
% change |
|
Carlow |
34,237 |
41,616 |
7,379 |
21.6 |
|
Dublin County Borough |
567,866 |
481,854 |
86,012 |
15.1 |
|
Dublin County |
284,353 |
576,410 |
292,057 |
102.7 |
|
Kildare |
71,977 |
134,992 |
63,015 |
87.5 |
|
Kilkenny |
61,473 |
75,336 |
13,863 |
22.6 |
|
Laoighis |
45,259 |
52,945 |
7,686 |
17.0 |
|
Longford |
28,250 |
30,166 |
1,916 |
6.8 |
|
Louth |
74,951 |
92,166 |
17,215 |
23.0 |
|
Meath |
71,729 |
109,732 |
38,003 |
53.0 |
|
Offaly |
51,829 |
59,117 |
7,288 |
14.1 |
|
Westmeath |
53,570 |
63,314 |
9,744 |
18.2 |
|
Wexford |
86,351 |
104,371 |
18,020 |
20.9 |
|
Wicklow |
66,295 |
102,683 |
36,388 |
54.9 |
|
Clare |
75,008 |
94,006 |
18,998 |
25.3 |
|
Cork County Borough |
128,645 |
127,187 |
1,458 |
1.1 |
|
Cork County |
224,238 |
293,323 |
69,085 |
30.8 |
|
Kerry |
112,772 |
126,130 |
13,358 |
11.8 |
|
Limerick County Borough |
57,161 |
52,039 |
5,122 |
9.0 |
|
Limerick County |
83,298 |
113,003 |
29,705 |
35.7 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
54,337 |
58,021 |
3,684 |
6.8 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
69,228 |
75,514 |
6,286 |
9.1 |
|
Waterford County Borough |
31,968 |
42,540 |
10,572 |
33.1 |
|
Waterford County |
45,347 |
52,140 |
6,793 |
15.0 |
|
Galway County and County Borough* |
149,223 |
188,854 |
39,631 |
26.6 |
|
Leitrim |
28,360 |
25,057 |
3,303 |
11.6 |
|
Mayo |
109,525 |
111,524 |
1,999 |
1.8 |
|
Roscommon |
53,519 |
51,975 |
1,544 |
2.9 |
|
Sligo |
50,275 |
55,821 |
5,546 |
11.0 |
|
Cavan |
52,618 |
52,944 |
326 |
0.6 |
|
Donegal |
108,344 |
129,994 |
21,650 |
20.0 |
|
Monaghan |
46,242 |
51,313 |
5,071 |
11.0 |
|
State |
2,978,248 |
3,626,087 |
647,839 |
21.8 |
*Galway County Borough did not exist in 1971.