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Longfords population is getting older with the number of people over the age of 65 increasing by 26 per cent, new census data has found.

Ireland's population has increased to more than 5.1 million people, according to newly released data gathered during the Irish Census 2022. It is the first time the population of the Irish State has surpassed 5 million people since 1851.

The population of Offaly grew by 7% to 83,150 between April 2016 and April 2022, results from Census 2022 revealed this week. This means the the number of peopl...

CORK’S population has increased by 8%, there are slightly more female than male inhabitants, our average increase has gone up by more than a year since the 2016 Census and there’s been a large increase in the number of dual Irish citizens and non citizens living in the county.

Irish and dual-Irish citizens now make up 84% of the population.

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) released the latest finds of Census 2022, which found that the average age of the population increased from 37.4 in 2016 to 38.8 in 2022. While in 2011, the average age was 36.1.

The average age of the Irish population has increased by 10 years since 2016, new census data has found.

The average age of the Irish population has increased by 1.4 years since 2016, while the number of people identifying as Catholic has dropped 10pc, new census data has found.

The average age of the population in the Republic of Ireland has increased by 1.4 years since 2016, while the number of people identifying as Catholic has dropped 10pc, new census data has found.

The Census was collected in April 2022 and findings are now available from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).