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2011 census of Ireland

Irish population census in 2011

Irish population census in 2011

FieldValue
nameCensus of Ireland, 2011
countryIreland
date
imageLogo of the 2011 Census of Ireland.png
next_year2016
next_census2016 census of Ireland
population4,588,252
percent_change6.86%
region_typecounty
most_populousDublin (1,273,069)
least_populousLeitrim (31,796)
previous_year2006

The 2011 census of Ireland was held on Sunday, 10 April 2011. It was administered by the Central Statistics Office of Ireland and found the population to be 4,588,252 people. Before the census, the latest population estimate was published in September 2010 and calculated that the Irish population had been 4,470,700 in April 2010. The previous census took place five years earlier, on Sunday, 23 April 2006. The subsequent census took place five years later, on 24 April 2016.

The 2011 census was held during the same year as the 2011 United Kingdom census in which the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency administered a census of Northern Ireland, covering those areas of the island that are not part of the Republic of Ireland.

Preparation

The Central Statistics Office carried out a census pilot survey on 19 April 2009 to test new questions and methods for the 2011 census. The Irish government met on 11 December 2009 and scheduled the census to take place on 10 April 2011. The meeting also defined the questions that would be asked in the questionnaire.

Atheist Ireland and Humanist Association campaigns

There were also campaigns by the Atheist Ireland group, and by The Humanist Association of Ireland, asking people to consider carefully their answer to the question about religion.

Recruitment

The Central Statistics Office hired a temporary field force of 5,500 people. The recruitment was performed in a pyramid structure, with 50 senior managers, 440 field supervisors, and 5,000 enumerators hired in succession. Hiring of senior managers for the census took place between 29 April and 12 May 2010. Recruitment of 440 census field supervisor positions began on 16 September 2010. The supervisors worked from their own homes around the country for a six-month contract. The 5,000 census enumerator positions were advertised on 29 December 2010, and these worked for ten weeks from 8 March 2011.

Field work

Enumerators began a field campaign on 10 March 2011 to deliver about 1.8 million census forms to every household in Ireland in the month before Census Day. Following the census, the forms were collected between 11 April and 9 May 2011.

Questions on the census form

H12Go to next page.
35Answer questions for Person 2 starting on the next page. If there is only one person present in the household on the night of 10 April go to page 22.
A8Is this person a student away at school or college?

Results

The first statistics were released in the Preliminary Population Report on 30 June 2011. The population on Census Night in April was 4,581,269, a figure based on summary counts for each enumeration area compiled by enumerators on the front page of the census forms. This figure was 110,569 more than the estimated population for April 2010. The definitive census publication, based on the scanned and processed census forms, is to be published between March and December 2012.

County details

The population of each county in the Republic of Ireland recorded by the 2011 Census is listed below. The 26 traditional counties are ranked by population. Non-traditional administrative counties are indicated by a cream-coloured background.

RankCountyPopulationDensity (/ km2)ProvinceChange since
previous census
1Dublin1,273,0691,380.8Leinster**7.02%**
2Cork519,03269.0Munster**7.84%**
-Fingal273,991600.6Leinster**14.17%**
-South Dublin265,2051,190.6Leinster**7.40%**
3Galway250,54140.7Connacht**8.15%**
4Kildare210,312123.8Leinster**12.87%**
-Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown206,2611,620.1Leinster**6.30%**
5Limerick191,80969.4Munster**4.21%**
6Meath184,13578.5Leinster**13.08%**
7Donegal161,13732.9Ulster**9.42%**
8Tipperary158,75436.8Munster**6.37%**
9Kerry145,50230.1Munster**4.05%**
10Wexford145,32061.2Leinster**10.30%**
11Wicklow136,64067.4Leinster**8.28%**
12Mayo130,63823.3Connacht**5.49%**
13Louth122,897148.7Leinster**10.45%**
14Clare117,19633.8Munster**5.63%**
15Waterford113,79561.2Munster**5.40%**
16Kilkenny95,41946.0Leinster**8.98%**
-South Tipperary88,43239.2Munster**6.26%**
17Westmeath86,16446.7Leinster**8.59%**
18Laois80,55946.8Leinster**20.13%**
19Offaly76,68738.3Leinster**8.21%**
20Cavan73,18337.7Ulster**14.34%**
-North Tipperary70,32234.4Munster**6.61%**
21Sligo65,39335.5Connacht**7.39%**
22Roscommon64,06525.0Connacht**9.01%**
23Monaghan60,48346.7Ulster**8.01%**
24Carlow54,61260.8Leinster**8.47%**
25Longford39,00035.7Leinster**13.40%**
26Leitrim31,79619.9Connacht**9.84%**
**Average****176,471**
TotalIreland4,588,25265.3**6.86%**

References

References

  1. link. (9 November 2014 ''CSO 2011'')
  2. [http://www.cso.ie/releasespublications/documents/population/current/popmig.pdf Population and Migration Estimates] {{Webarchive. link. (20 September 2010 Central Statistics Office, 21 September 2010.)
  3. [http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/2006PreliminaryReport.pdf Census 2006: Preliminary Report] {{webarchive. link. (24 March 2009 . Central Statistics Office, July 2006. Retrieved: 21 June 2011.)
  4. (6 April 2017). "Census 2016 says we are older, less religious and speak less Irish". The Irish Times.
  5. [http://www.atheist.ie/2011/01/be-honest-about-religion-in-the-irish-census-on-sunday-10-april/ Be Honest about Religion in the Irish Census on Sunday 10 April] {{Webarchive. link. (21 July 2011 Atheist Ireland, 13 January 2011.)
  6. [http://www.humanism.ie/website/campaigns/census-campaign Census Campaign] {{webarchive. link. (17 May 2011 The Humanist Association of Ireland. Retrieved: 21 June 2011.)
  7. [http://www.thejournal.ie/atheists-kick-off-%E2%80%98honest-to-godless%E2%80%99-census-campaign-2011-01/ Atheists kick off 'Honest to Godless' census campaign] {{Webarchive. link. (14 March 2011 ''TheJournal.ie'', 14 January 2011.)
  8. [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2011/0329/1224293298294.html Think carefully before answering census question on religion] {{Webarchive. link. (26 July 2011 ''Irish Times'', 29 March 2011.)
  9. [http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/Census_2011_440_Field_Supervisors.pdf Launch of Phase 2 of the Census 2011 recruitment campaign] {{Webarchive. link. (12 October 2011 CSO 16 September 2010.)
  10. [http://www.cso.ie/census/Census11_date_and_questions.htm Census date and questions for Census 2011] {{Webarchive. link. (8 October 2011 Central Statistics Office. Retrieved: 21 June 2011.)
  11. [http://www.census.ie/Media/Latest-News.240.1.aspx Latest News: What happens next?] {{webarchive. link. (18 June 2011 Central Statistics Office. Retrieved: 21 June 2011.)
  12. [http://www.census.ie/The-Census-Form/Each-question-in-detail.109.1.aspx Each question in detail] {{webarchive. link. (7 August 2011 Central Statistics Office. Retrieved: 21 June 2011.)
  13. [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0630/breaking12.html Census shows population at highest level for 150 years] {{Webarchive. link. (24 October 2012 ''Irish Times'', 30 June 2011.)
  14. [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0630/breaking12.html Population at highest level in 150 years] {{Webarchive. link. (24 October 2012 ''Irish Times'', 2011-06-60.)
  15. [http://www.cso.ie/en/statistics/population/populationofeachprovincecountyandcity2011/] {{Webarchive. link. (6 March 2013 Central Statistics Office figures)
  16. [http://www.cso.ie/en/census/census2011reports/census2011thisisirelandpart1/] {{Webarchive. link. (31 March 2012 Census 2011)
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