* In 2022, the population of the island of Ireland stood at 7.1 million people, an increase of 26%, or 1.5 million people, over the 20 years since 2002.
* This was the first time the population on the island of Ireland exceeded 7 million people since 1851.
* Between 2002 and 2022, the population in Ireland increased by 31% and by 13% in Northern Ireland.
* The 5.15 million people living in Ireland in 2022 accounted for 73% of the all-island population, while the 1.91 million people in Northern Ireland accounted for 27%.
* Northern Ireland’s population density (141 people per km²) was almost twice that of Ireland (73 people per km²).
* The median age of the population was 38 years in Ireland and 40 years in Northern Ireland, both below the EU average of 44 years.
* Northern Ireland had a higher proportion of people aged 65 years and over (18%) compared with Ireland (15%).
3.575.186 Girls and I dont find a girlfriend, Im a shame
Let me know when any of the supposed benefits of growing the population at this rate actually arrive…
Until then the schools will remain oversubscribed, housing will remain expensive, healthcare will remain a shambles, youth emigration will continue etc. etc.
Great more and more people competing for limited resources and services and pushing up prices and rents. The benefit to this massive population serge is that the wealthy and vested interests are making lots of money.
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That is a truly amazing difference in population density between NI and Ireland. Incredible to think that we are only really recovering from the famine now. I often wonder what Ireland would have been like if the famine hadn’t happened. We had 8.5m in 1845 and Britain had only 18m. Now Britain has 65m. So would Ireland have around 25m without the famine?
But we are supporting this population growth with amenities and facilities and healthcare and infrastructure? Right? …right?
The auld lad had two brothers and five sisters. With Granny and grandad, there was 10 of them in a small 3 bed cottage west of the Shannon.
Mum had two sisters and four brothers in a farm house not far from where I am now. It’d be a small family home today if it wasnt in ruin.
Our expectations around living standards have exploded in my lifetime even. I’ve got 3 kids and we wanted a five bed for when visitors stay over. On a recent post about student accomodation I caught a lot of flak arguing with students who thought twin rooms weren’t fair, saying student accomodation should all be single rooms.
Meeting the raised expectations around housing have made the supply side challenge more pronounced at a rate that’s almost faster than population growth. If there’s 15 Brazilians living in one house, that’s not half as much of a problem as my single brother and sister looking to buy places with gardens and spare rooms for themselves. The two of them will want a 3 bed a piece and that just wasn’t the case a generation ago.
22% of republic population is foreign born. This is largely to do with immigration than an actual recovery.
2002 ROI population 3.932M of which 5.8% foreign born = 227,534
2022 ROI population 5.149M of which 22% foreign born =1,132,780
So in 20 years the population in the republic increased by 1,217,000 in 20 years of which 904,466 of that were foreign born. Insane levels of immigration.
So what you’re saying is we should build less houses?
– The Gov, probably
Amazing maybe its time to leave
Fantastic news, ultimately grows our resource pool of human capital while helping to build up a critical mass of resourcing needed to independently grow some of our native industries.
Population degrowthers should be pointing at terrible planning and horrific urban design for their ills.
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Great news.
Still below pre famine
Ridiculous conclusion. Even in their own image there’s only, at most, eleven people in Ireland
Important to note these are 2022 results. God knows what the figures are like now.
7 millions legends!
And still the only country in the world with a lower population today than in the 1840s. The famine looms large to this day.
We have so much more room to grow- but that also needs proper planning
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There’s a portion of people out there who have a weird fetish of wanting our population to be as big as possible.
The amount of people here cheering on our population explosion are probably the same people whinging about collapsing living standards, collapsing services and ever increasing property prices.
And we still don’t have a proper grid to accommodate these numbers.
Forgive me for being ignorant but why do we always include NI in these stats. They are part of the UK so statistically when saying ‘Ireland’ that to me means the Republic of Ireland not including UK territory.
Imagine all united 🫂not divided
I live in Madrid now, which makes for an interesting comparison between my former and current home. These figures put the population of the entire island of Ireland about on par with the Community of Madrid, both being just over 7 million people. Ireland (all island) is just over 10 times larger than the Community of Madrid, with 84,421 km² compared to just 8,028 km².
Of course, one is a heavily urbanised, centralised region in a much larger and more populous country, vs an island on the edge of Europe that has a lower population than it should (the famine definitely changed the trajectory of Ireland), but it’s still interesting for me to compare the two regions and their similarities and differences.
Another fun fact is that the the Republic of Ireland only has about 900 km of motorway, while the Community of Madrid has over 600 km despite its size. That’s a more shocking figure imo, and shows the vast differences in the levels of infrastructure too between the regions.
This nearly time to crash the potatoe crop again
Let’s keep it going.
That’s why we need more money in Greyhound racing and a few more bike sheds !
Shout out to the people who’ve chosen Ireland as their home! 🥲 Especially the Brazilians, an absolutely massive slice of the population – yiz are a fucking class bunch altogether! 💖Makes me so proud to see the diversity explosion! Thank you!
I cant imagine Ireland with another 10 million on the island. The rat race is truly in effect right now, imagine another 10 million on top
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**Key Findings**
* In 2022, the population of the island of Ireland stood at 7.1 million people, an increase of 26%, or 1.5 million people, over the 20 years since 2002.
* This was the first time the population on the island of Ireland exceeded 7 million people since 1851.
* Between 2002 and 2022, the population in Ireland increased by 31% and by 13% in Northern Ireland.
* The 5.15 million people living in Ireland in 2022 accounted for 73% of the all-island population, while the 1.91 million people in Northern Ireland accounted for 27%.
* Northern Ireland’s population density (141 people per km²) was almost twice that of Ireland (73 people per km²).
* The median age of the population was 38 years in Ireland and 40 years in Northern Ireland, both below the EU average of 44 years.
* Northern Ireland had a higher proportion of people aged 65 years and over (18%) compared with Ireland (15%).
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cpini/irelandandnorthernireland-ajointcensuspublication2021-2022/keyfindings/
And not even close to full …
3.575.186 Girls and I dont find a girlfriend, Im a shame
Let me know when any of the supposed benefits of growing the population at this rate actually arrive…
Until then the schools will remain oversubscribed, housing will remain expensive, healthcare will remain a shambles, youth emigration will continue etc. etc.
Great more and more people competing for limited resources and services and pushing up prices and rents. The benefit to this massive population serge is that the wealthy and vested interests are making lots of money.
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That is a truly amazing difference in population density between NI and Ireland. Incredible to think that we are only really recovering from the famine now. I often wonder what Ireland would have been like if the famine hadn’t happened. We had 8.5m in 1845 and Britain had only 18m. Now Britain has 65m. So would Ireland have around 25m without the famine?
But we are supporting this population growth with amenities and facilities and healthcare and infrastructure? Right? …right?
The auld lad had two brothers and five sisters. With Granny and grandad, there was 10 of them in a small 3 bed cottage west of the Shannon.
Mum had two sisters and four brothers in a farm house not far from where I am now. It’d be a small family home today if it wasnt in ruin.
Our expectations around living standards have exploded in my lifetime even. I’ve got 3 kids and we wanted a five bed for when visitors stay over. On a recent post about student accomodation I caught a lot of flak arguing with students who thought twin rooms weren’t fair, saying student accomodation should all be single rooms.
Meeting the raised expectations around housing have made the supply side challenge more pronounced at a rate that’s almost faster than population growth. If there’s 15 Brazilians living in one house, that’s not half as much of a problem as my single brother and sister looking to buy places with gardens and spare rooms for themselves. The two of them will want a 3 bed a piece and that just wasn’t the case a generation ago.
22% of republic population is foreign born. This is largely to do with immigration than an actual recovery.
2002 ROI population 3.932M of which 5.8% foreign born = 227,534
2022 ROI population 5.149M of which 22% foreign born =1,132,780
So in 20 years the population in the republic increased by 1,217,000 in 20 years of which 904,466 of that were foreign born. Insane levels of immigration.
So what you’re saying is we should build less houses?
– The Gov, probably
Amazing maybe its time to leave
Fantastic news, ultimately grows our resource pool of human capital while helping to build up a critical mass of resourcing needed to independently grow some of our native industries.
Population degrowthers should be pointing at terrible planning and horrific urban design for their ills.
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Great news.
Still below pre famine
Ridiculous conclusion. Even in their own image there’s only, at most, eleven people in Ireland
Important to note these are 2022 results. God knows what the figures are like now.
7 millions legends!
And still the only country in the world with a lower population today than in the 1840s. The famine looms large to this day.
We have so much more room to grow- but that also needs proper planning
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There’s a portion of people out there who have a weird fetish of wanting our population to be as big as possible.
The amount of people here cheering on our population explosion are probably the same people whinging about collapsing living standards, collapsing services and ever increasing property prices.
And we still don’t have a proper grid to accommodate these numbers.
Forgive me for being ignorant but why do we always include NI in these stats. They are part of the UK so statistically when saying ‘Ireland’ that to me means the Republic of Ireland not including UK territory.
Imagine all united 🫂not divided
I live in Madrid now, which makes for an interesting comparison between my former and current home. These figures put the population of the entire island of Ireland about on par with the Community of Madrid, both being just over 7 million people. Ireland (all island) is just over 10 times larger than the Community of Madrid, with 84,421 km² compared to just 8,028 km².
Of course, one is a heavily urbanised, centralised region in a much larger and more populous country, vs an island on the edge of Europe that has a lower population than it should (the famine definitely changed the trajectory of Ireland), but it’s still interesting for me to compare the two regions and their similarities and differences.
Another fun fact is that the the Republic of Ireland only has about 900 km of motorway, while the Community of Madrid has over 600 km despite its size. That’s a more shocking figure imo, and shows the vast differences in the levels of infrastructure too between the regions.
This nearly time to crash the potatoe crop again
Let’s keep it going.
That’s why we need more money in Greyhound racing and a few more bike sheds !
Shout out to the people who’ve chosen Ireland as their home! 🥲 Especially the Brazilians, an absolutely massive slice of the population – yiz are a fucking class bunch altogether! 💖Makes me so proud to see the diversity explosion! Thank you!
I cant imagine Ireland with another 10 million on the island. The rat race is truly in effect right now, imagine another 10 million on top
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