Ageing population raises ‘important questions’ on housing & health policies, says Harris as ‘fractured’ social contract

ECONOMIC and social factors are contributing to Irish people having children later in their lives. Studies have shown that ...
Irish Central

Ireland’s population increases 8%, exceeds 5 million for the first time since 1851

Ireland’s population increased by 8% (387,274 people) between April 2016 and April 2022, Ireland’s Central Statistics Office (CSO) said on Tuesday, May 30. There were 5,149,139 people in the Irish ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Ireland’s Population Tops 5 Million for the First Time Since 1840s

Ireland's population has gone above 5 million people for the first time since the Great Famine, census figures show. After decades of continuous decline in the Irish population since 1841, it is now ...
The Irish Times

Ireland’s ticking time bomb: our changing demographics

Every minute in Japan, three people die and 1.3 people are born. That means the population declines by 1.7 people every 60 seconds, by 2,448 every day and by 893,520 every year. The official ...