Connacht

Province in Ireland

Contents: Subdivision

The population development in Connacht as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenship, country of birth, ethnic group, religion, irish language (a3+)).

Name	Status	Population Census 1981-04-05	Population Census 1986-04-13	Population Census 1991-04-21	Population Census 1996-04-28	Population Census 2002-04-28	Population Census 2006-04-23	Population Census 2011-04-10	Population Census 2016-04-24	Population Census 2022-04-03
Connacht	Province	424,410	431,409	423,031	433,231	464,296	504,121	542,547	550,688	588,583
Galway	County	...	131,448	129,511	131,613	143,245	159,256	175,124	179,390	192,995	→
Galway City	City	...	47,104	50,853	57,241	65,832	72,414	75,529	78,668	83,456	→
Leitrim	County	27,609	27,035	25,301	25,057	25,799	28,950	31,798	32,044	35,087	→
Mayo	County	114,766	115,184	110,713	111,524	117,446	123,839	130,638	130,507	137,231	→
Roscommon	County	54,543	54,592	51,897	51,975	53,774	58,768	64,065	64,544	69,995	→
Sligo	County	55,474	56,046	54,756	55,821	58,200	60,894	65,393	65,535	69,819	→
Ireland (Éire)	Republic	3,443,405	3,540,643	3,525,719	3,626,087	3,917,203	4,239,848	4,588,252	4,761,865	5,123,536

Source: Central Statistics Office, Ireland (web).

Explanation: The results of the 2022 census are preliminary.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2016)
Males	273,516
Females	277,172

Age Groups (C 2016)
0-17 years	136,029
18-64 years	330,068
65+ years	84,591

Age Distribution (C 2016)
0-9 years	76,996
10-19 years	72,592
20-29 years	59,104
30-39 years	79,003
40-49 years	77,536
50-59 years	69,608
60-69 years	59,014
70-79 years	36,109
80+ years	20,726

Citizenship (C 2016)
Ireland	477,194
United Kingdom	17,281
Poland & Lithuania	17,146
EU-28 (other)	12,019
Other country	11,092

Country of Birth (C 2016)
Ireland	448,182
United Kingdom	43,226
Poland & Lithuania	15,948
EU-28 (other)	12,218
Other country	21,925

Ethnic Group (C 2016)
White	511,352
Black	4,961
Asian	7,444
Other Ethnic Group	6,772

Religion (C 2016)
Catholic	456,589
Other Religion	37,863
No Religion	45,233

Irish Language (A3+) (C 2016)
Able to speak	233,807
Not able to speak	282,923