2011 census of Ireland

Census of Ireland, 2011

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General information
CountryIreland
Results
Total population4,588,252 (Increase 6.86%)
Most populous ​countyDublin (1,273,069)
Least populous ​countyLeitrim (31,796)

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.[1] 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.[2] The previous census took place five years earlier, on Sunday, 23 April 2006.[3] The subsequent census took place five years later, on 24 April 2016.[4]

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.

  1. ^ [1] Archived 9 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine CSO 2011
  2. ^ Population and Migration Estimates Archived 20 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine Central Statistics Office, 21 September 2010.
  3. ^ Census 2006: Preliminary Report Archived 24 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Central Statistics Office, July 2006. Retrieved: 21 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Census 2016 says we are older, less religious and speak less Irish". The Irish Times. 6 April 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.