Census 2006 - The changing face of Ireland

Presentation by Helen Cahill, CSO atAssociation of Geography Teachers of Ireland

Regency Hotel, Dublin29th September 2007

Layout of presentation

Historical trendsAge, marital status, family unitsIrish TravellersMigrationPlace of birth, nationality, ethnicity,

religionHousing units

Total population 4,239,848

2002-2006 increase 322,645 8.2 per cent

Highest population since 1861 2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.4

1926 1936 1946 1956 1966 1976 1986 1996 2006

Years

Mill

ions

Components of population change, 1926-2006

-50

-40

-30

-20

-10

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Intercensal period

Th

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Natural increase

Population change

Net migration

Importance of migration

Period Births Deaths Natural

increase Change in population

Estimated net migration

Average annual in thousands

1926 – 1936 58 42 16 0 -17 1936 – 1946 60 43 17 -1 -19 1946 – 1951 66 40 26 1 -24 1951 – 1956 63 36 27 -12 -39 1956 – 1961 61 34 26 -16 -42 1961 – 1966 63 33 29 13 -16 1966 – 1971 63 33 30 19 -11 1971 – 1979 69 33 35 49 14 1979 – 1981 73 33 40 38 -3 1981 – 1986 67 33 34 19 -14 1986 – 1991 56 32 24 -3 -27 1991 – 1996 50 31 18 20 2 1996 – 2002 54 31 23 49 26 2002 – 2006 61 28 33 81 48

Urban/Rural population, 1926-2006

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

1926 1936 1946 1956 1966 1976 1986 1996 2006

Mil

lio

ns

Urban Rural

Age and sex breakdown, 2006

Males

40 30 20 10 0

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95100105

Age

Thousands

Females

0 10 20 30 40

0 5

10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95

100105

Age

Thousands

Average age per county, 2006

Young Age Old Age

Fingal 32.2 Roscommon 38.3

Kildare 32.8 Leitrim 38.1

Dublin-Belgard 33.2 Kerry 38.1

Galway City 33.4 Mayo 38.0

Meath 33.4 Cork City 37.6

Age dependency ratios, 1926-2006

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

1926 1936 1946 1956 1966 1976 1986 1996 2006

Years

Pe

rce

nta

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Old

Young

Total

Marital status (% change)

Years

Population

15+

Single

Married

Separated

Divorced

Widowed

Thousands

1996 2,766.7 1,137.9 1,356.6 78.0 9.8 184.4 2002 3,089.8 1,314.7 1,454.4 98.8 35.1 186.9 2006 3,375.4 1,453.2 1,565.0 107.3 59.5 190.4

Percentage change

1996/2002 11.7 15.5 7.2 26.6 258.2 1.3 2002/2006 9.2 10.5 7.6 8.6 69.8 1.9

Separated or divorced as a % of ever-married, 2006

Low Rate High Rate

Galway Co. 6.3 Limerick city 12.9

Cavan 6.4 Dublin city 11.6

Roscommon 6.8 Waterford city 11.4

Mayo 7.0 Galway city 11.3

Limerick Co. 7.1 Cork city 10.2

Family units by number of children 1986-2006

0.0

50.0

100.0

150.0

200.0

250.0

300.0

350.0

None One Two Three Four ormore

Th

ou

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ds

1986 1991 1996 2002 2006

Children born alive, 2006

17.5% of all women aged 40 and over have had no children

Further 20% have had one childAverage number of children born to

women aged 40-44 was 2.2Similar average for women aged 65-

69 was 3.5

Irish Travellers, 2006

22,435 Travellers enumerated down 1,254 (-5.3%) compared with

2002Possible questionnaire effect?

69.1% in permanent accommodation24.9% in caravans and mobile homes

Irish Travellers, 2006

Median age 18 (33 for total population)

Proportion of 15-24 age group married

Male: 21.6% (1.4% in total population)Female: 26% (2.7% in total population)

Age profile of Irish Travellers, 2006

0 2 4 6 8

0 - 4

10 - 14

20 - 24

30 - 24

40 - 44

50 - 54

60 - 64

70 - 74

80 - 84

Percentage

Females

8 6 4 2 0

0 - 4

5 - 9

10 - 14

15 - 19

20 - 24

25 - 29

30 - 24

35 - 39

40 - 44

45 - 49

50 - 54

55 - 59

60 - 64

65 - 69

70 - 74

75 - 79

80 - 84

85+

Age group (years)

Percentage

Total

Traveller

Males

Migration flows, 1987 to 2006

0102030405060708090

100

Year

Th

ou

san

ds

Immigrants

Emigrants

Effect of net migration on certain age groups

-100

-80

-60

-40

-20

0

20

40

60

80

100

1986-1991 1991-1996 1996-2002 2002-2006

Th

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15-24

25-34

35-44

Usual residents by place of birth, 2002 and 2006

Percentage of usual residents born in Ireland:

89.6% 200285.3% 2006

Usual residents by place of birth, 2002 and 2006

Place of birth

2002

2006

Thousands % Thousands % Ireland 3,458.5 89.6 3,559.4 85.3 County of usual residence 2,697.7 69.9 2,710.0 65.0 Other county 760.7 19.7 849.4 20.4 Outside Ireland (Republic) 400.0 10.4 612.6 14.7 EU 25 290.9 7.5 438.5 10.5 Northern Ireland 49.9 1.3 50.2 1.2 Great Britain 198.6 5.1 221.6 5.3 Poland 2.2 - 63.1 1.5 Lithuania 2.1 - 24.8 0.6 Other EU25 38.1 1.0 78.8 1.9 USA 21.5 0.6 25.2 0.6 Other countries 87.6 2.3 149.0 3.6 Total 3,858.5 100.0 4,172.0 100.0

Place of Birth, 2002 and 2006

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

Thousands

NI

GB

Ger

man

y

Latv

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Lith

uani

a

Pol

and

Afri

ca

Asi

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US

A

2002

2006

Usual residents by Nationality, 2002 and 2006

Percentage of usual residents with Irish nationality:

92.8% 200288.9% 2006

Usual residents by nationality, 2006

Nationality

2002

2006

Thousands % Thousands %

Irish (including dual Irish/other) 3,585.0 92.8 3,706.7 88.9

UK 103.5 2.7 112.5 2.7

Other EU 25 38.4 1.0 163.2 3.9

Rest of Europe 14.7 0.4 24.4 0.6

Africa 21.0 0.5 35.3 0.8

Asia 21.8 0.6 47.0 1.1

USA 11.4 0.3 12.5 0.3

Other countries 11.2 0.3 22.4 0.5

Multiple nationality 2.3 0.1 2.4 0.1

No nationality 0.8 0.0 1.3 0.0

Not stated 48.4 1.3 44.3 1.1

Total 3,858.5 100.0 4,172.0 100.0

Nationality, 2002 and 2006

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

Thousands

UK

Ge

rma

ny

La

tvia

Lith

ua

nia

Po

lan

d

Afr

ica

Asi

a

US

A

2002

2006

Irish and Non-Irish by age group, 2006

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

0-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65+

Age groups

Per

cen

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e

Irish

Non-Irish

Irish and Non-Irish by age group, 2006

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

0-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65+

Age group

Per

cen

t Irish

Non-Irish

EU10

Usual residents by ethnic or cultural background, 2006

Category

Thousands

%

White Irish 3,645.2 87.4 Irish Traveller 22.4 0.5 Any other White background 289.0 6.9 Black or Black Irish African 40.5 1.0 Any other Black background 3.8 0.1 Asian or Asian Irish Chinese 16.5 0.4 Any other Asian background 35.8 0.9 Other including mixed background 46.4 1.1 Not Stated 72.3 1.7 Total 4,172.0 100.0

Population by religious grouping, 2002 and 2006

Religion

2002

2006

Actual

change 2002-2006

Percentage

change 2002-2006

Thousands % Roman Catholic 3,462.6 3,681.4 218.8 6.3 Church of Ireland (incl. Protestant) 115.6 125.6 10.0 8.7 Christian (unspecified) 21.4 29.2 7.8 36.4 Presbyterian 20.6 23.5 2.9 14.1 Muslim (Islamic) 19.1 32.5 13.4 70.2 Orthodox 10.4 20.8 10.4 100.0 Methodist 10.0 12.2 2.2 22.0 Other stated religions 40.0 57.9 17.9 44.8 No religion 138.3 186.3 48.0 34.6 Not stated 79.1 70.3 -8.8 -11.2 Total 3,917.2 4,239.8 322.6 8.2

Religion, 2002 and 2006

0

20

40

60

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100

120

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2002

2006

Housing units by period built (per cent), 2006

Period of construction Total Urban Rural

Before 1919 10.6 7.3 16.01919 to 1940 7.4 6.5 8.81941 to 1960 9.7 10.6 8.31961 to 1970 7.7 9.1 5.51971 to 1980 14.5 14.8 14.01981 to 1990 11.4 10.6 12.61991 to 1995 6.4 6.9 5.51996 to 2000 10.6 10.9 10.02001 or later 17.1 17.2 16.8Not stated 4.7 6.1 2.5Total 100.0 100.0 100.0

Housing units by period built (per cent), 2006

02468

101214161820

Per

cen

t Total

Urban

Rural

Housing units by occupancy status (per cent), 2006

Occupancy status 1961 1971 1981 1991 2002 2006

LA rented 18.4 15.9 12.7 9.7 6.9 7.2

Other rented 17.2 10.9 8.1 7.0 11.1 13.4

Owner occupied 53.6 60.7 67.9 80.2 77.4 74.7

Other 10.8 12.5 11.2 3.0 4.6 4.7

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Housing units by occupancy status (per cent), 2006

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

1961 1971 1981 1991 2002 2006

Per c

ent

LA rented

Other rented

Ow ner Occupied

Other

Housing units by occupancy on census night, 2002 & 2006

Category 2002 2006 Change2002-2006

Thousands

Occupied by residents 1279.6 1462.3 182.7

Occupied by visitors only 10.3 11.0 0.7

Residents temporarilyabsent

26.7 29.9 3.2

Vacant house or flat 104.0 216.5 112.5

Holiday home 39.4 49.8 10.4

Total housing stock 1460.1 1769.6 309.6

Vacancy rate (%) 9.8 15.0 -

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