Preliminary results from Census 2022 show Ireland's population exceeded five million for the first time in 171 years
Ireland has seen its population increase - but emigration has seen a fall in the number of people aged between 25 to 39.preliminary results from Census 2022The overall population growth of 361,671 was made up of a natural increase - or births - of 171,338, alongside positive net migration of 190,333.
"To an extent, it's labour force demands here that are actually encouraging this diversity in our population. The Census also revealed that the highest increase in population was seen in the over-70s, at 26%, while there was a 4% fall in the number of people aged 25 to 39."When we had the last recession... a lot of people emigrated then," she said.
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