Census

Analysis: Our Republic is older, more diverse, less religious and paying substantially more in rent

Highest increase in the population in the Irish State was seen in the over 70s

Needs of a growing population pose difficulties for current administration and future governments

Number of pensioners has doubled since 1986 while ne in five people living in the Republic have been born outside the country

Taoiseach tells Dáil housing prices in Dublin had been failing for ‘several months’ and had peaked

Largest groups were Polish and UK citizens, followed by Indian, Romanian and Lithuanian

New data show 330,632 homes rented from private landlords with proportion of owner-occupied home falling by 4%

Big increase in numbers working, with 2.3m in employment but number of retired people also increasing, rising to 658,000

Census shows 40% say they can speak the language with those in Donegal and Galway most likely to have higher standard

Mayo has highest proportion of Catholics while Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown has highest proportion without religion

Census results show over 1.1 million people - 22 per cent of population - have some form of disability

Call from Independent TD Marc MacSharry comes ahead of summer review of boundaries by Electoral Commission

European parliament’s constitutional committee has provisionally recommended extra seat

Plan provides ‘framework for tackling racism at a systemic and institutional level’, according to policy leaders

Younger people and those in more urban areas more likely to describe themselves as LGB+ than rural or older people

CSO trained more than 5,000 enumerators to deliver and collect forms to 2m households

Population growth in Leinster could result in two new constituencies in the east

Migration in Northern Ireland: Singing unites women of different faiths and nationalities in Belfast

Census returns show an inexorable decline in religious observance but the influence of Christianity is woven throughout western society

‘There were people who told me to “go back to where you come from”, and I say, where, Coolock?’

Irish unity would require complex political and cultural arrangements in which Northern Ireland continues to function as meaningful entity

Latest census has revealed a marked increase in those with no faith

Mary Lou McDonald says census result makes it imperative to begin planning for a border poll and eventual unification

Figures a ‘clear indication that historic change is happening across this island’, says Sinn Féin

For the first time, Catholics outnumber Protestants in the North, but what do people on the street think?

Results will fire up those pushing for a united Ireland poll and dishearten an already insecure unionist population

Dramatic increase in number of people holding an Irish passport solely or jointly since last study in 2011

No religious grouping has a majority, Northern Ireland census results are expected to show

Hardware Association estimates 34,000 of Ireland’s 167,000 homes could be renovated at ‘reasonable price’

Fair wages could have cut the city’s child mortality. Instead, mothers were blamed for matters beyond their control

The truth, according to data, is that the State’s vacancy rate is low and a tax would be hard to design given the valid exemptions

Depopulation trend reverses as remote working offers fresh opportunities for communities on the edge

Preliminary data from Census 2022 shows number of vacant dwellings in State stands at 166,752

Over 5m people in State will require at least 171 TDs in next Dáil to comply with Constitution

Early data shows a surging population but a State struggling to provide homes for it

All but one of 39 Dáil constituencies now have in excess of 30,000 people for every TD, according to preliminary census figures

CSO data explains severe pressure being experienced in State’s housing supply

Preliminary 2022 Census results show population of State increased by 7.6 per cent since 2016