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Ireland - 2012

Overall Settled Minorities' Population

Code:
B8
Key Area:
Migration & Minority Demographics/Statistics
Strand(s):
Demographics & Economics
08/03/2012 - 18:34
Short Answer

The demographics of Ireland, according to the 2006 census are as follows: Irish 87.4%, other white 7.5%, Asian 1.3%, black 1.1%, mixed 1.1%, unspecified 1.6%.
Qualitative Info

Non-Irish nationals account for 10 per cent of persons usually resident in the State, a report released today by the Central Statistics Office shows.


This information is contained in 2006 Census of Population - Principal Demographic Results which gives the final results of the Census conducted on 23 April 2006. The report gives the breakdown of the population by age, sex, marital status, household composition, usual residence, nationality, place of birth, ethnic or cultural background as well as information on the Irish language, religion and housing.


Nearly 420,000 (10%) persons who were usual residents of the State in April 2006 indicated that they had a nationality other than Irish. The corresponding figure in 2002 was 224,000 (5.8%).

http://www.inis.gov.ie
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% of country population
Official or estimates
Main groups
Groups affected/interested Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Majority, Asylum seekers, Africans/black people
Type (R/D)
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Policing - law enforcement, Employment - labour market, Housing, Health and social protection, Education, Culture, Political discourse -parties - orgs, Political participation, Integration - social cohesion, Daily life
External Url http://www.indexmundi.com/ireland/demographics_profile.html
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