Main demographic results
Travellers
2002 22,369
2006 23,509
Irish speakers
2002
1,570,000 42.8%
2006
1,660,000 41.9%
Occupied flats and apartments
2002 110,500
2006 148,600
Persons aged 65 or over ...11% of poulation
1961 315,000
2006 468,000
Divorce
2002 35,000
2006 59,500
Average number of children per family
1986 2.2 children
2006 1.4 children