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Population Demographics. The population of Cork is quite substantial when compared to other areas of Ireland. The current population according to the most recent census of 2016 shows that the metropolitan population is 417,211, with 206,953 males and 210,258 females. The population has grown by 4.2% since the last census in 2011.
Jun 23, 2022 · The number of people living in the State on census night was 5,123,536 people. There were 2,593,600 females and 2,529,936 males recorded, which is an increase of 7.7% and 7.5% respectively. It is the highest population recorded in a census since 1841 and the first time the population exceeded 5 million since 1851.
Cork (Irish: Corcaigh [ˈkɔɾˠkəɟ]; from corcach, meaning 'marsh') [6] is the second largest city in Ireland, the county town of County Cork, the largest city in the province of Munster and third largest on the island of Ireland. At the 2022 census, it had a population of 224,004.
- Population – Males and Females
- Population by Age
- Dual Irish Citizens
- Divorce/Separation
- Health
- Irish Speakers
- Employment
- Working from Home
- Childcare
- Tenure
Of Cork’s population, 295,311 were female and 288,845 were male meaning there were 98 males for every 100 females. In Ireland overall, there were 2,604,590 females and 2,544,549 males which was 98 males for every 100 females.
The average age of Cork’s population in April 2022 was 39.1 years, compared with 37.5 years in April 2016. Nationally, the average age of the population was 38.8, up from 37.4 in April 2016. The number of people aged 65 and over continues to grow. This age group increased by 21% to 89,461 in Cork and by 22% to 776,315 at a national level since 2016...
In Cork, dual Irish citizens increased from 10,411 to 18,107 while non-Irish citizens accounted for 12% of the county’s population. Nationally, dual Irish citizenship increased by 63% from 104,784 to 170,597 people and non-Irish citizens made up 12% of the population.
The proportion of separated and divorced people in Cork remains steady at 6% of the population (aged 15 and over), the same as in 2016. The national comparison was 6% in both 2022 and 2016.
In 2022, 85% of people in Cork stated that their health was good or very good compared with 88% in 2016. This is a similar trend to the national figures, which also showed a 4% decrease in the good/very good categories, from 87% to 83%.
The number of people (aged three and over) who stated that they could speak Irish in Cork was 238,226 compared with 224,139 in 2016. Within this figure, 6,906 said they spoke Irish daily while 14,424 spoke Irish weekly. Nationally, 1,873,997 people stated they were able to speak Irish, with 71,968 speaking Irish daily and 115,065 speaking it weekly...
There were 264,423 people (aged 15 and over) at work in Cork, an increase of 34,050 people (+15%) between 2016 and 2022. Nationally, there were 313,656 additional people (+16%) at work.
In Cork, 86,159 people (aged 15 and over) worked from home at least one day a week in 2022. This represented 33% of the workforce. The national figure was 32%.
This was a new question for Census 2022. There were 113,667 children aged 15 and under in Cork in April 2022. Of these, 38,604 (34%) were in childcare, compared with 33% nationally.
In 2022, 66% of households in Cork owned their own home, with a further 28% renting. This compared with 66% of households owning their home nationally and 28% renting.
The population development of Cork as well as related information and services (weather, Wikipedia, Google, images). Source: Central Statistics Office, Ireland.
Jun 29, 2023 · Almost three-quarters of people living in Cork were born in the county, the highest proportion anywhere in Ireland, according to the latest Census.
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Jun 23, 2022 · CORK’S population has grown by more than 7% or 38,000 since the 2016 Census according to preliminary results released today from this year’s Census taken at the beginning of April.
