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Roscommon in Census 2011 - Roscommon County Council

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2.1 Older & younger -<br />

nationwide<br />

Le<strong>in</strong>ster is the only prov<strong>in</strong>ce with un<strong>in</strong>terrupted population growth over the entire period 1926<br />

to <strong>2011</strong> with its population more than doubl<strong>in</strong>g dur<strong>in</strong>g that period. Munster’s population,<br />

although experienc<strong>in</strong>g periods of decl<strong>in</strong>e up to the early 1960s experienced more modest<br />

growth overall.<br />

In contrast, however, the populations of Connacht and Ulster (part) experienced more severe<br />

population decl<strong>in</strong>e cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g until the 1970s. In fact, the populations of both prov<strong>in</strong>ces are<br />

still slightly lower than <strong>in</strong> 1926 hav<strong>in</strong>g experienced slower and more erratic recovery with most<br />

notable growth <strong>in</strong> the 30-54 year age groups.<br />

118%<br />

The <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong><br />

Le<strong>in</strong>ster’s<br />

population s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />

1926<br />

1.9%<br />

The decrease <strong>in</strong><br />

Connacht’s<br />

population s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />

1926<br />

More women than men?<br />

Up to the mid-1980’s the trend was for more men than women <strong>in</strong> the State, though the ratio<br />

varied greatly by prov<strong>in</strong>ce with Le<strong>in</strong>ster hav<strong>in</strong>g consistently fewer males. S<strong>in</strong>ce the mid-1980s<br />

the overall trend has reversed with a tendency for there to be slightly more females.<br />

<strong>Census</strong> <strong>2011</strong> showed the lowest ever sex ratio for the State with 981 males per 1000 females.<br />

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