Irelands population highest in 144yrs

Posted by maca on September 15, 2005 Leave a comment (7) Go to comments

Interesting to read that Ireland’s population hit 4.13million [registration cheat] last April, the highest it has been since 1861!! Natural population increase as well as an influx of immigrants (70,000 in the year to April 2005) combined to stretch our population by 2.2% which is way ahead of the rest of Europe.
Not only have the figures for immigration hit their highest point since records began in 1987, but emigration has hit it’s lowest point since then. The way it’s going it won’t take us that long to hit the 5 million mark.

Ireland, Seafóid
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7 Comments.

  1. Chris Gaskin September 17, 2005 at 4:22 pm

    Ireland’s population is closer to 6 million maca

  2. maca September 17, 2005 at 8:31 pm

    I think we differ on the definition of “Ireland” Chris :)

  3. Chris Gaskin September 19, 2005 at 4:20 pm

    Maca

    Ireland = 32 counties

    What is your version of Ireland?

  4. maca September 21, 2005 at 1:01 am

    When I say “Ireland” I normally mean the Irish State.

  5. Chris Gaskin September 21, 2005 at 2:25 pm

    but that isn’t Ireland Maca, it is the 26 counties, free-state, Republic of Ireland but not Ireland

  6. maca September 21, 2005 at 2:44 pm

    As I said, we differ on the definition Chris. I’m going by what our constitution says. We won’t agree on this ya know. And i’ve been through it a million times on Slugger with Willowfield ;)

  7. Jo September 21, 2005 at 6:07 pm

    ..no semen shortages in de island then, Ted?