Ireland population change 1841-1851 The population of Ireland in 2021 was approximately seven million with 1,903,100 in Northern Ireland[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Ireland in 2024 was approximately 7.2 million (5.35 million in the Republic of Ireland and 1.91 million in Northern Ireland ). Although these figures demonstrate significant growth over recent years, the population of Ireland remains below the record high of 8,175,124 in the 1841 census.[ 4]
Between 1700 and 1840, Ireland experienced rapid population growth, rising from less than three million in 1700 to over eight million by the 1841 census .[ 5] Great Famine was ending, the population of Ireland had dropped to 6.5 million people. The Famine and the resulting Irish diaspora had a dramatic effect on population; by 1891, Ireland's population had slipped under five million and by 1931, it had dropped to just over four million. It stayed around this level until the 1960s, when the population began to rise again.
Below are some statistics to illustrate the rise, fall and rise again of the population since 1841. The statistics also illustrate a massive population shift from the west to the east of the country and increasing urbanisation. The areas around Dublin and Belfast have seen population growth, while Connacht has become depopulated.
Historical population [ edit ] Year Population[ 6] %Change Av % per year 2022 7.1m 2016 6.66m 2011 6.39m 2006 5.98m 2001 5.6m 1996 5.29m 1991 5.1m 1986 5.1m 1981 5m 1971 4.51m 1966 4.36m 1961 4.25m 1956 4.29m 1951 4.33m 1946 4.29m 1931 4.21m 1926 4.23m 1911[ 7] 4.38m 1901 4.46m 1891[ 8] 4.7m 1881 5.18m 1871[ 9] 5.4m 1861 5.8m 1851 6.55m 1841 8.18m 1834 7.95m 1831 7.77m 1821 6.8m 1806[ 10] 5.57m 1791 4.75m 1781 4.05m 1754 3.2m 1718 2.9m 1600 1.4m
In 2016, the population of Ireland for the first time exceeded the population recorded in the Census of 1851, the first census immediately after the Great Famine, when the population of the island was recorded at 6,575,000.[ 11]
County populations 2016 [ edit ] Rank County Population Density (/ km2 ) Province Change since 1 Dublin 1,347,359 1,459.2 Leinster 5.7% 2 Antrim 618,108 202.9 Ulster 1.8% 3 Cork 542,868 72.3 Munster 4.5% 4 Down 531,665 215.6 Ulster 8.7% - Fingal 296,020 651.6 Leinster 8.1% - South Dublin 278,767 1,251.5 Leinster 5.1% 5 Galway 258,058 42.0 Connacht 3.2% 6 Londonderry 247,132 119.1 Ulster 4.8% 7 Kildare 222,504 131.0 Leinster 5.6% - Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown 218,018 1,706.7 Leinster 5.3% 8 Meath 195,044 83.2 Leinster 5.9% 9 Limerick 194,899 70.8 Munster 1.8% 10 Tyrone 179,000 54.5 Ulster 8.4% 11 Armagh 174,792 131.8 Ulster 7.3% 12 Tipperary 159,553 37.2 Munster 1.1% 13 Donegal 159,192 32.6 Ulster -1.5% 14 Wexford 149,722 63.2 Leinster 2.9% 15 Kerry 147,707 30.7 Munster 1.4% 16 Wicklow 142,425 70.2 Leinster 4.2% 17 Mayo 130,507 23.3 Connacht -0.2% 18 Louth 128,884 155.4 Leinster 4.5% 19 Clare 118,817 34.4 Munster 1.2% 20 Waterford 116,176 62.7 Munster 2.3% 21 Kilkenny 99,232 47.8 Leinster 3.9% 22 Westmeath 88,770 48.2 Leinster 2.9% 23 Laois 84,697 49.3 Leinster 5.2% 24 Offaly 77,961 38.9 Leinster 1.7% 25 Cavan 76,176 39.3 Ulster 4.0% 26 Sligo 65,535 35.5 Connacht -0.1% 27 Roscommon 64,544 25.3 Connacht 0.6% 28 Monaghan 61,386 47.3 Ulster 1.3% 29 Fermanagh 61,170 36.1 Ulster 6.3% 30 Carlow 56,932 63.4 Leinster 4.1% 31 Longford 40,873 37.4 Leinster 4.6% 32 Leitrim 32,044 20.1 Connacht 0.5% Average 205,429 Northern Ireland total 1,811,867 133 Republic of Ireland total 4,761,865 70 Total 6,573,732 77.8
Historical populations per province [ edit ] (Measured in 1000s, rounded)
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 2,876 2,631 2,501 2,292 2,103 1,920 1,858 1,851 1,789 1,741 1,495 1,413 1,330 1,336 1,336 1,278 1,217 1,147 1,160 1,152 1,186 1,276 1,336 1,454 1,668 1,969 Rank 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 %Change 9 5.2 9 9 9.53 3.34 0.38 3.47 2.76 16.45 5.8 6.24 -(0.45) 0 4.54 5.01 6.10 -(1.12) 0.69 -(2.87) -(7.05) -(4.49) -(8.12) -(12.83) -(15.29)
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 1,373 1,280 1,244 1,173 1,098 1,032 1,004 1,018 996 978 879 856 847 874 897 914 940 968 1,033 1,073 1,169 1,328 1,390 1,510 1,856 2,396 Rank 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 %Change 7.4 2.9 6.0 6.83 6.4 2.79 -(1.38) 2.21 1.84 11.26 2.69 1.06 -(3.09) -(2.56) -(1.86) -(2.77) -(2.89) -(6.29) -(3.73) -(8.21) -(11.97) -(4.46) -(7.95) -(18.64) -(22.47)
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 591 551 542 504 464 431 421 431 424 418 390 401 418 446 471 493 525 552 611 646 724 820 846 911 1,008 1,419 Rank 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 %Change 7.2 1.7 7.5 8.62 7.66 2.38 -(2.32) 1.65 1.44 7.18 -(2.74) -(4.07) -(6.28) -(5.31) -(4.46) -(6.10) -(4.89) -(9.66) -(5.42) -(10.77) -(11.71) -(3.07) -(7.14) -(9.62) -(28.86)
Figures not in bold are for the Republic of Ireland counties of Ulster only. Figures in bold are for the whole of Ulster.
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 2,195 296 2,106 296 267 247 233 232 236 230 226 207 209 218 236 253 263 280 300 331 347 385 438 474 517 571 2,386 Rank 2 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 %Change 4.2 10.2 10.1 8.1 6.01 0.43 -(1.69) 2.61 1.77 9.18 -(0.96) -(4.13) -(7.63) -(6.72) -(3.80) -(6.07) -(6.67) -(9.37) -(4.61) -(9.87) -(12.10) -(7.59) -(8.32) -(9.46)
Historical populations per county [ edit ] (Measured in 1000s)
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1931 1928 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 1,458 1,345 1,271 1,186 1,122 1,058 1,025 1,021 1,003 983 852 795 718 705 693 636 586 505 477 448 419 418 405 410 405 372 Rank 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 5 %Change 7.8 5.8 7.0 5.7 6.05 3.22 0.39 1.8 2.04 15.37 7.17 10.72 1.84 1.73 8.96 8.53 16.04 5.87 6.47 6.92 0.24 3.21 - (1.22) 1.23 8.87
Year 2021 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 651 618 Rank 2 2 %Change 5.5
Year 2021 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 532 518 Rank 3 3 %Change 3.9
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 584 542 519 481 447 420 410 412 402 396 352 339 330 336 341 343 355 365 391 404 438 495 517 544 649 854 Rank 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 %Change 7.2 4.4 7.7 7.61 6.43 2.44 − (0.49) 2.48 1.52 12.5 3.84 2.73 - (1.82) - (1.49) - (0.59) - (3.5) - (2.82) - (7.12) - (3.3) - (8.42) - (13.01) − (4.26) − (4.96) − (16.18) − (24)
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 277 258 251 231 209 188 180 178 172 167 149 148 149 155 160 165 168 169 182 192 214 242 248 271 321 440 Rank] 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 2 %Change 6.9 2.8 8.1 10.53 11.17 4.44 1.12 3.49 2.91 12.08 0.68 - (0.68) - (4.03) - (3.13) - (3.13) - (1.82) - (0.6) - (7.7) - (5.5) - (11.46) - (14.15) − (2.42) − (8.49) − (15.58) − (27.05)
Year 2021 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 252 247 Rank 6 6 %Change 2
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 247 222 210 186 163 134 122 116 104 97 71 66 64 65 66 64 57 58 66 63 70 75 83 90 95 114 Rank 4 4 7 4 5 5 7 8 9 9 13 14 14 14 14 17 20 19 17 20 20 20 20 21 24 25 %Change 11.3 5.7 12.7 14.11 21.64 9.84 5.17 11.54 7.22 36.62 7.58 3.13 - (1.56) - (1.56) 3.13 12.28 - (1.56) - (13.79) 4.76 - (11.11) - (7.14) − (9.64) − (7.78) − (5.26) − (16.67)
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 209 195 191 184 175 165 161 164 161 157 140 137 133 137 141 142 141 140 143 146 158 180 191 217 262 330 Rank 6 6 5 8 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 %Change 7.2 2.1 4.01 5.14 6.06 2.48 − (1.83) 1.86 2.55 12.14 2.19 3.01 - (3.01) - (2.92) - (0.71) 0.71 0.71 - (2.14) - (2.10) - (8.22) - (13.92) − (5.76) − (11.98) − (17.18) − (20.61)
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 220 194 184 163 134 109 105 103 95 90 71 67 65 66 66 66 61 62 65 67 76 87 95 110 140 183 Rank 5 6 9 6 8 10 10 10 11 11 13 13 13 13 14 14 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 16 %Change 13.4 5.4 13.0 21.6 22.94 3.81 1.94 8.42 5.56 26.76 5.97 3.08 - (1.54) - - 8.2 - (1.64) - (6.84) - (3.08) - (13.43) - (11.84) − (8.42) − (13.64) − (21.43) − (23.5)
Year 2021 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 188 178 Rank 11 10 %Change 5.2
Year 2021 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 194 175 Rank 10 11 %Change 10.9
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 167 160 159 149 140 133 131 136 134 133 123 121 123 128 133 135 137 140 151 159 172 199 216 248 331 435 Rank 7 7 12 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 3 3 %Change 4.4 0.6 6.4 6.43 5.26 1.53 − (3.68) 1.49 0.75 8.13 1.65 - (1.65) - (2.19) - (2.19) - (1.5) - (1.5) - (2.19) - (7.86) - (5.3) - (8.18) - (15.7) − (8.87) − (12.9) − (25.08) − (23.91)
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 167 158 161 147 137 129 128 130 125 122 108 109 114 122 114 136 142 153 169 174 187 206 218 237 255 296 Rank 8 8 14 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 %Change 5.1 - (1.9) 9.3 7.3 6.2 0.78 − (1.54) 4.0 2.46 12.96 - (0.93) - (4.59) - (7.02) 7.02 - (19.02) - (4.42) - (7.75) - (10.46) - (4.59) - (7.47) - (10.16) − (5.5) − (8.02) − (7.06) − (13.85)
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 163 149 145 132 116 104 102 103 99 96 86 83 83 87 90 92 94 96 102 104 112 123 132 143 180 202 Rank 9 9 15 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 10 12 %Change 8.1 2.8 10.3 13.79 11.54 1.96 −0.97 −6.82 −7.69 −20.56 −10.89
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 156 147 145 140 132 126 121 124 122 120 112 112 116 122 126 133 139 149 159 165 179 201 196 201 238 293 Rank 11 10 16 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 %Change 5.4 1.4 3.7 6.06 4.76 4.13 −2.42 2.55 −2.49 −15.55 −18.77
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 155 142 136 126 114 102 97 95 87 84 66 60 58 60 63 60 59 58 61 61 62 70 78 86 98 126 Rank 10 11 17 11 12 12 12 12 15 15 15 15 17 18 18 19 19 19 21 22 24 24 22 24 23 23 %Change 9.2 4.4 8.1 10.53 11.76 5.15 2.11 −10.26 −9.3 −12.24 −22.22
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 137 130 131 124 117 111 110 115 114 114 109 115 123 133 141 148 161 172 192 199 219 245 246 254 274 388 Rank 13 12 18 12 10 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 %Change 5.4 - 0.8 5.4 7.09 9.41 0.91 −8.09 −0.41 −3.15 −7.3 −39.87
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 139 128 123 111 102 92 91 92 89 86 75 70 67 69 69 66 64 63 64 66 71 78 84 91 108 128 Rank 12 13 19 13 14 15 13 13 12 13 11 12 12 12 12 14 16 17 19 19 19 19 19 19 22 22 %Change 8.6 4.06 10.4 8.82 10.87 1.1 −1.09 −7.14 −7.69 −15.74 −15.63
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 127 118 117 111 103 94 90 91 88 85 75 74 74 77 81 85 90 95 104 112 124 141 147 166 212 286 Rank 14 14 20 13 13 13 15 14 14 14 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 %Change 7.2 0.9 5.3 7.77 9.57 4.44 −1.1 −4.08 −11.45 −21.7 −25.87
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 127 114 108 102 94 91 91 89 87 77 73 71 74 75 76 78 79 84 87 98 112 123 134 164 196 227 Rank 15 15 21 15 15 13 13 14 12 12 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 15 %Change 9.2 1.8 5.3 6.93 7.45 3.3 0 −8.94 −8.21 −18.29 −16.33
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 104 99 95 87 80 75 73 73 70 69 61 60 61 64 65 66 68 70 74 79 87 99 109 124 158 202 Rank 16 16 22 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 17 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 15 14 12 %Change 4.5 4.2 8.9 8.75 6.67 2.74 0 −9.17 −12.1 −21.52 −21.78
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 96 88 86 79 71 63 61 63 61 59 53 52 52 54 54 54 54 56 59 61 65 71 78 90 111 141 Rank 17 17 %Change 8 +3.0 +8.6 +10.4 +13.5 +2.3 −2.4 +3.0 +2.7 +11.8 +1.3 +0.1 −2.3 −0.6 −0.9 +0.4 −3.7 −5.3 −2.7 −5.3 −9.3 −8.5 −13.7 −18.4 −21.2 +3.2
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 91 84 80 67 58 52 52 53 51 49 45 44 45 47 48 49 50 51 54 57 64 73 79 90 111 153 Rank 18 18 %Change 8.2 +5.1 +20.1 +14.1 +11.0 +1.2 −1.8 +4.1 +2.5 +10.3 +1.5 −1.1 −4.3 −2.8 −2.5 −0.8 −2.8 −5.7 −4.9 −11.5 −11.3 −8.3 −12.0 −18.8 −27.5 +5.5
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 83 78 77 71 64 59 58 60 58 57 52 52 52 52 53 54 51 53 57 60 66 73 76 90 112 147 Rank 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 20 20 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 23 21 21 24 21 18 20 %Change 6 1.3 8.4 10.94 8.47 1.72 −3.33 −3.95 −15.56 −19.64 −23.81
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 81 76 73 64 57 53 53 54 54 54 53 54 57 62 66 70 77 82 91 98 112 129 141 154 174 243 Rank 20 20 20 20 21 20 20 21 21 20 19 18 18 17 14 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 10 11 11 11 %Change 6.6 4.1 13.9 12.28 7.55 0 −1.85 −8.51 −8.44 −11.49 −28.4
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 70 65 65 61 58 55 54 56 55 55 50 51 54 57 61 62 67 71 79 84 98 111 115 124 128 180 Rank 22 21 21 21 20 19 19 19 19 19 21 21 19 19 19 18 15 14 14 14 13 14 14 15 17 17 %Change 6.5 0.0 7.2 5.17 5.45 1.85 −3.57 −3.48 −7.26 −3.13 −28.89
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 70 64 64 59 54 52 52 55 55 54 54 56 59 64 68 73 78 84 94 102 114 132 141 157 173 254 Rank 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 20 19 20 17 17 16 15 13 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 12 10 %Change 8.4 0.0 8.7 9.26 3.85 0 −5.45 −6.38 −10.19 −9.25 −31.89
Year 2021 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 63 62 Rank 28 28 %Change 3.8
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 65 61 60 56 53 51 51 52 51 50 46 46 47 52 55 57 61 65 71 75 86 103 115 126 142 200 Rank 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 21 20 20 17 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 15 14 %Change 5.6 1.7 8.0 5.66 3.92 0 −1.92 −10.43 −8.73 −11.27 −29
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 61 56 54 50 46 42 41 41 40 39 34 34 33 34 34 34 34 34 36 38 41 47 52 57 68 86 Rank 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 %Change 8.8 3.7 8.3 8.7 9.52 2.44 0 −9.62 −8.77 −16.18 −20.93
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 46 40 39 34 31 30 30 31 31 31 28 29 31 33 35 36 38 40 44 47 53 61 65 72 82 115 Rank 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 %Change 14.1 2.6 13.3 9.68 3.33 0 −3.23 −6.15 −9.72 −12.2 −28.7
Year 2022 2016 2011 2006 2002 1996 1991 1986 1981 1979 1971 1966 1961 1956 1951 1946 1936 1926 1911 1901 1891 1881 1871 1861 1851 1841 Population 35 32 32 29 26 25 25 27 28 28 28 31 33 37 41 45 51 56 64 69 79 90 96 105 112 155 Rank 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 24 24 24 24 22 22 19 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 %Change 9.5 0.0 9.8 11.54 4 0 −7.41 −6.25 −8.57 −6.25 −27.74
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