Census of Ireland

The census of Ireland is held on a quinquennial basis by the Central Statistics Office to determine the population of the Republic of Ireland. The most recent census was held in 2022.

Dates of census
  • Sunday, 18 April 1926[1]
  • Sunday, 26 April 1936
  • Sunday, 12 May 1946
  • Sunday, 8 April 1951
  • Sunday, 8 April 1956
  • Sunday, 9 April 1961
  • Sunday, 17 April 1966
  • Sunday, 18 April 1971
  • Sunday, 1 April 1979
  • Sunday, 5 April 1981
  • Sunday, 13 April 1986
  • Sunday, 21 April 1991
  • Sunday, 28 April 1996
  • Sunday, 28 April 2002
  • Sunday, 23 April 2006
  • Sunday, 10 April 2011
  • Sunday, 24 April 2016
  • Sunday, 3 April 2022[2]

Political geography

Under Article 16 of the Constitution of Ireland, revisions of Dáil constituencies by the Oireachtas are required at a minimum every 12 years. However, they must also have due regard to changes in the population.[3] Under the Electoral Reform Act 2022, the Electoral Commission is required to conduct a review of constituency boundaries after every census. From 1997 up to the establishment of the Electoral Commission in 2023, this function was carried out by a Constituency Commission created for this function.

Urban geography

From 1971 to 2006, census towns were "defined as a cluster of 50 or more occupied dwellings where, within a radius of 800 metres, there was a nucleus of 30 occupied dwellings". From 2016, a new census settlement was defined "as a minimum of 50 occupied dwellings, with a maximum distance between any dwelling and the building closest to it of 100 metres, accompanied by evidence of an urban centre". For the 2022 census, the CSO developed a new urban geography term the Built Up Area (BUA) to define urban areas.[4]

References
  1. "Census through History". Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  2. Delmer, Niamh; Keena, Colm (3 April 2022). "Census 2022 to be completed tonight as special measures taken to include refugees". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. "Constitution of Ireland". Irish Statute Book. 9 July 2023.
  4. "Census 2022 Urban Boundaries and Built Up Areas". CSO. Retrieved 9 July 2023.


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