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FURTHER results from Census 2022 were released today by the Central Statistics Office pertaining to Kerry, revealing more about life in the Kingdom.
Of Kerry’s population of 156,458 (a rise of 6% on 2016), 79,071 were female and 77,387 were male, which means there were 98 males for every 100 females.
In Ireland overall, there were 2,604,590 females and 2,544,549 males or 98 males for every 100 females.
The average age of Kerry’s population in April 2022 was 41.5 years, compared with 40.2 years in April 2016. Nationally, the average age of the population was 38.8, up from 37.4 in April 2016.
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The number of people aged 65 and over continues to grow. This age group increased by 18% to 29,567 in Kerry and by 22% to 776,315 at a national level since 2016.
In Kerry, the number of dual Irish citizens increased from 3,039 to 5,471 while non-Irish citizens accounted for 10% 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 Kerry remains steady at 6% of the population (aged 15 and over), the same as in 2016. The national comparison was 6% in both 2016 and 2022.
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In 2022, 83% of people in Kerry stated that their health was good or very good compared with 86% in 2016. Nationally, 83% of people stated that their health was good/very good, compared to 87% in 2016.
The number of people (aged three and over) who stated that they could speak Irish in Kerry was 62,887 compared with 61,597 in 2016. Within this figure, 3,763 said they spoke Irish daily while 4,302 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 67,545 people (aged 15 and over) at work in Kerry, an increase of 6,323 people (+10%) between 2016 and 2022. Nationally, there were 313,656 additional people (+16%) at work.
In Kerry, 17,119 people (aged 15 and over) worked from home at least one day a week in 2022.This represented 25% of the workforce. The national figure was 32%.
There were 28,756 children aged 15 and under in Kerry in April 2022. Of these, 9,454 (33%) were in childcare, compared with 33% nationally.
In 2022, 70% of households in Kerry owned their own home, with a further 24% renting. This compared with 66% of households owning their home nationally and 28% renting.
In Kerry, 19% of households wrote a message in the Time Capsule. Nationally, this figure was 19%.
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