Mayo's population has grown by six per cent to 137,970

The population of Mayo has grown by 6% to 137,970, the findings of Census 2022 have revealed.

It means the number of people in the county rose by 7,463 between April 2016 and April 2022.

Over the same period, Ireland's population grew by 8% from 4,761,865 to 5,149,139.

Of Mayo’s population, 69,578 were female and 68,392 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 Mayo’s population in April 2022 was 41.6 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.

The number of people aged 65 and over continues to grow. This age group increased by 19% to 27,328 in Mayo and by 22% to 776,315 at a national level since 2016.

In Mayo, the number of dual Irish citizens increased from 2,462 to 4,557 while non-Irish citizens accounted for 9% 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 Mayo remains steady at 6% of the population (aged 15 and over), the same as in 2016. The national comparison was 6% in both 2022 and 2016.

In 2022, 83% of people in Mayo stated that their health was good or very good compared with 86% in 2016.

This is a similar trend to the national figures, which showed a 4% decrease in the good/very good categories from 87% to 83%.

The number of people (aged three and over) who stated that they could speak Irish in Mayo was 56,346 compared with 55,097 in 2016.

Within this figure, 2,049 said they spoke Irish daily while 3,831 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 58,334 people (aged 15 and over) at work in Mayo, an increase of 6,895 people (+13%) between 2016 and 2022. Nationally, there were 313,656 additional people (+16%) at work.

In Mayo, 13,894 people (aged 15 and over) worked from home at least one day a week in 2022. This represented 24% of the workforce. The national figure was 32%.

Childcare was new question for Census 2022. There were 26,362 children aged 15 and under in Mayo in April 2022. Of these, 8,637 (33%) were in childcare, compared with 33% nationally.

In 2022, 73% of households in Mayo owned their own home, with a further 21% renting. This compared with 66% of households owning their home nationally and 28% renting.

Commenting on Census 2022 participation, Cormac Halpin, said: “The publication of Census 2022 results could not have been achieved without the overwhelmingly positive response from the public and we thank everyone who completed their census form on April 3, 2022."