Roscommon in Census 2011 - Roscommon County Council

Old dependency stood at 17.4 per cent for the State, with significant differences at county
level. Counties Mayo and Leitrim had the highest old dependency ratios at 23.3 per cent, while
Fingal (10.6%) and Kildare (11.7%) had the lowest. Roscommon’s was close to highest at 22.9
per cent.
Average age difference between rural and urban areas of each county
Pre-schoolers on the increase
Census 2011 shows a population of pre-school children aged 0-4 of 356,329, an increase of
17.9 per cent since 2006, bringing the numbers back to just above the levels in the early 1980s.
Leinster was the only province to have exceeded the 1981 population level. The population of
each of the other provinces, though on the increase, was still lower than the 1981 level.
The greatest increase in preschool children was in Laois at 37.1 per cent, followed by Cavan
(30.2%) and Monaghan (26.8%), while the slowest growth was recorded in Waterford city
(5.3%). Roscommon levels grew at a pace of 17.7 per cent.
Primary schoolers
The greatest increase in primary school aged children was in Laois at 28.9 per cent, followed by
Fingal (28.3%) and Longford (23.5%), while the slowest growth was recorded in Dublin city
(0.5%).
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