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