Roscommon in Census 2011 - Roscommon County Council

Marital breakdown increases
The number of separated and divorced people increased by 22.3 per cent between 2006 and
2011 from 166,797 to 203,964. Two thirds of the increase (24,784) was among those aged 55
and over.
In Roscommon, the number of separated and divorced people increased by 34 per cent.
Separated, divorced and widowed people
in Roscommon, 2006 and 2011
Separated Divorced Widowed
2006 1,217 786 3,473
2011 1,502 1,181 3,394
Lone parents
The number of lone parent families stood at 215,315 in 2011 of which 186,284 were mothers
and 29,031 were fathers. The majority, 124,765, had just one child.
In Roscommon, there were a total of 2,629 lone families in 2011, an increase of 20.5 per cent
over 2006 (2,181):
Lone father families numbered 394 in 2011 – an increase of 20.5% over 2006.
Lone mother families numbered 2,235 in 2011 – also an increase of 20.5%.
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