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Despite one of the highest birth rates in Europe, the population of Ireland declined over the years. This was mainly due to the high rate of immigration. This page deals with the fluctuations in the population and some of aspects of immigration.

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The Population of Ireland

The first official census was taken in Ireland in 1821. Subsequently a census was taken every 10 years until the present. The first two censuses in 1821 and 1831 were taken for statistical purposes only and did not contain information of genealogical interest. The first census of genealogical interest was taken in 1841. Unfortunately, the Irish censuses between 1841 and 1891 were destroyed before they could be microfilmed. There are some scattered snippets of some of the censuses. Nothing survives from Ballinrobe and the surrounding area.

There had been previous attempts to determine the population of Ireland before the 1821 census. The estimated population of Ireland at various times was as follows:

The 1821 census,taken in the reign of King George the III, was the first attempt to actually count everyone in the country and arrive at an official count, not just an estimate. According to the census, the total population of Ireland in 1821 was ---------

Subsequent censuses indicate the following population for Ireland:

According to the statistics compiled from the 1821 census:

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