ALL Ireland
EU: Republic of Ireland (5.1M) plus N Ireland (1.9M)
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2007-22 ROI >99% of SSOs were MALE
2007-22 ROI >99% of SSOs were MALE
2016-23 > 99% of SSOs were MALE
Northern Ireland Prison Population 2022/23
Northern Ireland Prison Population 2022/23
Northern Ireland Prison Population 2022/23
Northern Ireland Prison Population 2022/23
Date published: 26 Oct 2023
Average Daily Prison Population
The overall average daily prison population increased by 12.8% during 2022/23 to 1,685. The male population increased from 1,428 to 1,607 while the female population increased from 66 to 78.
The remand population increased by 11.2% to 607 during 2022/23 from 546 the previous year and is at the highest level it has been over the last eight years.
Violence Against the Person offences continued to account for the largest proportion (34.6%) of all principal offence categories for the daily immediate custody prison population and for the remand population (35.1%).
CBD: True for both sexes but 'offending profile' changes by sex thereafter.
Population of ALL Ireland (2022): 7,065,639 | 3,581,190 female | 3,484,449
1,916,500 | 976,600 female | 939,900 male (
1,916,500 | 976,600 female | 939,900 male (
NISRA Statistical bulletin (31 Aug 2023)
Mid-year Population Estimates for Northern Ireland (30 June 2022)
Just over half of the population (50.8 per cent) were female, with 970,600 females compared to 939,900 males (49.2 per cent).31 Aug 2023
5,149,139 | 2,604,590 female 2,544,549 male (3 April 2022)
5,149,139 | 2,604,590 female 2,544,549 male (3 April 2022)
CSO statistical publication, 30 May 2023, 11am
Census 2022 was the 26th census held since 1841. It counted the number of people present in Ireland on Sunday, 03 April 2022.
Census 2022 marked the first time in 171 years that the population of Ireland surpassed 5 million people. After a constant decline since 1851, Ireland's population recorded its lowest level in 1961 when it stood at 2,818,341.
Between 2016 and 2022, Ireland's population increased by 387,274.
The population includes 2,544,549 males and 2,604,590 females.
With 60,041 more females than males in the State in April 2022, the sex ratio fell slightly to 97.7 in 2022 compared with 97.8 in 2016.
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