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# Population boom

All time
Census 2022: Initial results show population of Ireland at highest figure since 1841
Ireland's most venomous spider is on the increase and is heading indoors out of the cold
UN says world population to hit seven billion by the end of the month
Ireland's population to jump to 6.5 million by 2060