# population - Wednesday 15 July, 2020
# Rise And Fall
# Rise And Fall
Most countries will not be able to maintain current populations by the end of the century.
# population - Tuesday 27 August, 2019
# Nearly 5 Million
# Nearly 5 Million
Over 4.9 million people now live in the country.
# population - Thursday 22 August, 2019
# Taking Stock
# Taking Stock
Scientists from Queen’s University Belfast have analysed data from over 800 years.
# Population Control
# Population Control
The country operated a strict one-child policy from 1979 to 2015.
# population - Tuesday 28 August, 2018
# Emigration
# Emigration
Net outward migration of Irish nationals peaked at 29,600 in 2012.
# population - Sunday 1 April, 2018
# Relocation
# Relocation
Fianna Fáil TD Frank O’Rourke is asking for a reallocation or redistribution of resources to Kildare.
# population - Tuesday 31 October, 2017
# Labour Force
# Labour Force
Almost 12 million Chinese babies were born in the first eight months of the year.
# population - Thursday 26 October, 2017
# We're Gettin' Old
# We're Gettin' Old
According to the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) Ireland’s rapidly growing (and ageing) population will create a huge demand for healthcare by 2030.
# population - Tuesday 24 October, 2017
# Worrying
# Worrying
New research suggests that roughly one in four European women and one in six men are expected to be living with a physical disability by 2047.
# population - Wednesday 27 September, 2017
# Ireland 2040
# Ireland 2040
From today until 3 November, the public can make written submissions on the government’s national planning framework.
# population - Thursday 22 June, 2017
# So Many People
# So Many People
Nigeria will overtake the United States by 2050 to become the third most populous country in the world.
# population - Saturday 8 April, 2017
# Births And Deaths
# Births And Deaths
Some 53,000 more females than males were recorded in the Census 2016 results.
# population - Thursday 6 April, 2017
# Census 2016
# Census 2016
Births, deaths and everything in between: Here’s what you need to know about Census 2016.
# PICTURE OF IRELAND
# PICTURE OF IRELAND
Some of the summary results from last year’s census will be published today.
# population - Thursday 14 July, 2016
# population - Monday 6 June, 2016
# Population
# Population
He said that women’s careers should not be an “obstacle” to having children.
# population - Sunday 13 December, 2015
# Getting Auld
# Getting Auld
Though the overall global population will continue to grow for some time yet, the growth of the working-age population is slowing down pretty much everywhere.
# population - Saturday 31 October, 2015
# Population
# Population
A look at the policy that was revoked this week.
# population - Thursday 29 October, 2015
# population - Sunday 9 August, 2015
# Not What You'd Think
# Not What You'd Think
The highest paid CEOs in the United States make around 350 times what the average worker does.
# population - Tuesday 5 May, 2015
# Gotta Have Faith
# Gotta Have Faith
If the current trends continue beyond 2050 then by the year 2070 the world’s population of Muslims would roughly equal that of Christians.
# population - Monday 16 March, 2015
# Stack Em High
# Stack Em High
Possibly. But we need to get moving.
# population - Saturday 29 November, 2014
# population - Thursday 30 October, 2014
# One Child Policy
# One Child Policy
The government relaxed its strict ‘one child’ policy last year, but fewer couples took advantage of it than expected.
# population - Thursday 18 September, 2014
# population - Tuesday 26 August, 2014
# State Of The Nation
# State Of The Nation
Overall emigration by Irish citizens is down 20% from last year.
# population - Thursday 10 April, 2014
# Stay In School
# Stay In School
The ESRI found a big gap between the life expectancy at age 20 and 35 for those with the lowest level of education and those with higher accolades.
# population - Wednesday 19 March, 2014
# Breathe In
# Breathe In
Research estimates that instead of having 213 people per square mile, there would be 850.
# population - Thursday 12 December, 2013
# Migration
# Migration
The latest CSO figures also predict a ‘marked increase’ in the number of over 65s.
# population - Thursday 28 November, 2013
# Modern Love
# Modern Love
The Fingal area of Dublin recorded the highest birth rate in the country with the lowest rate recorded in Mayo.
# population - Thursday 21 November, 2013
# Three From Three
# Three From Three
As of 1 January this year, Ireland’s official population was 4,591,100.
# population - Tuesday 17 September, 2013
# Ageing
# Ageing
An audience of up to 100 older people will have their say on the question ‘Are we minding an ageing population?’ tonight.
# population - Thursday 29 August, 2013
# Leavin' On A Jet Plane
# Leavin' On A Jet Plane
The number of under-14s in Ireland now numbers over a million, but a person leaves the country every six minutes.
# population - Thursday 18 July, 2013
# Online
# Online
News figures show a 10 per cent rise in total internet use over a year – and 44 per cent of the population is now online.
# population - Monday 1 July, 2013
# Meet The Parents
# Meet The Parents
Experts are unclear about the measures will be enforced or how often visits are required.
# population - Friday 24 May, 2013
# Blood Donors
# Blood Donors
A study shows that more blood donors will be needed in the future to cater for the ‘grey tsunami of ageing populations’ and the complex surgeries they will be getting.
# population - Wednesday 22 May, 2013
# Quality Of Life
# Quality Of Life
New CSO figures also indicate that 15 per cent of all accommodation was vacant in 2011.
# population - Wednesday 27 March, 2013
# Ageing
# Ageing
A series of papers on Europe was launched by the Lancent Medical Journal this week. It also found a growing disparity between male life expectancy in eastern and western Europe.
# population - Saturday 16 March, 2013
# One Child Policy
# One Child Policy
China says that its one child policy introduced int he early 1980s has prevented overpopulation and boosted economic development.
# population - Thursday 7 February, 2013
# Bare Branches
# Bare Branches
Even worse, these men – dubbed “bare branches” – are deemed to represent a danger to social stability.
