Census figures show increase in ageing population in Louth

The number of people aged 65 and over in the Louth County Council area has seen an increase according to Census 2022 data released today by the Central Statistics Office.

Of the 139,703 people in Louth recorded in Census 2022, 19,898 were 65 and over, or 14% of the population. This compares to 16,077 or 12% of the 128,994 people recorded in Louth in the 2016 census.

Of those 65 and over in Louth according to Census 2022, 6,078 were 65-69; 5,155 were70-74; 4,074 were75-79; 2,550 were 80-84; and 2,041 were 85 and over.

There was a slight increase in the number of people 85 and over compared with 2016, when 1,601 or 1.2% were recorded as 85 and over, compared with 1.5% (2,041 people) in 2022.

There was also fall in the number of children under 10 years old in Louth according to the 2022 figures. 8,260 out of 139,703 or 5.9% were aged up to four years old in 2022, compared to 9,473 out of 128,884 or 7.6% in 2016.

The number of children aged five to nine years old also fell, with 9,848 or 7% of the population in Louth in 2022, compared to 10,493 or 8.1% in 2016.