2022 Kerry Census results

The Central Statistics Office has published the Census 2022 Summary Results.

In Kerry, between April 2016 and April 2022, the population rose by 8,751 people to 156,458. An increase of 6%. Over the same period, Ireland's population grew by 8% from 4,761,865 to 5,149,139.”

A further breakdown of Kerry’s population revealed that of the 156,458 people 79,071 were female and 77,387 were male.

The average age of Kerry’s population has risen from 40.2 to 41.5. The number of people aged 65 and over has grown by 18% to 29,567 in Kerry.

Irish Speakers: The number of people (aged three and over) who stated that they could speak Irish in Kerry was 62,887 compared with 61,597 in 2016. Within this figure, 3,763 said they spoke Irish daily while 4,302 spoke Irish weekly.

Working From Home: 17,119 people (aged 15 and over) worked from home at least one day a week in 2022.This represented 25% of the workforce. The national figure was 32%.

Childcare: A new question 2022. There were 28,756 children aged 15 and under in Kerry in April 2022. Of these, 9,454 (33%) were in childcare, compared with 33% nationally.

Tenure: In 2022, 70% of households in Kerry owned their own home, with a further 24% renting. This compared with 66% of households owning their home nationally and 28% renting.