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Leitrim

Land Mass 158,885 ha
% of Ireland 2.26%
Population Density (2016) 20.17 persons per sq km

 

 

Leitrim

Human Resource

County Population 2016 32,044
Population Change (2011-2016) 0.8%

Key Centres with Population over 600 (2016)

Carrick-on-Shannon (Leitrim and Roscommon) 4,062
Manorhamilton 1,466
Kinlough 1,032
Ballinamore 914
Drumshanbo 902
Mohill 855
Dromahair 808

Source: CSO Census of Population 2016

Highest level of education completed by persons whose education has ceased (%)

No Formal/Primary (15.7%)
Secondary (46.6%)
Third Level (37.7%)

Source: CSO Census of Population 2016

Natural Resources

Average Farm Size (2010) 25.1 ha
Farming, Fishing & Forestry workers (2016) 1,091

Employment

Employed (2016) 12,728
Employment Change (2011-2016) 6.3%
Labour Force Participation Rate (2016) 59.3%

Numbers Employed by Sector (2016)

Total 12,728
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing 1,091 (8.6%)
Industry & Construction 2,154 (16.9%)
Services 8,810 (69.2%)

Source: CSO Census of Population 2016

Download the 2-page WDC Insights County Leitrim’s Labour Market – Census 2016

 

Agency Assisted Employment (2019)

Permanent Full Time Employment in Agency Assisted Companies 1,415

Source: DBEI, Annual Employment Survey 2019

 

Local Sustainability

Fertility Rate (2019)* 13.2
Proportion of seats held by women in the 2019 local election** 16.7%
Domestic Building Energy Rating (BER) % Grade B and above (2020)*** 3%

* Births per year per 1,000 population. Source: CSO Vital Statistics Yearly Summary

**Source: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, Local Elections 2019 Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics

** Source: CSO Domestic Buildings Energy Ratings

 

 

Income and Earnings

Avg. Disposable Income per Person (2017)* €18,115
Mean Annual Earnings 2018** €37,238

* Source: CSO County Incomes and Regional GDP

**Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources

Enterprise (2018)

Number of Active Enterprises* 2,449
Percentage of Micro-Enterprises (10 or fewer employees)^ 94.2%
Percentage Change in Number of Enterprises (2015-2018)* 6.9%

Source: CSO Business Demography 2018

* Total enterprises includes all ‘business economy’ enterprises (NACE Rev 2 B to N(-642)) plus Health & Social Work, Education, Arts/Entertainment/Recreation and Other Services.

^ Data on enterprise size only includes ‘business economy’ enterprises which account for 80% of Total Enterprises in Leitrim.

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Labour Catchments in County Leitrim (2016)*

Download the 2-page county profile of County Leitrim’s Place of Residence and Place of Work, 2011 and 2016

Carrick-on-Shannon labour catchment 7,785 (2016),    6,632 (2006)
Manorhamilton labour catchment 1,270 (2016),    1,234 (2006)

* The labour catchment of a town is that area from which it draws most of its workforce. These figures are the number of workers living in the catchment areas of these towns.