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Roscommon

Land Mass (ha) 254,804
% of Ireland 3.60%
Population Density (2022) 27.57

 

 

 

Roscommon

Human Resource

County Population 2022 70,259
Population Change (2016-2022) 8.9%

Key Centres of Population*

Key Built Up Areas in Roscommon* (2022)
Roscommon, Co Roscommon 6,555
Boyle, Co Roscommon 2,915
Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon 2,387
Castlerea, Co Roscommon 2,348
Strokestown, Co Roscommon 850
Roosky, Counties Leitrim & Roscommon 787
Elphin, Co Roscommon 715
Termonbarry, Co Roscommon 699

*Part of Athlone (Monksland) is in Co. Roscommon (4,595 of 22,869 population total) and part of Carrick on Shannon s in Co. Roscommon (815 of 4,743 population total)

Source: CSO Census of Population 2022, Built Up Areas.

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

2022
No Formal/Primary 11.7%
Secondary 45.9%
Third Level 42.4%

Source: CSO Census of Population 2022

Natural Resources

Average Farm Size (AAU) 2020 27.7 ha
Farming, Fishing & Forestry workers (2022) 2,014 (7.2%)

Employment

Employed* (2022) 29,611
Employment Change (2016-2022) 14.7%
Labour Force Participation Rate (2022) 57.6

CSO, Census of Population, 2022, *includes not stated, excludes unemployed

Numbers Employed by Sector (2022)*

Numbers Employed by Sector (2022)*
Total 28,124
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing 2,014 (7.2%)
Industry & Construction 5,670 (20.2%)
Services 20,440 (72.7%)

Source: CSO Census of Population 2022 *excludes not stated and unemployed

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

Agency Assisted Employment (2022)

Permanent Full Time Employment in Agency Assisted Companies 2,822

Source: DETE, Annual Employment Survey 2022

 

Local Sustainability

Fertility rate (2022)* 10.1
Proportion of seats held by women in the 2019 local election** 16.7%
Domestic Building Energy Ratings (BER) % Grade B2 and above (2023)*** 9.3%

* 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

Average Disposable Income per Person 2021* €20,477
Mean Annual Earnings 2021** €43,858

* Source: CSO County Incomes and Regional GDP

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

 

Business Economy

Number of Active Enterprises* 4,203
Percentage of Micro Enterprises (10 or fewer employees) 93.7%
Percentage Change in Number of Enterprises (2019-2021)* 12.3%

Source: CSO Business Demography 2021

Labour Catchments in County Roscommon (2016)*

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

Roscommon labour catchment 7,235 (2016),   7,306 (2006)
Boyle labour catchment 1,448 (2016),    1,964 (2006)
Castlerea labour catchment  1,452 (2016),   1,587 (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.