Land Mass | 254,804 ha |
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% of Ireland | 3.6% |
Population Density (2016) | 25.33 persons per sq km |
County Population 2016 | 64,544 |
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Population Change (2011-2016) | 0.7% |
Roscommon | 5,876 |
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Boyle | 2,568 |
Castlerea | 1,992 |
Ballaghaderreen | 1,808 |
Strokestown | 825 |
*Part of Athlone (Monksland) is in Co. Roscommon (4,350 of 21,349 population total) and part of Carrick on Shannon (640 of 4,062 population total)
Source: CSO Census of Population 2016
No Formal/Primary | (15.5%) |
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Secondary | (48.8%) |
Third Level | (35.7%) |
Source: CSO Census of Population 2016
Average Farm Size (2010) | 27.1 ha |
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Farming, Fishing & Forestry workers (2016) | 2,311 |
Employed (2016) | 25,819 |
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Employment Change (2011-2016) | 5.9% |
Labour Force Participation Rate (2016) | 58.3% |
Total | 25,819 |
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Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing | 2,311 (9.0%) |
Industry & Construction | 4,809 (18.6%) |
Services | 17,819 (69.0%) |
Source: CSO Census of Population 2016
Download the 2-page WDC Insights County Roscommon’s Labour Market – Census 2016
Permanent Full Time Employment in Agency Assisted Companies | 2,743 |
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Source: DBEI, Annual Employment Survey 2019
Fertility rate (2019)* | 12.0 |
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Proportion of seats held by women in the 2019 local election** | 16.7% |
Domestic Building Energy Rating (BER) % Grade B2 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
Avg. Disposable Income per Person (2017)* | €17,399 |
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Mean Annual Earnings 2018** | €38,628 |
* Source: CSO County Incomes and Regional GDP
**Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources
Number of Active Enterprises* | 3,930 |
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Percentage of Micro-Enterprises (10 or fewer employees)^ | 94.5% |
Percentage Change in Number of Enterprises (2015-2018)* | 6.5% |
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 81% of Total Enterprises in Roscommon.
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) |
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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.