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Sligo

Land Mass 183,746
% of Ireland 2.60%
Population Density (2022) 38.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sligo

Human Resource

County Population 2022 70,198
Population Change (2016-2022) 7.1%

Key Centres of Population

Sligo, Co Sligo 20,608
Tubbercurry, Co Sligo 2,307
Strandhill, Co Sligo 1,982
Collooney, Co Sligo 1,797
Ballysadare, Co Sligo 1,747
Ballymote, Co Sligo 1,711
Enniscrone, Co Sligo 1,291
Coolaney, Co Sligo 1,155

Source: CSO Census of Population 2022, Built Up Areas

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

2022
No Formal/Primary 10.1%
Secondary 42.6%
Third Level 47.3%

Source: CSO Census of Population 2022

Natural Resources

Average Farm Size (AAU) 2020 27.1 ha
Farming, Fishing & Forestry workers (2022) 1,545 (5.4%)

Employment

Employed* (2022) 30,360
Employment Change (2016-2022) 16.8%
Labour Force Participation Rate (2022) 58.3

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

Numbers Employed by Sector* (2022)

Total 28,406
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing 1,545 (5.4%)
Industry & Construction 5,465 (19.2%)
Services 21,396 (75.3%)

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

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

Agency Assisted Employment (2022)

Permanent Full Time Employment in Agency Assisted Companies 4,675

Source: DETE, Annual Employment Survey 2019

Local Sustainability

Fertility Rate (2022)* 9.8
Proportion of seats held by women in the 2019 local election** 16.7%
Domestic Building Energy Ratings (BER) % Grade B2 and above (2023)*** 11.5%

* 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* €21,207
Mean Annual Earnings 2021** €44,756

* Source: CSO County Incomes and Regional GDP

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

 

Business Economy

Number of Active Enterprises 4,507
Percentage of Micro-Enterprises (10 or fewer employees) 92.7%
Percentage Change in Number of Enterprises (2019-2021) 10.8%

Source: CSO Business Demography 2021

 

Labour Catchments in County Sligo (2016)*

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

Sligo borough labour catchment 21,824 (2016),    20,321 (2006)
Tubbercurry labour catchment **NA (2016),    1,327 (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.

** Less than 3EDs assigned to Tubbercurry from analysis in 2016 and therefore was excluded. See full report for further explanation.