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Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan 2018-2022
In 2016 there were 63,633 (49.4%) males and 65,251 (50.6%) females resident in
the county.
Fig 7. Co. Louth Gender Balance 2016
51% 49%
Females Males
Table 9: Population Trend 1996-2016
Census State Leinster Co. Louth
1996 3,626,087 1,924,702 92,166
2002 3,917,203 2,105,579 101,821
2006 4,239,848 2,295,123 111,267
2011 4,588,252 2,504,814 122,897
2016 4,761,865 2,634,403 128,884
Source: CSO Census of Population 2016
The population growth that has been experienced in Co Louth can be largely
attributed to external and internal migration (due to Louth’s proximity to Dublin
and Belfast) as well as a natural increase in population.
Fig. 8: Population Trend 1996-2016
Source: CSO Census of Population 2016
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