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County Longford

County in Ireland

County Longford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford. Longford County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 40,873 at the 2016 census. Source: Wikipedia

Area of County Longford 1,088.1 km²
Population 41,399
Male Population 20,874 (50.4%)
Female Population 20,525 (49.6%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +123.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +40.4%
Median Age 35.5 years
Male Median Age 35.4 years
Female Median Age 35.6 years
Timezone Greenwich Mean Time

Map of County Longford

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 18,555 24,759 29,485 41,399
Population Density 17.1 / km² 22.8 / km² 27.1 / km² 38.0 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 40.4% from year 2000 to 2015
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
County Longford +123.1% +67.2% +40.4%
Ireland +47.8% +31.9% +22.2%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

County Longford Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 1,759 1,666 3,426
5-9 1,681 1,571 3,253
10-14 1,513 1,380 2,893
15-19 1,286 1,231 2,517
20-24 1,138 1,145 2,284
25-29 1,361 1,514 2,876
30-34 1,577 1,579 3,157
35-39 1,587 1,464 3,052
40-44 1,479 1,488 2,968
45-49 1,363 1,274 2,637
50-54 1,271 1,231 2,502
55-59 1,262 1,159 2,421
60-64 1,146 1,057 2,203
65-69 857 883 1,741
70-74 641 565 1,207
75-79 505 522 1,027
80-84 255 412 667
85 Plus 192 384 576
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 38.0 / km²
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation Density
County Longford 41,399 1,088.1 km² 38.0 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
1990 24,759 n/a n/a
2000 29,485 19.1% 4,726
2020 43,752 21.8% 7,133
2030 47,465 8.5% 3,713
2040 50,843 7.1% 3,378
2050 53,819 5.9% 2,976
2060 55,912 3.9% 2,093
2070 57,078 2.1% 1,166
2080 57,634 1% 556
2090 57,696 0.1% 62
2100 57,178 -0.9% -518
Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.
Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Other Counties in Republic of Ireland

Name Area Population Population Density
County Carlow 894.6 km² 55,725 161.3 / mi²
County Cavan 1,943.4 km² 78,555 104.7 / mi²
County Clare 3,452.8 km² 116,136 87.1 / mi²
County Cork 7,554.7 km² 525,507 180.2 / mi²
County Donegal 5,190.2 km² 164,156 81.9 / mi²
County Dublin, Ireland 940.7 km² 1.3 million 3,557 / mi²
County Galway, Ireland 6,156.1 km² 252,084 106.1 / mi²
County Kerry, Ireland 4,803.2 km² 141,258 76.2 / mi²
County Kildare 1,690.7 km² 220,616 338.0 / mi²
County Laois 1,725.7 km² 90,354 135.6 / mi²
County Leitrim 1,585.3 km² 32,400 52.9 / mi²
County Limerick 2,777.2 km² 190,645 177.8 / mi²
County Longford 1,088.1 km² 41,399 98.5 / mi²
County Louth 849.8 km² 125,437 382.3 / mi²
County Mayo 5,679.7 km² 127,635 58.2 / mi²
County Meath 2,332.2 km² 195,274 216.9 / mi²
County Offaly 2,006.1 km² 78,293 101.1 / mi²
County Roscommon 2,555.6 km² 69,225 70.2 / mi²
County Sligo 1,888.2 km² 65,437 89.8 / mi²
County Tipperary, Ireland 4,282.4 km² 157,524 95.3 / mi²
County Waterford 1,919.3 km² 115,655 156.1 / mi²
County Westmeath 1,832.5 km² 84,156 118.9 / mi²
County Wexford 2,416.8 km² 149,285 160.0 / mi²
County Wicklow 2,022.9 km² 141,604 181.3 / mi²
Kilkenny 2,067.3 km² 97,305 121.9 / mi²
Monaghan 1,291.8 km² 61,147 122.6 / mi²
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