“The most common type of long-lasting condition experienced by people in Ireland is ‘difficulty with pain, breathing, or any other chronic illness or condition’, which is reported by 8.5% of the total population and 39.7% of all those reporting a disability.”
NDA Factsheet: Disability Statistics (based on Census 2022 data)
November 2024
This introductory factsheet provides information drawn from the Census of Population 2022 carried out by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), and contains information on the number of people with disabilities in Ireland and on the nature and extent of those disabilities.
Information is also provided on selected characteristics of the population with a disability, such as age profile, education levels, labour market participation, and general health. While an overview of these characteristics is given here, more detailed information will be provided in separate factsheets dedicated to themes such as employment, education, housing, and children with disabilities.
This factsheet is part of a series produced by the National Disability Authority (NDA) on different aspects of the lives of people with disabilities in Ireland.
Download the PDF NDA Factsheet: Disability Statistics below.
NDA Factsheet: Disability Statistics (November 2024 - based on Census 2022)
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Download the Briefing Report for 'NDA Factsheet: Disability Statistics' below.
Briefing Report on NDA Factsheet: Disability Statistics (November 2024 - based on Census 2022)
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The Briefing Report on Disability Statistics based on Census 2016 data is also available to download (DOCX: 1.659 MB).
The information in this briefing report is taken from the CSO 2016 Census and relies on the CSOs definition of disability. Calculations of the increased disability population come from Transforming Lives and the HSE working group on the future of disability services.