Disability Profile - Donegal
Issued on October 22 2024
Disability Profile[1]: Donegal
23% of the population, or 38,208 number of people, have at least one disability
18,634 males, and 19,574 females have at least one disability
3,224 people 0-14 years old have a disability
3,361 people 15-24 years old have a disability
6,756 people 25-44 years old have a disability
10,978 people 44-65 years old have a disability
13,889 people over 65 have a disability
Type of Disability
15,818 people have difficulty with pain, breathing or any other chronic illness or condition
13,332 people have difficulty with basic physical activities
8,002 people have a psychological or emotional condition or a mental health issue
10,165 people have blindness or a vision impairment
9,079 people have Deafness or a hearing impairment
8,782 people have difficulty with learning, remembering or concentrating
3,605 people have an intellectual disability
Education Level Obtained[2][3]
7% of people with disabilities had no formal education, compared to 3.27% of the general population
18% of people with disabilities had only a primary school education, compared to 10.42% of the general population
30% of people with disabilities had only a secondary school education, compared to 29.02% of the general population
10% of people with disabilities had completed further education, compared to 10.36% of the general population
21% of people with disabilities had completed higher education, compared to 27.02% of the general population
6% of people with disabilities were still in education, compared to 10.28% of the general population
28.92% of people with disabilities over 15 are in employment[4], compared to 43.50% of the general population
12.26% of people with disabilities are in social housing[5] (by household) compared to 9.27% of the general population
Due to changes in the census questions, the data from Census 2022 is not comparable to data from previous censuses
[1] All statistics based on Census 2022, cso.ie
[2] Further education includes vocational/technical certificate and advanced certificate/completed apprenticeship, higher education includes Higher Certificate, Ordinary/Honours Bachelor, Postgraduate Diploma/Degree, and Doctorate. Data based on special tabulation from CSO.
[3] % of all adults, both ceased and not ceased their education. Adults who did not indicate whether they had ceased education are not shown.
[4] These numbers represent every individual over 15, including those in education, those over 65 and people retired.
[5] People aged 15 years and over, who were renting from a Local Authority or a Voluntary Body.