Disability Profile - Dublin City
Issued on October 16 2024
Disability Profile[1]: Dublin City
22% of the population, or 130,192 number of people, have at least one disability
60,094 males, and 70,098 females have at least one disability
8,191 people 0-14 years old have a disability
14,524 people 15-24 years old have a disability
35,246 people 25-44 years old have a disability
33,458 people 44-65 years old have a disability
38,773 people over 65 have a disability
Type of Disability
52,026 people have difficulty with pain, breathing or any other chronic illness or condition
40,127 people have difficulty with basic physical activities
37,036 people have a psychological or emotional condition or a mental health issue
35,770 people have blindness or a vision impairment
25,541 people have Deafness or a hearing impairment
29,265 people have difficulty with learning, remembering or concentrating
11,267 people have an intellectual disability
Education Level Obtained[2][3]
4% of people with disabilities had no formal education, compared to 1.85% of the general population
14% of people with disabilities had only a primary school education, compared to 6.29% of the general population
25% of people with disabilities had only a secondary school education, compared to 19.89% of the general population
9% of people with disabilities had completed further education, compared to 7.34% of the general population
29% of people with disabilities had completed higher education, compared to 35.57% of the general population
9% of people with disabilities were still in education, compared to 10.75% of the general population
37.95% of people with disabilities over 15 are in employment[4], compared to 50.37% of the general population
19.87% of people with disabilities are in social housing[5] (by household) compared to 13.96% 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.