Disability Profile - Laois
Issued on October 22 2024
Disability Profile[1]: Laois
22% of the population, or 20,106 people, have at least one disability
9,861 males, and 10,245 females have at least one disability
2,302 people 0-14 years old have a disability
2,110 people 15-24 years old have a disability
4,338 people 25-44 years old have a disability
5,929 people 44-65 years old have a disability
5,427 people over 65 have a disability
Type of Disability
8,038 people have difficulty with pain, breathing or any other chronic illness or condition
6,365 people have difficulty with basic physical activities
5,057 people have a psychological or emotional condition or a mental health issue
5,274 people have blindness or a vision impairment
4,085 people have Deafness or a hearing impairment
5,066 people have difficulty with learning, remembering or concentrating
2,322 people have an intellectual disability
Education Level Obtained[2][3]
5% of people with disabilities had no formal education, compared to 2.16% of the general population
13% of people with disabilities had only a primary school education, compared to 6.28% of the general population
33% of people with disabilities had only a secondary school education, compared to 29.49% of the general population
13% of people with disabilities had completed further education, compared to 12.60% of the general population
21% of people with disabilities had completed higher education, compared to 26.65% of the general population
7% of people with disabilities were still in education, compared to 10.78% of the general population
34.31% of people with disabilities over 15 are in employment[4], compared to 47.33% of the general population
14.90% of people with disabilities are in social housing[5] (by household) compared to 10.76% 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.