Disability Profile - Louth
Issued on October 22 2024
Disability Profile[1]: Louth
22% of the population, or 30,739 people, have at least one disability
14,870 males, and 15,869 females have at least one disability
2,952 people 0-14 years old have a disability
3,112 people 15-24 years old have a disability
6,382 people 25-44 years old have a disability
9,001 people 44-65 years old have a disability
9,292 people over 65 have a disability
Type of Disability
12,280 people have difficulty with pain, breathing or any other chronic illness or condition
10,289 people have difficulty with basic physical activities
7,206 people have a psychological or emotional condition or a mental health issue
8,401 people have blindness or a vision impairment
6,281 people have Deafness or a hearing impairment
7,178 people have difficulty with learning, remembering or concentrating
3,267 people have an intellectual disability
Education Level Obtained[2][3]
6% of people with disabilities had no formal education, compared to 2.66% of the general population
14% of people with disabilities had only a primary school education, compared to 7.12% of the general population
30% of people with disabilities had only a secondary school education, compared to 27.47% of the general population
12% of people with disabilities had completed further education, compared to 11.19% of the general population
22% of people with disabilities had completed higher education, compared to 27.58% of the general population
7% of people with disabilities were still in education, compared to 11.38% of the general population
32.11% of people with disabilities over 15 are in employment[4], compared to 45.40% of the general population
16.14% of people with disabilities are in social housing[5] (by household) compared to 12.42% 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.