Disability Profile - Meath
Issued on October 22 2024
Disability Profile[1]: Westmeath
22% of the population, or 20,681 people, have at least one disability
10,065 males, and 10,616 females have at least one disability
1,979 people 0-14 years old have a disability
2,155 people 15-24 years old have a disability
4,373 people 25-44 years old have a disability
5,869 people 44-65 years old have a disability
6,305 people over 65 have a disability
Type of Disability
8,081 people have difficulty with pain, breathing or any other chronic illness or condition
6,505 people have difficulty with basic physical activities
4,875 of people have a psychological or emotional condition or a mental health issue
5,618 people have blindness or a vision impairment
4,413 people have Deafness or a hearing impairment
4,780 people have difficulty with learning, remembering or concentrating
2,228 people have an intellectual disability
Education Level Obtained[2][3]
5% of people with disabilities had no formal education, compared to 2.23% of the general population
13% of people with disabilities had only a primary school education, compared to 6.18% of the general population
32% of people with disabilities had only a secondary school education, compared to 27.32% of the general population
11% of people with disabilities had completed further education, compared to 11.24% of the general population
23% of people with disabilities had completed higher education, compared to 29.33% of the general population
7% of people with disabilities were still in education, compared to 10.59% of the general population
37.98% of people with disabilities over 15 are in employment[4], compared to 46.92% of the general population
11.96% of people with disabilities are in social housing[5] (by household) compared to 8.05% 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.