REGION Dublin and South East

Issued on February 14 2025

Region: Dublin and South East[1]

  • 22.47% of the population of this region, or 218,239 people, have at least one disability, while 78,356 experience disability to a great extent.
  • 103,893 males and 114,346 females of this region have at least one disability.

Age Breakdown

  • 28,863 people of this region aged 0-19 years have a disability.
  • 116,350 people of this region aged 20-64 years have a disability.
  • 73,026 people of this region over 65 have a disability.

Type of Disability

  • 67,558 people in this region have difficulty with basic physical activities.
  • 52,907 people in this region have a psychological or emotional condition or a mental health issue.
  • 22,575 people in this region have blindness or a vision impairment.
  • 50,669 people in this region have Deafness or a hearing impairment.
  • 56,385 people in this region have difficulty with learning, remembering, or concentrating.
  • 47,619 people in this region have an intellectual disability.

Education Level Obtained[2][3]

  • 4% of people with disabilities have no formal education compared to 1.77% of the general population.
  • 11% of people with disabilities did not progress beyond primary education compared to 5.58% of the general population.
  • 30% of people with disabilities had completed upper secondary compared to 25.03% of the general population.
  • 16% of people with disabilities had completed further education compared to 15.02% of the general population.
  • 24% of people with disabilities had completed higher level education compared to 31.08% of the general population.
  • 8% of people with disabilities are still in education compared to 11.01% of the general population.

Labour Participation[4]

  • 33.79% of all people with disabilities and 16.99% of people with disability to a great extent over 15 are at work, compared to 55.00% of the general population.

 

 

[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. Due to changes in the census questions, the data from Census 2022 is not comparable to data from previous censuses.