Religious affiliation
Persons in the area corresponding to the Republic of Ireland by Religion, 1881-2006
Year | RC | Church of Ireland | Presb. | Method. | Jew | Other | None | Not stated | Total |
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1881 | 3 465 332 | 317 576 | 56 498 | 17 660 | 394 | 12 560 | 3 870 020 | ||
1891 | 3 099 003 | 286 804 | 51 469 | 18 513 | 1 506 | 11 399 | 3 468 694 | ||
1901 | 2 878 271 | 264 264 | 46 714 | 17 872 | 3 006 | 11 696 | 3 221 823 | ||
1911 | 2 812 509 | 249 535 | 45 486 | 16 440 | 3 805 | 11 913 | 3 139 688 | ||
1926 | 2 751 269 | 164 215 | 32 429 | 10 663 | 3 686 | 9 730 | 2 971 992 | ||
1936 | 2 773 920 | 145 030 | 28 067 | 9 649 | 3 749 | 8 005 | 2 968 420 | ||
1946 | 2 786 033 | 124 829 | 23 870 | 8 355 | 3 907 | 8 113 | 2 955 107 | ||
1961 | 2 673 473 | 104 016 | 18 953 | 6 676 | 3 255 | 5 236 | 1 107 | 5 625 | 2 818 341 |
1971 | 2 795 666 | 97 739 | 16 052 | 5 646 | 2 633 | 6 248 | 7 616 | 46 648 | 2 978 248 |
1981 | 3 204 476 | 95 366 | 14 255 | 5 790 | 2 127 | 10 843 | 39 572 | 70 976 | 3 443 405 |
1991 | 3 228 327 | 89 187 | 13 199 | 5 037 | 1 581 | 38 743 | 66 270 | 83 375 | 3 525 719 |
2002 | 3 462 606 | 115 611 | 20 582 | 10 033 | 1 790 | 89 223 | 138 264 | 79 094 | 3 917 203 |
2006 | 3 681 446 | 125 585 | 23 546 | 12 160 | 1 930 | 138 541 | 186 318 | 70 322 | 4 239 848 |
Source: Census of Population 2006, Religion, volume 13. Tableau 1.