The National Archives have released the 1926 Census of Population records
The largest population growth by far was in Kildare where the population increased by 327% from just over 58,000 in 1926 to almost 248,000 in 2022.
It was followed by Meath, which saw its population grow by 251% and Dublin by 188%.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has compared the first census conducted by the Irish Free State in 1926 to the most recent census in 2022 looking at population, employment, occupation and religion.
The National Archives have released the 1926 Census of Population records, which show that Ireland's population was 2.97 million that year.
The overall population had grown to 5.15 million in 2022, an increase of 73% since 1926.
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