Kerry County : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1821 108,617 Show data context 107,568 Show data context
1831 131,696 Show data context 131,430 Show data context
1841 147,307 Show data context 146,573 Show data context
1851 116,511 Show data context 121,743 Show data context
1861 99,999 Show data context 101,801 Show data context
1891 91,017 Show data context 88,119 Show data context
1901 84,427 Show data context 81,299 Show data context
1911 81,474 Show data context 78,217 Show data context
Date Source
1821 1821 Census of Ireland, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Act of Ireland:- 1821'
1831 1831 Census of Ireland, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'
1841 1841 Census of Ireland, Report, Table 1 , 'General table'
1851 1851 Census of Ireland, General, Table 1 , 'General Table.'
1861 1861 Census of Ireland, General, Table 1 , 'Showing by baronies, parishes, and towns, the area, population, number of houses and families, occupations, religious profusions, and education'
1891 1891 Census of Ireland, Population summary, Table 7 , 'Area, houses, out-offices and farm steadings, and population, together with the valuation of each parish, townland, and township in 1891'
1901 1901 Census of Ireland, Population summary, Table 29 , 'Religious professions and sexes of the inhabitants, in each parish, in the county of [--]'
1911 1911 Census of Ireland, Population summary, Table 29 , 'Religious professions and sexes of the inhabitants, in each parish, in the county'

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nCube definition


Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Kerry County through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026