County of the City of Limerick County : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1821 28,117 Show data context 30,928 Show data context
1831 30,414 Show data context 36,140 Show data context
1841 21,436 Show data context 26,955 Show data context
1851 24,083 Show data context 29,365 Show data context
1861 20,469 Show data context 24,007 Show data context
1891 17,699 Show data context 19,456 Show data context
1901 18,104 Show data context 20,047 Show data context
1911 18,702 Show data context 19,816 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, County of the City of Limerick County through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026