County Laois - History

History

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1653 9,915 —
1659 11,115 +12.1%
1821 134,275 +1108.1%
1831 145,851 +8.6%
1841 153,930 +5.5%
1851 111,664 −27.5%
1861 90,650 −18.8%
1871 79,771 −12.0%
1881 73,124 −8.3%
1891 64,883 −11.3%
1901 57,417 −11.5%
1911 54,629 −4.9%
1926 51,540 −5.7%
1936 50,109 −2.8%
1946 49,697 −0.8%
1951 48,430 −2.5%
1956 47,087 −2.8%
1961 45,069 −4.3%
1966 44,595 −1.1%
1971 45,259 +1.5%
1979 49,936 +10.3%
1981 51,171 +2.5%
1986 53,284 +4.1%
1991 52,314 −1.8%
1996 52,945 +1.2%
2002 58,774 +11.0%
2006 67,059 +14.1%
2011 80,559 +20.1%

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