Irish population could grow to over 7m by 2057, says CSO

Agency’s latest projections indicates inward migration will be the main driver of population of growth with birth rates predicted to fall

The high net migration scenario for the Republic assumes inward migration starts at 75,000 in 2022, decreasing incrementally to 45,000 by 2027 and remaining at this level out to 2057. Photograph: Sasko Lazaro /RollingNews.ie

Under a high net migration scenario, which assumes inward migration starts at 75,000 in 2022, decreasing incrementally to 45,000 by 2027 and remaining at this level out to 2057, the population grows by 1.8 million to 7.01 million. The agency said that for each of the three scenarios there would be a change from natural increase to a natural decrease .

The number of people aged 65 years and over is set to increase significantly over the period of these projections, hitting 1 million by 2030, the CSO said.

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