Over 1.1 million people - 22 per cent of population - have some form of disability, according to data
Over 1.1 million Irish people - 22 per cent of the population - say they have some form of disability, according to the data. This includes 407,342 people who reported experiencing at least one long-lasting condition or difficulty “to a great extent or a lot”.
Cork city and Wexford recorded the highest proportion of people with a long-lasting condition or difficulty, at 24 per cent; this compares to 19 per cent in Fingal and Monaghan. The number of unpaid carers increased by 53 per cent, to almost 300,000 last year. Almost 87,000 of these were providing at least 43 hours of care a week, up 111 per cent on the last census.
Mayo had the highest proportion of unpaid carers, at 7 per cent; Dublin City had the lowest, at 5 per cent.Men were more likely to volunteer in sports organisations while women were more likely to volunteer in their community.
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