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‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Proportion of State's Population in Dublin. Dublin’s Share of State Population
Summary
The 1979 census put Dublin city and county at 29.2% of the State’s population, reportedly the highest capital-area concentration in a Community member state.
asked the Taoiseach the percentage of the Irish population resident in the greater Dublin area; and if this figure represents the highest concentration of population within a capital city area of a Community member state.
Comment on this
The results of the 1979 Census of Population show that the population of Dublin city and county represents 29.2 per cent of the total population of the state. It is true, in so far as can be determined from the available information, that this percentage represents the greatest concentration of population in a capital city area of a Community member state.