https://twitter.com/ThoughtsToby/status/1686772340686790656?s=20
Irish population growth rate has plummeted in recent years
- The current population of Ireland in 2023 is 5,056,935, a 0.67% increase from 2022.
- The population of Ireland in 2022 was 5,023,109, a 0.73% increase from 2021.
- The population of Ireland in 2021 was 4,986,526, a 0.82% increase from 2020.
- The population of Ireland in 2020 was 4,946,119, a 1.02% increase from 2019
Even use 1% and adding 600 randomers is 6 years of population growth overnight.
https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+1%25+if+10%2C000&rlz=1C1YTUH_en-GBAU1060AU1060&ei=Q6PLZNz_C8fN2roPjtmTwAU&ved=0ahUKEwicrcCfxMCAAxXHplYBHY7sBFgQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=what+is+1%25+if+10%2C000&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiFHdoYXQgaXMgMSUgaWYgMTAsMDAwMgcQABgNGIAEMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMggQABgIGB4YDTIIEAAYCBgeGA0yCBAAGAgYHhgNMggQABgIGB4YDTIIEAAYCBgeGA0yCBAAGAgYHhgNSMArUMMLWOcocAN4AZABAZgB0wSgAYIoqgELMC41LjkuMi4yLjG4AQPIAQD4AQHCAgoQABhHGNYEGLADwgIHEAAYigUYQ8ICCBAAGIoFGJECwgINEAAYigUYsQMYgwEYQ8ICDRAuGIoFGLEDGIMBGEPCAgsQLhiDARixAxiABMICERAuGIAEGLEDGIMBGMcBGNEDwgIFEAAYgATCAgsQABiKBRixAxiDAcICBxAAGIAEGAriAwQYACBBiAYBkAYI&sclient=gws-wiz-serp
Use the 0.67% and it is almost 9 years of population growth.
It does not take many overnight bus loads to permanently and decisively change the future demographics of an area from Irish with a mix of EU nationalities to overwhelmingly dominated by whatever mix is coming in.
Just a few more drop offs. This should highlight to all how small our population is.