Census figures show 6.4 million people on island of Ireland
The current official population of the island of Ireland is 6.4 million.
A census in the Republic and the North, carried out in 2011, have been combined for the first time.
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SUBSCRIBEThe current official population of the island of Ireland is 6.4 million.
A census in the Republic and the North, carried out in 2011, have been combined for the first time.
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