Census shows Cork has highest proportion of residents living in their county of birth

The figures also showed that 151,746 people born in Cork live in Cork city and its suburbs. File picture: Denis Scannell

Almost three-quarters of people living in Cork were born in the county, the highest proportion anywhere in Ireland, according to the latest Census.

In its first in-depth profile from Census 2022, the Central Statistics Office has published details on population distribution and movements as recorded on Census night in April 2022.