CSO predicts population rise of at least 10% for Cork and Kerry over next 20 years

By 2042, the population in the region of Cork and Kerry could rise as high as 20% to 898,200 under the high net international migration scenario or by just 10% to 816,500 under the low migration scenario. File picture: Larry Cummins

The population of Cork and Kerry could rise by as much as 155,000 people within the next two decades, according to new projections.

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) published its regional breakdown on Wednesday for how the population of Ireland could change through to 2042, saying it could rise as high as 6.4 million people by then from 5.18 million in 2022.