Mid-East: population, economy and official figures
Mid-East is a regional area in Eastern and Midland, Ireland. Mid-East had 787,287 residents on 1 January 2025, 29.4% of Eastern and Midland and 14.47% of Ireland; 2nd largest of 8 regional areas in Ireland.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Mid-East: GDP per person was 45,800 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 115% of the EU average (222% for Ireland); 5th highest of 8 regional areas in Ireland.
- Health in Mid-East: In Census 2022, 55.8% of people in the Mid-East rated their own health as very good, above the national 53.2% and the highest of 8 NUTS 3 regions on this measure.
- Education in Mid-East: 35.3% of people aged 15 and over in the Mid-East held at least an ordinary bachelor degree or national diploma in Census 2022, the 3rd highest of 8 NUTS 3 regions and below the national 36.0%.
- Poverty and living standards in Mid-East: 9.6% of households in the Mid-East rented from a local authority or a voluntary housing body in Census 2022, the 3rd lowest of 8 NUTS 3 regions for social renting (Ireland: 10.4%).
- Government and politics in Mid-East: The Mid-East is covered by 4 local authorities: Kildare County Council, Louth County Council, Meath County Council and Wicklow County Council.
Is the population of Mid-East growing?
That is 16.2% more people than in 2015 (677,297).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow densely populated is Mid-East?
There were 114.5 people per square kilometre in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median age in Mid-East?
The median age was 39.3 years in 2025, against 39.6 for Ireland; 7th highest of 8 regional areas in Ireland.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow old is the population of Mid-East?
14.3% of residents were 65 or older and 20.0% were under 15 in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many births and deaths are there in Mid-East?
In 2024 there were 8,499 live births and 4,382 deaths, a natural increase of 4,117.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow big is Mid-East?
It covers 6,889 km².
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre people moving to Mid-East?
Net migration added 0.9 people per 1,000 residents in 2024, while births minus deaths gave a natural change of +5.2 per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Households in the Mid-East paid €11.6 billion in current taxes on income in 2024, 33.4% of total household income (Ireland: 31.0%). Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · saved copy
Figures come from Ireland's own official statistics and from Eurostat's regional statistics for NUTS 3 areas. Comparisons with the EU average use purchasing power standards (PPS), which adjust for price differences.
Other regional areas in Eastern and Midland
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjangrp3: Population on 1 January (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4c748d3cba3a…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_d3dens: Population density, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f4b59fe9d121…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment, thousand people (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 664e4e3a6dc0…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Median age of the population (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7bf6ade55a0d…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Share of people aged 65 or over (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 17aa0d08ab9c…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_fagec3: Live births (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 cfda9b5f4ebd…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset reg_area3: Area, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 75302b0aafe9…)
- Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland: Estimates of Household Income by Region and County, 2000-2024 (PxStat table CIRGDP07, County Incomes and Regional GDP), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e9c131e91ab7…)
- Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland: Persons on the Live Register by age group, sex and county, monthly 2022-2026 (PxStat table LRM15), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d22c9fc2ec84…)
- Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland: Mean and median annual earnings by sex and NUTS 3 region, 2011-2025 (PxStat table NEA05), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 692c97378d3e…)
- Office of the Attorney General, Irish Statute Book: S.I. No. 573 of 2014: Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Assemblies) (Establishment) Order 2014, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b6dea72d3d80…)
- Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland: Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS), all themes, by administrative county and city, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 32250e98c48a…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 222a97c302d3…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_gind3: Population change: demographic balance and crude rates by NUTS 3 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7548e948e15c…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gva: Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c656e8563bdf…)
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