Census Profile · Donegal · 2022

County Donegal — Vacancy rate — first in Ireland

Donegal ranks first of Ireland's 31 counties for vacant dwellings rate at 26.6%. The national average is 14.2% — a gap of 12.4pp that places Donegal at the top of this ranking. Census 2022 data mapped at electoral division level shows the figure is not distributed evenly within the county.

Donegal is +12.4pp vs national on vacant dwellings rate.

Key statistics — County Donegal

Vacancy rate
26.6%
#1 of 31 counties
National Average
14.2%
vacant dwellings rate
Employment Rate
51.0%
National: 55.2%
Third-Level
46.3%
National: 52.6%

Top electoral divisions — Vacant Dwellings in Donegal

The electoral divisions within County Donegal with the highest vacant dwellings rate, Census 2022.

Electoral DivisionVacant Dwellings Rate
1. ARDS 64.9%
2. ROSGUILL 62.8%
3. GREENFORT 62.2%
4. GLEN 56.3%
5. INISHKEEL 55.8%

Explore Donegal data on the map

Every electoral division in County Donegal is mapped. Hover to inspect Census 2022 figures or ask the AI analyst for a plain-language explanation.

County Donegal — census data context

County-level figures aggregate all electoral divisions within Donegal. The map reveals the internal variation those county averages suppress — the gap between the most and least deprived EDs in Donegal is typically far wider than the county-to-national difference highlighted above. View the full Donegal area guide →

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Data: CSO Census 2022 · County Donegal · Electoral Division averages · cso.ie/census