Census Profile · Leitrim · 2022

County Leitrim — Vacancy rate — second in Ireland

Leitrim ranks second of Ireland's 31 counties for vacant dwellings rate at 26.1%. The national average is 14.2% — a gap of 11.9pp that places Leitrim at the top of this ranking. Census 2022 data mapped at electoral division level shows the figure is not distributed evenly within the county.

Leitrim is +11.9pp vs national on vacant dwellings rate.

Key statistics — County Leitrim

Vacancy rate
26.1%
#2 of 31 counties
National Average
14.2%
vacant dwellings rate
Employment Rate
52.4%
National: 55.2%
Third-Level
53.4%
National: 52.6%

Top electoral divisions — Vacant Dwellings in Leitrim

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

Electoral DivisionVacant Dwellings Rate
1. DRUMREILLY WEST/DRUMREILLY EAST 47.1%
2. MUNAKILL 42.7%
3. KILTUBBRID 39.1%
4. GLENFARN 37.8%
5. YUGAN 37.4%

Explore Leitrim data on the map

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

County Leitrim — census data context

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

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