Census Profile · Westmeath · 2022

County Westmeath — High internal ED variation

Westmeath's county-level Census 2022 figures sit close to national averages. Employment is —% (national: —%), home ownership —% (national: —%). County averages suppress the internal variation that makes the data meaningful. The gap between the highest and lowest unemployment electoral divisions within Westmeath exceeds 15 percentage points — a spread the county headline cannot show.

Westmeath employment rate is +0.0pp vs national.

Key statistics — County Westmeath

Employment Rate
—%
+0.0pp vs national
Owner-Occupied
—%
National: —%
Third-Level
—%
National: —%
Unemployment
—%
National: —%

Top electoral divisions — Unemployment in Westmeath

The electoral divisions within County Westmeath with the highest unemployment rate, Census 2022.

Electoral DivisionUnemployment Rate
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Explore Westmeath data on the map

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

County Westmeath — census data context

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

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