NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title Census of Population of Ireland, 1971 Geography Ireland (IRL) Coverage type Country Time period covered 04/1971 - 04/1971 Data type Census: De factoNationally representative Summary The 1971 Ireland de facto census collected data through face-to-face interviews and self-enumeration on the subjects of housing, household demographics, employment, education, migration, and fertility. The census day was April 18, 1971. This source appears in the United Nations Demographic Yearbook. Keywords Agriculture, Birth place, Domestic migration, Education, Electricity, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Housing, Housing conditions, Hygiene, International migration, Languages, Live births, Marital status, Population, Religion, Sanitation, Transportation, Water supply Citation Contributors Central Statistics Office (Ireland) Suggested citation Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Ireland Population and Health Survey 1971. GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 7, 2022