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    #32
    131spanner
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    Tedddy wrote: »
    40% actually.
    First, Ireland's population has shifted from being 37% rural-based to 7% rural-based.

    Article says 7%, which sounds far too low... I'm so confused :o


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    #33
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    131spanner wrote: »
    Article says 7%, which sounds far too low... I'm so confused :o

    Its nowhere near that low. Where did 7% figure even come from like...
    Theres only about 5 cities in ireland with more than 20K people where do you think everyone else is living???
    Rural population was just under 38% in 2011.
    http://www.tradingeconomics.com/ireland/rural-population-percent-of-total-population-wb-data.html


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    #34
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    bb1234567 wrote: »
    Theres only about 5 cities in ireland with more than 20K people where do you think everyone else is living???
    Rural population was just under 38% in 2011.

    The countryside, evidently? Thanks for clearing that up :)


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