Waterford
29 datasets are currently published for Waterford.
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
- Cattle numbers — Waterford: 255,000, 2026 (+0.0% year on year, from 255,000). 255,000 head of cattle were counted. Dairy cows accounted for the largest share (92,000, 36%). Next largest was Cattle: under 1 year (70,400). 6 categories have a reported change small enough that the source's own rounding to the nearest 100 could account for most or all of it.
- Community service orders — Waterford: 70, 2024.
- Company formations — Waterford: 27, September 2026.
- Deprivation index — Waterford: -1.2, 2022.
- Disposable income per person — Co. Waterford: 29,442.7, 2024.
- Families in emergency accommodation — South-East: No figure published, July 2026. (published for South-East as a whole, not just Waterford)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis — Waterford: 43,728, 2025 (+3.7% year on year, from 42,153). 43,728 hospital discharges were recorded, all causes. Diseases of the digestive system was the largest single category (3,868). Next largest was Neoplasms (cancer) (3,413). The largest year-on-year movement was Diseases of the musculoskeletal system, 14% higher (2,083).
- Housing affordability — Waterford: 9.8, 2026.
- Live Register — Waterford: 5,349, September 2026 (+3.0% year on year, from 5,192). 5,349 people were on the Live Register. 25 years and over accounted for the largest share (4,602, 86%). Next largest was Under 25 years (747). The largest year-on-year movement was Under 25 years, 16% higher (747).
- Mean weekly earnings — Co. Waterford: 890.0, 2025.
- Median resale price — Waterford: €265,000, Q2 2026 (+6.0% year on year, from €250,000).
- Median sale price — Waterford: €289,117, Q2 2026 (+1.4% year on year, from €285,000).
- Median weekly earnings — Co. Waterford: 730.8, 2025.
- Persons at work — Co. Waterford: 67,500, 2024.
- Planning Permissions Granted — South-East (excl. South Tipperary): 210, Q2 2026 (+11.1% year on year, from 189). 210 planning permissions were granted for new dwellings. (published for South-East (excl. South Tipperary) as a whole, not just Waterford)
- Population — South-East: 625,305, 2022. (published for South-East as a whole, not just Waterford)
- Population — Waterford: 127,363, 2022.
- Probation and supervised suspended sentences — Waterford: 139, 2024.
- Probation referrals from court — Waterford: 306, 2024.
- Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) — South-East (excl. South Tipperary), houses: 170.9, July 2026 (+8.8% year on year, from 157.1). (published for South-East (excl. South Tipperary) as a whole, not just Waterford)
- Rainfall — Waterford (Knockanore): 0.6, July 2026.
- Social benefits per person — Co. Waterford: 8,303.8, 2024.
- Total adults in emergency accommodation — South-East: 357, July 2026 (+9.5% year on year, from 326). (published for South-East as a whole, not just Waterford) (same figure, by: Emergency accommodation type, Homelessness by age, Homelessness by citizenship, Homelessness by sex)
- University Hospital Waterford — Inpatient / Day Case Waiting List — Waterford: 6,049, July 2026 (+13.0% year on year, from 5,353). 6,049 people were on the inpatient or day case waiting list. 0-6 months accounted for the largest share (3,652, 60%). Next largest was 6-12 months (1,216). The largest year-on-year movement was 6-12 months, 55% higher (1,216).
- University Hospital Waterford — Outpatient Waiting List — Waterford: 49,912, August 2026 (+3.3% year on year, from 48,325). 49,912 people were on the outpatient waiting list. 0-6 months accounted for the largest share (26,443, 53%). Next largest was 6-12 months (12,808). The largest year-on-year movement was 18+ months, 13% lower (4,637).
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