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This chapter contains information on the number of agricultural holdings in Ireland from 1855 to 2010.
| 20.1 Number of Holdings | |||||
| Year | Leinster | Munster | Connaught | Ulster (part) | Total |
| 1855 | 117,800 | 115,500 | 115,600 | 70,600 | 419,500 |
| 1865 | 114,000 | 114,600 | 120,700 | 70,000 | 419,400 |
| 1875 | 109,600 | 113,000 | 119,700 | 67,700 | 410,000 |
| 1885 | 105,100 | 110,000 | 116,000 | 65,700 | 396,900 |
| 1895 | 104,800 | 111,200 | 116,100 | 65,700 | 397,800 |
| 1905 | 104,000 | 113,400 | 116,700 | 65,800 | 399,900 |
| 1915 | 87,900 | 101,800 | 109,000 | 60,900 | 359,700 |
| 1930 | 83,600 | 98,200 | 103,000 | 53,100 | 338,000 |
| 1940 | 81,100 | 95,600 | 99,400 | 50,600 | 326,700 |
| 1950 | 78,500 | 93,700 | 97,100 | 48,600 | 317,900 |
| 1960 | 71,800 | 88,200 | 87,300 | 42,900 | 290,300 |
| 1970 | 70,400 | 86,700 | 81,800 | 40,500 | 279,500 |
| 1980 | 66,600 | 83,100 | 76,200 | 37,600 | 263,600 |
| 1991 | 42,700 | 56,300 | 48,900 | 22,100 | 170,100 |
| 2000 | 35,600 | 46,200 | 40,900 | 18,900 | 141,500 |
| 2010 | 34,800 | 45,700 | 40,300 | 19,100 | 139,900 |
| Source: CSO | |||||
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The number of agricultural holdings in 2010 was 139,000, a third of the number in 1855.
| Leinster | Munster | Connaught | Ulster (part) | |
| 1855 | 117.8 | 115.5 | 115.6 | 70.6 |
| 1865 | 114 | 114.6 | 120.7 | 70 |
| 1875 | 109.6 | 113 | 119.7 | 67.7 |
| 1885 | 105.1 | 110 | 116 | 65.7 |
| 1895 | 104.8 | 111.2 | 116.1 | 65.7 |
| 1905 | 104 | 113.4 | 116.7 | 65.8 |
| 1915 | 87.9 | 101.8 | 109 | 60.9 |
| 1930 | 83.6 | 98.2 | 103 | 53.1 |
| 1940 | 81.1 | 95.6 | 99.4 | 50.6 |
| 1950 | 78.5 | 93.7 | 97.1 | 48.6 |
| 1960 | 71.8 | 88.2 | 87.3 | 42.9 |
| 1970 | 70.4 | 86.7 | 81.8 | 40.5 |
| 1980 | 66.6 | 83.1 | 76.2 | 37.6 |
| 1991 | 42.7 | 56.3 | 48.9 | 22.1 |
| 2000 | 35.6 | 46.2 | 40.9 | 18.9 |
| 2010 | 34.8 | 45.7 | 40.3 | 19.1 |
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