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# Arklow

Arklow, a city in Ireland, had a population of 13,399 in April 2022. The foreign population count was 1,448 in April 2022.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 1,448 people | city | 2022-04-03 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 13,399 people | municipality | 2022-04-03 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 11.4 % | city | 2022-04-03 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 13.54 · Feb 12.66 · Mar 14.57 · Apr 17.82 · May 20.92 · Jun 22.41 · Jul 24.03 · Aug 24.29 · Sep 21.78 · Oct 17.97 · Nov 15.28 · Dec 13.29 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -2.37 · Feb -3.31 · Mar -3.8 · Apr -0.75 · May 2.66 · Jun 5.16 · Jul 7.69 · Aug 8.33 · Sep 5.81 · Oct 1.92 · Nov -0.45 · Dec -2.19 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 5.61 · Feb 5.34 · Mar 6.09 · Apr 8.06 · May 10.62 · Jun 13.25 · Jul 14.81 · Aug 14.75 · Sep 13.3 · Oct 10.98 · Nov 8.14 · Dec 6.31 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 13.78 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Population Female | `population_female` | 6,915 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Population Male | `population_male` | 6,484 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Destinations from nearest airport | `nearest_airport_destinations_count` | 144 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] |
| Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | DUB | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] |
| Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 71 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Language courses and integration

- [Education and Training Board adult English language skills and ESOL](https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-justice-home-affairs-and-migration/publications/employment-childcare-and-education/) — State Language Course · The 16 Education and Training Boards across Ireland · English · checked 2026-08-10
- [Local Authority Integration Teams (LAITs)](https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-justice-home-affairs-and-migration/publications/community-integration/) — Newcomer Adaptation · Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration · English · checked 2026-08-10

These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city.

## Public employment service

- [Intreo employment service](https://www.neh.gov.ie/business-supports/intreo-recruitment-services) — Job Search

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Arklow when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www2.hse.ie/services/schemes-allowances/medical-cards/other-types-of-medical-card/people-from-other-eu-countries/)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Ireland country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/ireland/).

## International community

Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions.

### Country of birth

- Ireland: 10,996 (82.6%)
- India: 57 (0.4%)
- Not stated: 0 (0.0%)
- Poland: 553 (4.2%)
- Rest of World: 547 (4.1%)
- Total: 13,316 (100.0%)
- United Kingdom: 671 (5.0%)
- Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland): 492 (3.7%)
- Population universe: Usually resident population by birthplace or citizenship; source-native CSO table
- Period: 2022
- Source: https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/SAP2022T2T1TOWN22/JSON-stat/2.0/en

### Citizenship

- Ireland: 11,481 (86.2%)
- India: 35 (0.3%)
- Not stated: 394 (3.0%)
- Poland: 483 (3.6%)
- Rest of World: 266 (2.0%)
- Total: 13,316 (100.0%)
- United Kingdom: 208 (1.6%)
- Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland): 449 (3.4%)
- Population universe: Usually resident population by birthplace or citizenship; source-native CSO table
- Period: 2022
- Source: https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/SAP2022T2T1TOWN22/JSON-stat/2.0/en

### Citizenship

- All citizenships: 13,366 (100.0%)
- Africa(1): 50 (0.4%)
- Australia: 7 (0.1%)
- Brazil: 12 (0.1%)
- China: 29 (0.2%)
- Germany: 15 (0.1%)
- Spain: 14 (0.1%)
- France: 27 (0.2%)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the): 212 (1.6%)
- Croatia: 28 (0.2%)
- Ireland: 11,520 (86.2%)
- India: 35 (0.3%)
- Italy: 17 (0.1%)
- Lithuania: 133 (1.0%)
- Latvia: 29 (0.2%)
- Other America(1): 13 (0.1%)
- Other Asia(1): 88 (0.7%)
- Other countries: 12 (0.1%)
- Other EU27 (2020): 119 (0.9%)
- Poland: 487 (3.6%)
- Romania: 66 (0.5%)
- Rest of Europe(1): 14 (0.1%)
- Ukraine: 8 (0.1%)
- United States of America (the): 16 (0.1%)
- Multiple/Dual citizenship: 17 (0.1%)
- No citizenship: 22 (0.2%)
- Citizenship not stated: 376 (2.8%)
- Population universe: Population Usually Resident and Present in the State
- Period: 2022
- Source: https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/F5003/JSON-stat/2.0/en

## Sources

1. CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence — Official source — https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/F5003/JSON-stat/2.0/en
2. CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size — Official source — https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/F5134/JSON-stat/2.0/en
3. CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town — Official source — https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/F7115/JSON-stat/2.0/en
4. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center — Official source — https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/climatology/point?parameters=T2M%2CT2M_MAX%2CT2M_MIN&community=SB&longitude=-6.149580&latitude=52.794430&format=JSON
5. Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO) — Official source — https://www.cso.ie/en/census/census2022/2022censusdatadownloads/
6. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
7. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately.

### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Arklow, Ireland: jobs, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/arklow/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_arklow-ireland-jobs-climate-population_1caca66c70e1,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Arklow, Ireland: jobs, climate, population},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/arklow/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Arklow, Ireland: jobs, climate, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/arklow/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/arklow/
- Title: Arklow, Ireland: jobs, climate, population
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0`
- Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-12
- Built: 2026-09-12
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/arklow/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ie/arklow.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ie/arklow.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/ie/arklow
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json