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# Ballina

For Ballina, the unemployment rate was 16.3% in April 2022. The population of Ballina, in Ireland, was 10,556 in April 2022.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 968 people | city | 2022-04-03 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 10,556 people | municipality | 2022-04-03 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 16.3 % | city | 2022-04-03 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 13.03 · Feb 13.31 · Mar 16.94 · Apr 19.36 · May 22.95 · Jun 26.94 · Jul 25.98 · Aug 25.94 · Sep 21.72 · Oct 18.95 · Nov 15.36 · Dec 13.21 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -4.16 · Feb -2.76 · Mar -2.77 · Apr -1.6 · May 1.57 · Jun 5.07 · Jul 7.1 · Aug 7 · Sep 3.93 · Oct 1.62 · Nov -2.1 · Dec -5.25 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 5.58 · Feb 5.38 · Mar 6.24 · Apr 8.24 · May 10.72 · Jun 13.12 · Jul 14.4 · Aug 14.37 · Sep 13 · Oct 10.38 · Nov 7.8 · Dec 6.08 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 11.03 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Population Female | `population_female` | 5,388 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Population Male | `population_male` | 5,168 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Destinations from nearest airport | `nearest_airport_destinations_count` | 15 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] |
| Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | NOC | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] |
| Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 32 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 Ballina 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: 8,622 (82.1%)
- India: 66 (0.6%)
- Not stated: 0 (0.0%)
- Poland: 447 (4.3%)
- Rest of World: 401 (3.8%)
- Total: 10,500 (100.0%)
- United Kingdom: 802 (7.6%)
- Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland): 162 (1.5%)
- 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: 10,535 (100.0%)
- Africa(1): 26 (0.2%)
- Australia: 7 (0.1%)
- Brazil: 37 (0.4%)
- China: 6 (0.1%)
- Germany: 14 (0.1%)
- Spain: 10 (0.1%)
- France: 11 (0.1%)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the): 189 (1.8%)
- Croatia: 12 (0.1%)
- Ireland: 9,367 (88.9%)
- India: 55 (0.5%)
- Italy: 1 (0.0%)
- Lithuania: 5 (0.0%)
- Latvia: 10 (0.1%)
- Other America(1): 12 (0.1%)
- Other Asia(1): 68 (0.6%)
- Other countries: 18 (0.2%)
- Other EU27 (2020): 55 (0.5%)
- Poland: 381 (3.6%)
- Romania: 20 (0.2%)
- Rest of Europe(1): 5 (0.0%)
- Ukraine: 2 (0.0%)
- United States of America (the): 18 (0.2%)
- Multiple/Dual citizenship: 6 (0.1%)
- No citizenship: 22 (0.2%)
- Citizenship not stated: 178 (1.7%)
- 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

### Citizenship

- Ireland: 9,342 (89.0%)
- India: 55 (0.5%)
- Not stated: 191 (1.8%)
- Poland: 376 (3.6%)
- Rest of World: 204 (1.9%)
- Total: 10,500 (100.0%)
- United Kingdom: 191 (1.8%)
- Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland): 141 (1.3%)
- 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

## 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=-9.166670&latitude=54.116670&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). Ballina, Ireland: jobs, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/ballina/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_ballina-ireland-jobs-climate-population_9c15e83d751b,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ballina, 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/ballina/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Ballina, Ireland: jobs, climate, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/ballina/) — 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/ballina/
- Title: Ballina, 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/ballina/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ie/ballina.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ie/ballina.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/ie/ballina
- 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