What percentage of Ireland has a disability?

13.5 per cent The 2016 Census tells us that 643,131 people had a disability. That is 13.5 per cent, or 1 in 7 of the population in Ireland has a disability.

What is an intellectual disability Ireland?

A person is considered to have an intellectual disability when the following factors are present: general intellectual functioning is significantly below average; significant deficits exist in adaptive skills and the condition is present from childhood (eighteen years or less).

Which country has most disabled children?

The highest disability rates for children aged 0 to 14 were reported in Australia, New Zealand and the United States, where the disability rate was estimated between 7.0 and 10.4%. By contrast; the lowest levels were reported in Mexico and Spain, with only 1.4 and 1.8%.