Ireland

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Official Name
Ireland
Population Full

4,854,000 (2018 World Bank)

Principal Languages
English
Literacy Rate
99% (Roser and Ortiz-Ospina 2018)
International Conventions
CPPDCE (2006), CSICH (2015), FCPNM (1999), ICCPR (1989), UNCRPD (2018), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Campbell and King 2011, McCrum et al 1986, Stephens 1976
Deaf Population
215,000
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Ireland is 7. All are living languages. Of these, 4 are indigenous and 3 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional, 3 are developing, 1 is vigorous, and 1 is in trouble. Also listed are 9 unestablished languages.