 Ratoath has a number pubs, shops, restaurants, and takeaways such as Ryans pub, Centra and Thai Yummy.In the 20 years between the 1996 and 2016 census, the population of Ratoath increased nearly 10-fold, from 1,061 in 1996 to 9,533 by 2016.According to the 2016 census report, 87% of the town's houses (2,437 of 2,790 households) were constructed between 1991 and 2010.