List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland by population

This is a list of urban areas in Ireland by population. The one hundred largest towns are listed. Populations are from Table 7, Volume 1 of the 2016 Irish census[1] and represent the entire settlement area of each town and city (including suburbs and environs). For convenience, cities included are shown in bold and county towns and cities are highlighted in green.

1st, Dublin
2nd, Cork
3rd, Limerick
4th, Galway
5th, Waterford
6th, Drogheda
7th, Dundalk
8th, Swords
9th, Bray
10th, Navan
11th, Ennis
12th, Kilkenny
13th, Tralee
14th, Carlow
Rank 2016 Change since 2011 Urban Area County Population 2016 Increase since 2011
1 Steady 0Dublin[lower-alpha 1]County Dublin1,110,627[2]6.2%
2 Steady 0Cork[lower-alpha 1]County Cork198,582[3]4.3%
3 Steady 0Limerick[lower-alpha 1]County Limerick & County Clare91,454[4]0.8%
4 Steady 0Galway[lower-alpha 1]County Galway76,778[5]5.6%
5 Steady 0WaterfordCounty Waterford & County Kilkenny51,519[6]4.7%
6 Steady 0DroghedaCounty Louth & County Meath 38,578[7]9.9%
7 Steady 0Dundalk[lower-alpha 1]County Louth37,816[8]7.8%
8 Steady 0Swords[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]Fingal36,924[9]8.6%
9 Steady 0BrayCounty Wicklow & County Dublin31,872[10]-0.1%
10 Steady 0Navan[lower-alpha 1]County Meath28,559[11]14.9%
11 Steady 0Ennis[lower-alpha 1]County Clare25,360[12]4.6%
12 Increase 1Kilkenny[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 3]County Kilkenny24,423[13]10.1%
13 Decrease 1Tralee[lower-alpha 1]County Kerry23,693[14]4.2%
14 Steady 0Carlow[lower-alpha 1]County Carlow & County Laois23,030[15]11.1%
15 Increase 2NewbridgeCounty Kildare21,561[16]16.4%
16 Decrease 1Naas[lower-alpha 1]County Kildare20,713[17]3.3%
17 Increase 4AthloneCounty Westmeath & County Roscommon20,153[18]14.9%
18 Increase 9Portlaoise[lower-alpha 1]County Laois20,145[19]37.9%
19 Decrease 1Mullingar[lower-alpha 1]County Westmeath20,103[20]9.2%
20 Decrease 1Wexford[lower-alpha 1]County Wexford20,072[21]10.5%
21 Increase 3BalbrigganCounty Dublin19,960[22]28.3%
22 Decrease 2LetterkennyCounty Donegal19,588[23]11.4%
23 Decrease 1CelbridgeCounty Kildare19,537[24]13.2%
24 Decrease 8Sligo[lower-alpha 1]County Sligo19,452[25]0.3%
25 Decrease 2 ClonmelCounty Tipperary & County Waterford17,908[26]5.3%
26 Increase 3GreystonesCounty Wicklow17,468[27]19.9%
27 Decrease 2MalahideCounty Dublin15,846[28]6.1%
28 Decrease 2LeixlipCounty Kildare15,452[29]5.3%
29 Increase 2CarrigalineCounty Cork14,775[30]15.1%
30 Steady 0Tullamore[lower-alpha 1]County Offaly14,361[31]11.1%
31 Decrease 3KillarneyCounty Kerry14,219[32]-2.6%
32 Increase 1 ArklowCounty Wicklow13,009[33]10.6%
33 Decrease 2MaynoothCounty Kildare12,510[34]16.8%
34 Steady 0CobhCounty Cork12,347[35]9.2%
35 Decrease 3Castlebar[lower-alpha 1]County Mayo12,318[36]3.6%
36 Increase 3MidletonCounty Cork12,001[37]19.4%
37 Steady 0MallowCounty Cork11,605[38]13.3%
38 Increase 9AshbourneCounty Meath11,355[39]33.1%
39 Decrease 3BallinaCounty Mayo11,086[40]6.5%
40 Increase 5Laytown-Bettystown-MorningtonCounty Meath10,889[41]21.3%
41 Steady 0EnniscorthyCounty Wexford10,838[42]13.6%
42 Decrease 4Wicklow[lower-alpha 1]County Wicklow10,356[43]2.8%
43 Decrease 3TramoreCounty Waterford10,328[44]7.2%
44 Increase 7Cavan[lower-alpha 1]County Cavan10,205[45]29.5%
45 Increase 5AthyCounty Kildare9,92620.8%
46 Decrease 3ShannonCounty Clare9,6734.9%
47 Decrease 5SkerriesCounty Dublin9,6711.4%
48 Decrease 2Longford[lower-alpha 1]County Longford9,6018.7%
49 Decrease 1Dungarvan[lower-alpha 1]County Waterford9,42712.7%
50 Decrease 6PortmarnockCounty Dublin9,2853.4%
51 Decrease 2RushCounty Dublin9,23111.4%
52 Increase 5GoreyCounty Wexford9,11426.7%
53 Increase 3RatoathCounty Meath9,04324.7%
54 Decrease 2Nenagh[lower-alpha 1]County Tipperary8,4398.9%
55 Increase 5TrimCounty Meath8,26820.3%
56 Increase 2TuamCounty Galway8,24219.7%
57 Decrease 4New RossCounty Wexford8,1515.7%
58 Decrease 3KildareCounty Kildare8,1428.0%
59 Decrease 5ThurlesCounty Tipperary7,9333.3%
60 Steady 0YoughalCounty Cork7,79414.9%
61 Increase 2PortarlingtonCounty Laois & County Offaly7,78829.7%
62 Decrease 1Monaghan[lower-alpha 1]County Monaghan7,45211.1%
63 Increase 10LuskCounty Dublin7,02234.1%
64 Increase 2EdenderryCounty Offaly6,97718.5%
65 Increase 4DunboyneCounty Meath6,95921.8%
66 Decrease 2BuncranaCounty Donegal6,83915.7%
67 Decrease 3DonabateCounty Dublin6,77823.3%
68 Increase 11ClaneCounty Kildare6,70234.9%
69 Decrease 7BallinasloeCounty Galway & County Roscommon6,6595.6%
70 Decrease 2BandonCounty Cork6,64014.1%
71 Decrease 4FermoyCounty Cork6,48910.5%
72 Increase 3Newcastle WestCounty Limerick6,32724.1%
73 Decrease 2WestportCounty Mayo6,06310.7%
74 Decrease 9Carrick-on-SuirCounty Tipperary & County Waterford5,9310.4%
75 Decrease 3KellsCounty Meath5,88812.2%
76 Steady 0BirrCounty Offaly & County Tipperary5,82214.6%
77 Increase 15Kinsealy-DrinanCounty Dublin5,81459.2%
78 Decrease 4Passage WestCounty Cork5,79011.3%
79 Decrease 1Roscommon[lower-alpha 1]County Roscommon5,69313.5%
80 Increase 7KilcockCounty Kildare5,53335.0%
81 Decrease 1RoscreaCounty Tipperary5,4037.3%
82 Decrease 5TipperaryCounty Tipperary5,3104.8%
83 Increase 8SallinsCounty Kildare5,28338.8%
84 Decrease 2LoughreaCounty Galway5,06211.7%
85 Increase 5BlessingtonCounty Wicklow5,01024.7%
86 Decrease 5ArdeeCounty Louth4,9275.0%
87 Decrease 4CarrickmacrossCounty Monaghan4,92512.3%
88 Steady 0KinsaleCounty Cork4,89319.4%
89 Decrease 4Ballybofey-StranorlarCounty Donegal4,85216.2%
90 Decrease 6ListowelCounty Kerry4,83211.4%
91 Decrease 3OranmoreCounty Galway4,79936.6%
92 Decrease 3MountmellickCounty Laois4,73516.4%
93 Decrease 7ClonakiltyCounty Cork4,72113.6%
94 Increase newCarrigtwohillCounty Cork4,55163.6%
95 Increase newCashelCounty Tipperary4,05138.0%
96 Increase 3KilcooleCounty Wicklow4,04924.5%
97 Increase 3DuleekCounty Meath3,98823.2%
98 Increase newCarrick-on-Shannon[lower-alpha 1]County Leitrim3,98025.8%
99 Increase newTullowCounty Carlow3,97230.3%
100 Increase newAthenryCounty Galway3,95023.2%

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26   indicates this city or town is the county town of its respective county.
  2. ↑ Swords is the county town of Fingal, an administrative county within the traditional County Dublin.
  3. ↑ Kilkenny, while officially a borough, may legally call itself a city.

External links

References

  1. ↑ Central Statistics Office Ireland: Census 2011 Results, Volume 1, Table 7 - Population Classified by Area.
  2. ↑ "Settlement Dublin City And Suburbs". Central Statistics Office. 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Settlement Cork City And Suburbs". Central Statistics Office. 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Settlement Limerick City And Suburbs". Central Statistics Office. 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Settlement Galway City And Suburbs". Central Statistics Office. 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Settlement Waterford City And Suburbs". Central Statistics Office. 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Settlement Drogheda Legal Town And Its Environs". Central Statistics Office. 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Settlement Dundalk Legal Town And Its Environs". Central Statistics Office. 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Settlement Swords". Central Statistics Office. 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "Settlement Bray Legal Town And Its Environs". Central Statistics Office. 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Settlement Navan (An Uaimh) Legal Town And Its Environs". Central Statistics Office. 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
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