List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland by population

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

Dublin, the capital of Ireland

Cities and towns list
1st, Dublin
2nd, Cork
3rd, Limerick
4th, Galway
5th, Waterford
6th, Drogheda
7th, Swords
8th, Dundalk
9th, Bray
10th, Navan
11th, Kilkenny
12th, Ennis
13th, Carlow
Rank
2016		 Change
since 2011		 Urban Area County Population 2016 Increase
since 2011
1 0DublinCounty Dublin1,173,179[2]5.6%
2 0CorkCounty Cork208,669[3]5.1%
3 0LimerickCounty Limerick & County Clare94,192[4]3.0%
4 0GalwayCounty Galway79,934[5]4.1%
5 0WaterfordCounty Waterford & County Kilkenny53,504[6]3.9%
6 0DroghedaCounty Louth & County Meath40,956[7]6.2%
7 1Swords[lower-alpha 1]Fingal39,248[8]6.3%
8 1DundalkCounty Louth39,004[9]3.1%
9 0BrayCounty Wicklow & County Dublin32,600[10]2.3%
10 0NavanCounty Meath30,173[11]5.7%
11 1Kilkenny[lower-alpha 2]County Kilkenny26,512[12]8.6%
12 1EnnisCounty Clare25,276[13]-0.3%
13 1CarlowCounty Carlow & County Laois24,272[14]5.4%
14 1TraleeCounty Kerry23,691[15]-0.0%
15 0NewbridgeCounty Kildare22,742[16]5.5%
16 2Port LaoiseCounty Laois22,050[17]9.5%
17 4BalbrigganFingal21,722[18]8.8%
18 2NaasCounty Kildare21,393[19]3.3%
19 2AthloneCounty Westmeath & County Roscommon21,349[20]5.9%
20 1MullingarCounty Westmeath20,928[21]4.1%
21 2CelbridgeCounty Kildare20,2883.8%
22 2WexfordCounty Wexford20,1880.6%
23 1LetterkennyCounty Donegal19,274-1.6%
24 0SligoCounty Sligo19,199-1.3%
25 1GreystonesCounty Wicklow18,1403.8%
26 1ClonmelCounty Tipperary & County Waterford17,140-4.3%
27 0MalahideFingal16,5504.4%
28 1CarrigalineCounty Cork15,7706.7%
29 1LeixlipCounty Kildare15,5040.3%
30 0TullamoreCounty Offaly14,6071.7%
31 2MaynoothCounty Kildare14,58516.6%
32 1KillarneyCounty Kerry14,5042.0%
33 1ArklowCounty Wicklow13,1631.2%
34 0CobhCounty Cork12,8003.7%
35 3AshbourneCounty Meath12,67911.7%
36 0MidletonCounty Cork12,4964.1%
37 0MallowCounty Cork12,4597.4%
38 3CastlebarCounty Mayo12,068-2.0%
39 1Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-DonacarneyCounty Meath11,8729.0%
40 1EnniscorthyCounty Wexford11,3815.0%
41 3CavanCounty Cavan10,9146.4%
42 0WicklowCounty Wicklow10,5842.2%
43 0TramoreCounty Waterford10,3810.5%
44 5BallinaCounty Mayo10,171-8.3%
45 2SkerriesFingal10,0433.8%
46 2LongfordCounty Longford10,0084.2%
47 4RushFingal9,9437.7%
48 4GoreyCounty Wexford9,822[22]7.8%
49 3ShannonCounty Clare9,7290.6%
50 5AthyCounty Kildare9,677-2.5%
51 2RatoathCounty Meath9,5335.4%
52 2PortmarnockFingal9,4661.9%
53 4DungarvanCounty Waterford9,227-2.1%
54 1TrimCounty Meath9,19411.2%
55 1NenaghCounty Tipperary8,9686.3%
56 0TuamCounty Galway8,7676.4%
57 1KildareCounty Kildare8,6346.0%
58 3PortarlingtonCounty Laois & County Offaly8,3687.4%
59 2New RossCounty Wexford8,040-1.4%
60 0YoughalCounty Cork7,9632.2%
61 2ThurlesCounty Tipperary7,9400.1%
62 1LuskFingal7,78610.9%
63 1MonaghanCounty Monaghan7,6783.0%
64 3DonabateFingal7,4439.8%
65 1EdenderryCounty Offaly7,3595.5%
66 2ClaneCounty Kildare7,2808.6%
67 2DunboyneCounty Meath7,2724.5%
68 2BandonCounty Cork6,9574.8%
69 3BuncranaCounty Donegal6,785-0.8%
70 1BallinasloeCounty Galway & County Roscommon6,6620.0%
71 6Kinsealy-DrinanFingal6,64314.3%
72 0Newcastle WestCounty Limerick6,6194.6%
73 2FermoyCounty Cork6,5851.5%
74 1WestportCounty Mayo6,1982.2%
75 0KellsCounty Meath6,1354.2%
76 4KilcockCounty Kildare6,09310.1%
77 2RoscommonCounty Roscommon5,8763.2%
78 5SallinsCounty Kildare5,84910.7%
79 1Passage WestCounty Cork5,8430.9%
80 6Carrick-on-SuirCounty Tipperary & County Waterford5,771-2.7%
81 5BirrCounty Offaly & County Tipperary5,741-1.3%
82 3LoughreaCounty Galway5,5569.8%
83 3BlessingtonCounty Wicklow5,52010.2%
84 2RoscreaCounty Tipperary5,4460.8%
85 4KinsaleCounty Cork5,2817.9%
86 9CarrigtwohillCounty Cork5,08011.6%
87 1CarrickmacrossCounty Monaghan5,0322.2%
88 4OranmoreCounty Galway4,9904.0%
89 6TipperaryCounty Tipperary4,979-6.2%
90 3ArdeeCounty Louth4,9280.0%
91 1Ballybofey-StranorlarCounty Donegal4,8520.0%
92 1ListowelCounty Kerry4,820-0.2%
93 0MountmellickCounty Laois4,7770.9%
94 6TullowCounty Carlow4,67317.6%
95 1ClonakiltyCounty Cork4,592-2.7%
96 5AthenryCounty Galway4,44512.5%
97 1CashelCounty Tipperary4,4229.2%
98 newRathcooleSouth Dublin4,35127.2%
99 newMonasterevinCounty Kildare4,24614.4%
100 4KilcooleCounty Wicklow4,2394.7%

See also

Notes
  1. Swords is the county town of Fingal, an administrative county within the traditional County Dublin.
  2. Kilkenny, while officially a town, may legally call itself a city. (Local Government Act, 2001 §10(16) and Local Government Act, 2001 §11(16).)

References
  1. "Census 2016". Central Statistics Office.
  2. "Settlement Dublin City And Suburbs". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. "Settlement Cork City And Suburbs". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  4. "Settlement Limerick City And Suburbs". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  5. "Settlement Galway City And Suburbs". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  6. "Settlement Waterford City And Suburbs". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  7. "Settlement Drogheda". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  8. "Settlement Swords". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  9. "Settlement Dundalk". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  10. "Settlement Bray". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  11. "Settlement Navan (An Uaimh)". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  12. "Settlement Kilkenny". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  13. "Settlement Ennis". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  14. "Settlement Carlow". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  15. "Settlement Tralee". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  16. "Settlement Droichead Nua (Newbridge)". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  17. "Settlement Portlaoise (Formerly Maryborough)". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  18. "Settlement Balbriggan". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  19. "Settlement Naas". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  20. "Settlement Athlone". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  21. "Settlement Mullingar". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  22. "Settlement Gorey". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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