List of cities in the Republic of Ireland
This is a list of cities in the Republic of Ireland .
By far the largest agglomeration in the Republic of Ireland is Dublin with a population of 1,270,603 (as of 2011). This means that over a quarter of the country's population (4.58 million; 2011) is concentrated in the capital region.
The following table shows the cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants, the results of the census results of April 28, 2002, April 23, 2006, April 10, 2011 and April 24, 2016 as well as the county to which the City belongs, listed. The population figures refer to the city or municipality within its political boundaries, without politically independent suburbs.
Cities in the Republic of Ireland | ||||||
rank | city | Residents | county | |||
2002 census | 2006 census | 2011 census | 2016 census | |||
1. | Dublin | 495.781 | 506.211 | 527.612 | 553.165 | Dublin |
2. | Cork | 123.062 | 119.143 | 119.230 | 125,622 | Cork |
3. | Galway | 65,832 | 71,983 | 75,529 | 79.504 | Galway |
4th | limerick | 54.023 | 52,560 | 57.106 | 58,319 | limerick |
5. | Waterford | 44,594 | 45,775 | 46,732 | 48,369 | Waterford |
6th | Dundalk | 27,385 | 29,010 | 30,435 | 32,288 | Louth |
7th | Drogheda | 28,333 | 28,894 | 28,576 | 29,471 | Louth |
8th. | Navan | 19,417 | 24,352 | 28.179 | 28,399 | Meath |
9. | Bray | 26,244 | 26,985 | 26,731 | 27,760 | Wicklow |
10. | Naas | 18,288 | 20.003 | 20,573 | 21,493 | Kildare |
11 | Tralee | 20,375 | 20,258 | 20,753 | 20,869 | Kerry |
12. | Ennis | 18,830 | 20,234 | 20.209 | 20,475 | Clare |
13. | Wexford | 9,449 | 8,854 | 19,918 | 20,167 | Wexford |
14th | Sligo | 18,473 | 17,894 | 17,547 | 17,355 | Sligo |
15th | Letterkenny | 7,965 | 15,062 | 15,376 | 16,017 | Donegal |
16. | Athlone | 7,354 | 14,347 | 15,488 | 15,686 | Westmeath |
17th | Leixlip | 15,154 | 14,824 | 15,543 | 15,400 | Kildare |
18th | Carlow | 13,218 | 13,898 | 13,693 | 14,473 | Carlow |
19th | Clonmel | 15,739 | 15,775 | 15,840 | 14,257 | Tipperary |
20th | Killarney | 12,087 | 13,426 | 12,750 | 14,017 | Kerry |
21st | Arklow | 9,955 | 11,721 | 12,779 | 12,967 | Wicklow |
22nd | Tullamore | 10,270 | 10,907 | 11,375 | 11,444 | Offaly |
23. | Castlebar | 10,287 | 10,729 | 10,835 | 11,087 | Mayo |
24. | Ballina | 9,478 | 10.146 | 10,354 | 10,623 | Mayo |
See also
Web links
- Central Statistics Office Ireland
- CSO Census 2011 Preliminary Report (Preliminary figures!)
- cso.ie/Preliminary Results The system does not allow direct access to the data. The following options must be selected manually for e.g. Cabinteely 2006/2011 : Stat. Indicator: 2006/2011 - Elect.Division: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown / 018-021 Cabinteely . (The 2011 figures are preliminary.)
- CSO Census 2006 Preliminary Report
- City Population - Historical population figures of the cities in the Republic of Ireland