Dublin , the capital of IrelandThis is a list of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland by population . In 2022, the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Tailte Éireann created of a new unit of urban geography called Built Up Areas (BUAs) which were used to produce data for urban areas in the 2022 census of Ireland .[ 1]
There were 867 BUAs, representing the entire settlement area of each town and city (including suburbs and environs). The 250 largest cities, towns and villages are listed below with data from the 2022 census.[ 2]
Cities and towns list [ edit ] Rank Change Urban area County Population 2022 Increase 1 Dublin city and suburbs County Dublin & County Meath [ 2] 1,263,219 7.7% 2 Cork city and suburbs County Cork 222,526 6.6% 3 Limerick city and suburbs County Limerick & County Clare 102,287 8.6% 4 Galway city and suburbs County Galway 85,910 7.5% 5 Waterford city and suburbs County Waterford & County Kilkenny 60,079 12.3% 6 Drogheda County Louth & County Meath 44,135 7.8% 7 Dundalk County Louth 43,112 10.5% 8 Swords County Dublin 40,776 3.9% 9 Navan County Meath 33,886 12.3% 10 Bray County Wicklow & County Dublin 33,512 2.8% 11 Ennis County Clare 27,923 10.5% 12 Carlow County Carlow & County Laois 27,351 12.7% 13 Kilkenny County Kilkenny 27,184 2.5% 14 Naas County Kildare 26,180 22.4% 15 Tralee County Kerry 26,079 10.1% 16 Newbridge County Kildare 24,366 7.1% 17 Balbriggan County Dublin 24,322 12.0% 18 Portlaoise County Laois 23,494 6.5% 19 Athlone County Westmeath & County Roscommon 22,869 7.1% 20 Mullingar County Westmeath 22,667 8.3% 21 Letterkenny County Donegal 22,549 17.0% 22 Greystones County Wicklow 22,009 21.3% 23 Wexford County Wexford 21,524 6.6% 24 Sligo County Sligo 20,608 7.3% 25 Celbridge County Kildare 20,601 3.8% 26 Malahide County Dublin 18,608 12.4% 27 Clonmel County Tipperary & County Waterford 18,369 7.2% 28 Carrigaline County Cork 18,239 15.7% 29 Maynooth County Kildare 17,259 18.3% 30 Leixlip County Kildare 16,733 7.9% 31 Ashbourne County Meath 15,680 23.7% 32 Laytown–Bettystown–Mornington–Donacarney County Meath 15,642 31.8% 33 Tullamore County Offaly 15,598 6.8% 34 Killarney County Kerry 14,412 −0.6% 35 Cobh County Cork 14,148 10.5% 36 Midleton County Cork 13,906 11.3% 37 Mallow County Cork 13,456 8.0% 38 Arklow County Wicklow 13,399 1.8% 39 Castlebar County Mayo 13,054 8.2% 40 Wicklow County Wicklow 12,957 22.4% 41 Enniscorthy County Wexford 12,310 8.2% 42 Cavan County Cavan 11,741 7.6% 43 Gorey County Wexford 11,517 17.3% 44 Tramore County Waterford 11,277 8.6% 45 Athy County Kildare 11,035 14.0% 46 Longford County Longford 10,952 9.4% 47 Rush County Dublin 10,875 9.4% 48 Portmarnock County Dublin 10,750 13.6% 49 Skerries County Dublin 10,743 7.0% 50 Ballina County Mayo 10,556 3.8% 51 Kildare County Kildare 10,302 19.3% 52 Shannon County Clare 10,256 5.4% 53 Dungarvan County Waterford 10,081 9.3% 54 Ratoath County Meath 10,077 5.7% 55 Nenagh County Tipperary 9,895 10.3% 56 Donabate County Dublin 9,669 29.9% 57 Tuam County Galway 9,647 10.0% 58 Trim County Meath 9,563 4.0% 59 Portarlington County Laois & County Offaly 9,288 11.0% 60 Lusk County Dublin 8,806 13.1% 61 Kilcock County Kildare 8,674 42.4% 62 New Ross County Wexford 8,610 7.1% 63 Youghal County Cork 8,564 7.5% 64 Bandon County Cork 8,196 17.8% 65 Thurles County Tipperary 8,185 3.1% 66 Clane County Kildare 8,152 12.0% 67 Monaghan County Monaghan 7,894 2.8% 68 Edenderry County Offaly 7,888 7.2% 69 Kinsealy–Drinan County Dublin 7,526 13.3% 70 Newcastle West County Limerick 7,209 8.9% 71 Dunboyne County Meath 7,155 −1.6% 72 Buncrana County Donegal 6,971 2.7% 73 Westport County Mayo 6,872 10.9% 74 Fermoy County Cork 6,720 2.1% 75 Dunshaughlin County Meath 6,644 64.7% 76 Kells County Meath 6,608 7.7% 77 Ballinasloe County Galway & County Roscommon 6,597 −1.0% 78 Roscommon County Roscommon 6,555 11.6% 79 Loughrea County Galway 6,322 13.8% 80 Sallins County Kildare 6,269 7.2% 81 Passage West County Cork 6,051 3.6% 82 Kinsale County Cork 5,991 13.4% 83 Oranmore County Galway 5,819 16.6% 84 Rathcoole County Dublin 5,792 33.1% 85 Carrick-on-Suir County Tipperary & County Waterford 5,752 −0.3% 86 Carrickmacross County Monaghan 5,745 14.2% 87 Blessington County Wicklow 5,611 1.6% 88 Carrigtwohill County Cork 5,568 9.6% 89 Roscrea County Tipperary 5,542 1.8% 90 Ardee County Louth 5,478 11.2% 91 Ballybofey–Stranorlar County Donegal 5,406 11.4% 92 Tipperary County Tipperary 5,387 8.2% 93 Monasterevin County Kildare 5,307 25.0% 94 Tullow County Carlow 5,138 10.0% 95 Clonakilty County Cork 5,112 11.3% 96 Mountmellick County Laois 4,905 2.7% 97 Duleek County Meath 4,899 16.1% 98 Cashel County Tipperary 4,805 8.7% 99 Listowel County Kerry 4,794 −0.5% 100 Carrick-on-Shannon County Leitrim & County Roscommon 4,743 16.8% 101 Birr County Offaly 4,726 8.1% 102 Athenry County Galway 4,603 3.6% 103 Saggart County Dublin 4,573 46.0% 104 Kilcoole County Wicklow 4,569 7.8% 105 Newcastle County Dublin 4,526 46.3% 106 Courtown [ a] County Wexford 4,365 21.6% 107 Macroom County Cork 4,096 8.8% 108 Charleville County Cork 3,970 1.3% 109 Castleblayney County Monaghan 3,926 8.8% 110 Claremorris County Mayo 3,857 4.6% 111 Kill County Kildare 3,818 14.0% 112 Kilcullen County Kildare 3,815 2.8% 113 Mitchelstown County Cork 3,744 0.1% 114 Stamullen County Meath 3,720 10.7% 115 Cahir County Tipperary 3,679 2.4% 116 Enfield County Meath 3,663 13.1% 117 Newtownmountkennedy County Wicklow 3,539 24.8% 118 Rathnew County Wicklow 3,482 3.3% 119 Clara County Offaly 3,403 2.0% 120 Annacotty County Limerick 3,398 16.0% 121 Tower County Cork 3,300 -3.5% 122 Rathangan County Kildare 3,263 25.0% 123 Crosshaven County Cork 3,263 26.6% 124 Virginia County Cavan 3,211 21.3% 125 Ballinrobe County Mayo 3,148 13.0% 126 Kinnegad County Westmeath 3,064 11.6% 127 Moate County Westmeath 3,013 9.0% 128 Bailieborough County Cavan 2,974 10.8% 129 Ballina County Tipperary 2,959 12.4% 130 Kingscourt County Cavan 2,955 18.2% 131 Bagenalstown County Carlow 2,945 3.8% 132 Bantry County Cork 2,929 7.6% 133 Ballyjamesduff County Cavan 2,917 9.6% 134 Boyle County Roscommon 2,915 13.5% 135 Skibbereen County Cork 2,903 4.5% 136 Gort County Galway 2,870 -4.1% 137 Sixmilebridge County Clare 2,832 7.9% 138 Kanturk County Cork 2,803 19.3% 139 Blarney County Cork 2,779 9.5% 140 Ballyhaunis County Mayo 2,773 17.2% 141 Carndonagh County Donegal 2,768 12.0% 142 Donegal County Donegal 2,749 5.0% 143 Callan County Kilkenny 2,678 8.2% 144 Kilrush County Clare 2,649 -2.6% 145 Baltinglass County Wicklow 2,611 22.2% 146 Bundoran County Donegal 2,599 32.4% 147 Athboy County Meath 2,596 6.2% 148 Kenmare County Kerry 2,566 8.0% 149 Castleisland County Kerry 2,536 1.1% 150 Castleconnell County Limerick 2,488 18.1% 151 Prosperous County Kildare 2,413 3.4% 152 Ballaghaderreen County Roscommon 2,387 32.0% 153 Castlerea County Roscommon 2,348 17.9% 154 Bearna County Galway 2,336 16.9% 155 Tubbercurry County Sligo 2,307 16.2% 156 Thomastown County Kilkenny 2,305 -5.7% 157 Balrothery County Dublin 2,282 13.1% 158 Moycullen [ b] County Galway 2,279 33.7% 159 Clogherhead County Louth 2,275 6.1% 160 Rathdrum County Wicklow 2,264 36.1% 161 Rosslare Harbour [ c] County Wexford 2,247 87.3% 162 Ballyshannon County Donegal 2,246 -2.3% 163 Abbeyfeale County Limerick 2,206 9.0% 164 Edgeworthstown [ d] County Longford 2,199 6.1% 165 Newport County Tipperary 2,183 9.4% 166 Killorglin County Kerry 2,163 -1.6% 167 Dunleer County Louth 2,143 17.6% 168 Mountrath County Laois 2,070 16.7% 169 Bunclody [ e] County Wexford & County Carlow 2,053 3.5% 170 Templemore County Tipperary 2,005 3.4% 171 Enniskerry County Wicklow 2,000 5.9% 172 Termonfeckin County Louth 1,983 25.6% 173 Strandhill County Sligo 1,982 13.1% 174 Cloyne County Cork 1,967 9.1% 175 Dunmanway County Cork 1,964 18.7% 176 Rathcormac County Cork 1,957 11.1% 177 Banagher County Offaly 1,907 8.4% 178 Abbeyleix County Laois 1,897 7.2% 179 Ashford County Wicklow 1,892 32.8% 180 Newmarket-on-Fergus County Clare 1,887 5.8% 181 Clones County Monaghan 1,885 12.2% 182 Portlaw County Waterford 1,881 8.0% 183 Ballivor County Meath 1,870 3.4% 184 Cootehill County Cavan 1,856 0.2% 185 Castlebridge County Wexford 1,850 0.5% 186 Oughterard County Galway 1,846 40.1% 187 Watergrasshill County Cork 1,840 36.7% 188 Derrinturn County Kildare 1,837 14.7% 189 Collooney County Sligo 1,797 11.6% 190 Rosslare Strand [ f] County Wexford 1,795 10.8% 191 Kilmallock County Limerick 1,761 5.6% 192 Ballysadare [ g] County Sligo 1,747 29.4% 193 Fethard County Tipperary 1,738 12.5% 194 Lanesborough–Ballyleague County Roscommon & County Longford 1,733 19.2% 195 Dunmore East County Waterford 1,731 -4.3% 196 Millstreet County Cork 1,722 10.7% 197 Ballymahon County Longford 1,714 -8.7% 198 Ballymote County Sligo 1,711 10.5% 199 Convoy County Donegal 1,702 11.5% 200 Tullyallen County Louth 1,697 9.7% 201 Portumna County Galway 1,690 16.6% 202= Castledermot County Kildare 1,685 14.2% 202= Allenwood County Kildare 1,685 71.8% 202= Longwood County Meath 1,685 6.6% 205 Dingle [ h] County Kerry 1,671 -18.5% 206 Manorhamilton County Leitrim 1,667 13.7% 207 Killaloe County Clare 1,666 12.3% 208 Mullagh County Cavan 1,651 22.5% 209 Claregalway [ i] County Galway 1,632 30.8% 210 Ballybunion County Kerry 1,618 14.5% 211 Lifford County Donegal 1,613 -0.8% 212 Belturbet County Cavan 1,610 17.6% 213 Castlemartyr County Cork 1,603 0.2% 214 Kilbeggan County Westmeath 1,575 22.3% 215 Killucan and Rathwire County Westmeath 1,574 14.9% 216 Caherconlish County Limerick 1,569 6.3% 217 Carlingford County Louth 1,528 5.7% 218 Graiguenamanagh–Tinnahinch County Kilkenny & County Carlow 1,506 2.1% 219 Rochfortbridge County Westmeath 1,498 1.7% 220 Castlecomer [ j] County Kilkenny 1,496 -4.6% 221 Coill Dubh [ k] County Kildare 1,476 97.9% 222 Killumney County Cork 1,466 29.5% 223 Swinford County Mayo 1,459 4.7% 224 Foxford County Mayo 1,452 10.4% 225 Slane County Meath 1,445 5.6% 226 Aughrim County Wicklow 1,437 -0.3% 227 Murroe County Limerick 1,432 4.0% 228 Ballyconnell County Cavan 1,422 28.7% 229 Muff County Donegal 1,418 15.7% 230 Oldcastle County Meath 1,409 1.9% 231 Stradbally County Laois 1,404 4.0% 232 Moville County Donegal 1,390 -6.1% 233 Ballinroad County Waterford 1,389 19.6% 234 Rathdowney County Laois 1,368 7.6% 235 Castlepollard County Westmeath 1,349 16.0% 236 Lismore County Waterford 1,347 -2.0% 237 Ballybay County Monaghan 1,329 7.1% 238 Ferbane County Offaly 1,324 11.2% 239 Johnstown County Kildare 1,320 31.3% 240 Ferns County Wexford 1,317 -6.9% 241 Cahirciveen County Kerry 1,297 24.6% 242 Dromiskin County Louth 1,292 8.1% 243 Enniscrone [ l] County Sligo 1,291 11.7% 244 Ramelton County Donegal 1,288 1.7% 245 Piltown County Kilkenny 1,275 4.5% 246 Greencastle County Donegal 1,268 52.6% 247 Portrane County Dublin 1,262 2.1% 248 Clifden County Galway 1,259 -21.2% 249 Killybegs County Donegal 1,258 1.8% 250 Kilpedder County Wicklow 1,248 0.6%
^ Listed as Courtown Harbour-Riverchapel-Ardamine in the 2016 census. ^ Listed as Maigh Cuilinn in the 2016 and 2022 census. ^ Listed as Ballygeary (Rosslare Harbour) in the 2016 census. ^ Listed as Meathas Truim (Edgeworthstown) in the 2016 census. ^ Listed as Bunclody-Carrickduff in the 2016 census. ^ Listed as Rosslare in the 2016 census. ^ Listed as Ballisodare in the 2016 census. ^ Listed as An Daingean in the 2016 census and as Dingle-Daingean Uí Chuis in the 2022 census. ^ Listed as Baile Chláir in the 2016 and 2022 census. ^ Listed as Castlecomer-Donaguile in the 2016 census. ^ Listed as Coill Dubh (Blackwood) in the 2016 and 2022 census. ^ Listed as Inniscrone in the 2016 census.
Census in Ireland
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Future 2026 (Republic of Ireland) 2031 (Northern Ireland) Population lists See also
1st, Dublin
2nd, Cork
3rd, Limerick
4th, Galway
5th, Waterford
6th, Drogheda
7th, Dundalk
8th, Swords
9th, Navan
10th, Bray
11th, Ennis
12th, Carlow
13th, Kilkenny
14th, Naas
15th, Tralee
