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List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population

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This is a list of the 60 largest towns and cities on the island of Ireland by population. It therefore includes towns and cities in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The population figures listed are for the urban area around each settlement excluding areas that fall within the boundary of another town or city. The figures for settlements in Northern Ireland are based on the preliminary 2021 Northern Ireland Census, while the figures for the Republic are based on the 2022 census. Settlements in bold have city status.

RankSettlementPopulationProvinceCountyJurisdictionDescription
1Dublin592,713LeinsterCounty DublinRepublicCapital city of the Republic of Ireland. Largest settlement on the island since the Middle Ages, except for a brief period around 1900. The Greater Dublin Area has a population of 2,082,605.
2Belfast348,005UlsterCounty Antrim, County DownNorthernCapital of Northern Ireland and largest city in all of Ulster. Home to Northern Ireland's devolved government and power-sharing assembly. Belfast received city status in 1888. Briefly Ireland's most populous city around 1900.
3Cork222,333MunsterCounty CorkRepublicLargest city in the province of Munster in the south of Ireland. Cork is one of Ireland's oldest cities, having received city status in the 900s.
4Limerick102,287MunsterCounty Limerick, County ClareRepublicPrincipal city of Ireland's Mid-West Region and second-largest city in Munster
5Galway85,910ConnachtCounty GalwayRepublicLargest city in the province of Connacht
6Derry85,279UlsterCounty LondonderryNorthernSecond largest city in Ulster
7Newtownabbey67,599UlsterCounty AntrimNorthernPart of the Belfast Metropolitan Area. It was founded in 1958 to encompass many adjacent villages just outside Belfast.
8Bangor64,596UlsterCounty DownNorthernGranted city status in 2022. Though a city in its own right, it is also part of the wider Belfast Metropolitan Area.
9Waterford60,079MunsterCounty Waterford, County KilkennyRepublicThird-largest in the province of Munster. It is the island of Ireland's oldest surviving city, having been founded by Vikings in the 9th century AD.
10Lisburn51,447UlsterCounty Antrim, County DownNorthernGranted city status in 2002. The city lies on the border between County Antrim and County Down, Ulster's two most populated counties. Though a city in its own right, it is also part of the wider Belfast Metropolitan Area.
11Drogheda44,135LeinsterCounty Louth, County MeathRepublicLargest town in the Republic of Ireland, located in County Louth with its southern environs located in County Meath
12Dundalk43,112LeinsterCounty LouthRepublicCounty town of County Louth
13Swords40,776LeinsterCounty Dublin,RepublicNorth Dublin suburban town and second-largest settlement in County Dublin after the city itself. Forms part of the Greater Dublin Area. Lies both in the traditional County Dublin and since 1994, Fingal County.
14Navan33,886LeinsterCounty MeathRepublicCounty town and largest settlement in County Meath.
15Bray33,512LeinsterCounty Wicklow, County DublinRepublicMost populous town in County Wicklow. An extremely small portion of the town is in County Dublin. Bray is considered part of the Greater Dublin Area.
16Ballymena31,119UlsterCounty AntrimNorthern
17Newtownards29,637UlsterCounty DownNorthern
18Lurgan28,634UlsterCounty ArmaghNorthernLargest settlement in County Armagh.
19Carrickfergus27,998UlsterCounty AntrimNorthernThough a town in its own right, it is also part of the wider Belfast Metropolitan Area.
20Ennis27,923MunsterCounty ClareRepublicCounty town and largest settlement in County Clare. Largest town in Munster.
21Newry27,913UlsterCounty Down, County ArmaghNorthernGranted city status in 2002, it is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest city
22Carlow27,351LeinsterCounty CarlowRepublicCounty town and largest settlement in County Carlow.
23Kilkenny27,184LeinsterCounty KilkennyRepublicCounty town and largest settlement in County Kilkenny, granted city status in 1609
24Naas26,180LeinsterCounty KildareRepublicCounty town and largest settlement in County Kildare.
25Tralee26,079MunsterCounty KerryRepublicCounty town and largest settlement in County Kerry.
26Antrim25,607UlsterCounty AntrimNorthernCounty town of Country Antrim.
27Coleraine24,479UlsterCounty LondonderryNorthern
28Newbridge24,366LeinsterCounty KildareRepublicSecond largest town in County Kildare.
29Balbriggan24,322LeinsterCounty DublinRepublicForms part of the Greater Dublin Area.
30Portlaoise23,494LeinsterCounty LaoisRepublicCounty town and largest settlement in County Laois.
31Athlone22,869LeinsterCounty WestmeathRepublicLargest settlement in County Westmeath.
32Mullingar22,667LeinsterCounty WestmeathRepublicCounty town of County Westmeath.
33Letterkenny22,549UlsterCounty DonegalRepublicLargest settlement in County Donegal
34Greystones-Delgany22,009LeinsterCounty WicklowRepublic
35Wexford21,524LeinsterCounty WexfordRepublicCounty town and largest settlement in County Wexford.
36Portadown21,097UlsterCounty ArmaghNorthern
37Sligo20,608ConnachtCounty SligoRepublicCounty town of County Sligo, second largest settlement in Connacht and largest town in Connacht
38Celbridge20,601LeinsterCounty KildareRepublic
39Omagh20,458UlsterCounty TyroneNorthernCounty town and largest settlement in County Tyrone.
40Larne18,856UlsterCounty AntrimNorthern
41Malahide18,608LeinsterCounty Dublin,RepublicForms part of the Greater Dublin Area. Households in Malahide have the highest median incomes in Ireland.
42Clonmel18,369MunsterCounty TipperaryRepublicLargest settlement in County Tipperary
43Carrigaline18,239MunsterCounty CorkRepublicForms part of Metropolitan Cork.
44Banbridge17,403UlsterCounty DownNorthern
45Maynooth17,259LeinsterCounty KildareRepublic
46Leixlip16,773LeinsterCounty KildareRepublic
47Armagh16,308UlsterCounty ArmaghNorthernCounty town of County Armagh and ecclesiastical capital of Ireland.
48Dungannon16,282UlsterCounty TyroneNorthern
49Ashbourne15,680LeinsterCounty MeathRepublic
50Laytown–Bettystown–Mornington–Donacarney15,642LeinsterCounty MeathRepublic
51Tullamore15,598LeinsterCounty OffalyRepublicCounty town and largest settlement in County Offaly
52Killarney14,412MunsterCounty KerryRepublic
53Cobh14,148MunsterCounty CorkRepublic
54Enniskillen14,082UlsterCounty FermanaghNorthernCounty town and largest settlement in County Fermanagh
55Midleton13,906MunsterCounty CorkRepublic
56Strabane13,506UlsterCounty TyroneNorthern
57Mallow13,456MunsterCounty CorkRepublic
58Arklow13,399LeinsterCounty WicklowRepublic
59Castlebar13,054ConnachtCounty MayoRepublicCounty town and largest settlement in County Mayo
60Wicklow12,957LeinsterCounty WicklowRepublicCounty town of County Wicklow

References

References

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  2. (August 2023). "Census 2022 - F1015 Population". [[Central Statistics Office (Ireland).
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  5. Gleeson, Colin. "Households in Malahide enjoy highest incomes in State".
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