Provinces
The population of the provinces of the Republic of Ireland by census years.
Name | Abbr. | Area A-L (km²) | Population Census (Cf) 1991-04-21 | Population Census (Cf) 1996-04-28 | Population Census (Cf) 2002-04-28 | Population Census (Cf) 2006-04-23 | Population Census (Cf) 2011-04-10 | Population Census (Cf) 2016-04-24 | Population Census (Cf) 2022-04-03 | |||
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Ireland | IRL | 68,466 | 3,525,719 | 3,626,087 | 3,917,203 | 4,239,848 | 4,588,252 | 4,761,865 | 5,149,139 | → | ||
Connacht | CON | 16,935 | 423,031 | 433,231 | 464,296 | 504,121 | 542,547 | 550,688 | 591,363 | 1693500 | → | |
Leinster | LEI | 19,591 | 1,860,949 | 1,924,702 | 2,105,579 | 2,295,123 | 2,504,814 | 2,634,403 | 2,870,354 | 1959100 | → | |
Munster | MUN | 24,046 | 1,009,533 | 1,033,903 | 1,100,614 | 1,173,340 | 1,246,088 | 1,280,020 | 1,373,346 | 2404600 | → | |
Ulster (part of) | ULS | 7,894 | 232,206 | 234,251 | 246,714 | 267,264 | 294,803 | 296,754 | 314,076 | 789400 | → |
- Central Statistics Office, Ireland (web).
Major Cities
Name | Adm. | Population Census (Cf) 2022-04-03 | |
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1 | Dublin | LEI | 592,713 |
2 | Cork | MUN | 131,423 |
3 | Galway | CON | 84,414 |
4 | Limerick | MUN | 62,702 |
5 | Waterford | MUN | 54,313 |
Contents: Cities, Towns and Boroughs
The population of former city councils, town councils and borough councils with more than 2,500 inhabitants by census years.
Town councils and borough councils as well as some of the city councils were abolished under the Local Government Reform Act 2014; some were disestablished before.
Name | Status | Adm. | Population Census (Cf) 1991-04-21 | Population Census (Cf) 1996-04-28 | Population Census (Cf) 2002-04-28 | Population Census (Cf) 2006-04-23 | Population Census (Cf) 2011-04-10 | Population Census (Cp) 2016-04-24 | Population Census (Cf) 2022-04-03 | Area | |||||||||
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Ardee | Town | LEI | 3,269 | 3,440 | 3,564 | 4,301 | 4,554 | 4,917 | 5,478 | 475 | |||||||||
Arklow (Antinbhear Mor) | Town | LEI | 7,987 | 8,519 | 9,955 | 11,712 | 12,770 | 12,967 | 13,390 | 644 | |||||||||
Athlone (Áth Luain) | Town | LEI | ... | ... | ... | 14,347 | 15,268 | 15,686 | 17,100 | 1092 | |||||||||
Athy | Town | LEI | 5,204 | 5,306 | 6,049 | 7,943 | 9,587 | 9,919 | 10,850 | 1029 | |||||||||
Balbriggan | Town | LEI | 5,414 | 5,743 | 6,631 | 6,731 | 7,555 | 8,114 | 8,102 | 220 | |||||||||
Ballina | Town | CON | ... | ... | 9,478 | 10,056 | 10,361 | 10,623 | 10,850 | 1369 | |||||||||
Ballinasloe | Town | CON | 5,793 | 5,634 | 5,984 | 6,049 | 6,449 | 6,654 | 7,361 | 1674 | |||||||||
Bantry | Town | MUN | 2,777 | 2,936 | 3,150 | 3,307 | 3,348 | 3,226 | 3,358 | 1000 | |||||||||
Birr | Town | LEI | 3,280 | 3,355 | 3,590 | 4,091 | 4,428 | 4,411 | 4,726 | 635 | |||||||||
Bray (Brí Chualann) | Town | LEI | 25,096 | 25,252 | 26,244 | 27,041 | 26,877 | 27,760 | 28,600 | 749 | |||||||||
Buncrana | Town | ULS | 3,118 | 3,312 | 3,420 | 3,411 | 3,452 | 3,390 | 3,279 | 467 | |||||||||
Carlow (Ceatharlach) | Town | LEI | 11,271 | 11,721 | 13,218 | 13,623 | 13,698 | 14,473 | 16,150 | 645 | |||||||||
Carrickmacross | Town | ULS | 1,678 | 1,926 | 1,964 | 1,973 | 1,978 | 2,084 | 2,331 | 142 | |||||||||
Carrick-on-Suir | Town | MUN | 5,143 | 5,172 | 5,542 | 5,856 | 5,886 | 6,661 | 6,003 | 900 | |||||||||
Cashel | Town | MUN | 2,473 | 2,346 | 2,403 | 2,413 | 2,275 | 2,419 | 2,652 | 135 | |||||||||
Castlebar | Town | CON | ... | ... | 10,287 | 10,655 | 10,826 | 11,087 | 11,950 | 1150 | |||||||||
Cavan | Town | ULS | 3,332 | 3,509 | 3,538 | 3,934 | 3,649 | 3,780 | 3,868 | 201 | |||||||||
Clonakilty | Town | MUN | 2,576 | 2,724 | 3,432 | 3,745 | 4,000 | 4,057 | 4,475 | 445 | |||||||||
Clonmel (Cluain Meala) | Bor | MUN | 14,531 | 15,215 | 15,739 | 15,482 | 14,232 | 14,257 | 14,800 | 1136 | |||||||||
Cobh | Town | MUN | 6,227 | 6,468 | 6,767 | 6,541 | 6,500 | 6,506 | 6,979 | 238 | |||||||||
Cork (Corcaigh) | City | MUN | 127,253 | 127,187 | 123,062 | 119,418 | 119,230 | 125,622 | 131,423 | 3859 | → | ||||||||
Drogheda (Droichead Átha) | Bor | LEI | 23,848 | 24,460 | 28,333 | 28,973 | 28,576 | 29,471 | 30,900 | 1276 | |||||||||
Dublin (Baile Átha Cliath) | City | LEI | 478,389 | 481,854 | 495,781 | 506,211 | 527,612 | 553,165 | 592,713 | 11658 | → | ||||||||
Dundalk (Dún Dealgan) | Town | LEI | 25,843 | 25,762 | 27,385 | 29,037 | 31,149 | 32,288 | 35,450 | 2519 | |||||||||
Dungarvan | Town | MUN | 6,920 | 7,175 | 7,220 | 7,813 | 7,991 | 8,223 | 8,936 | 621 | |||||||||
Edenderry | Town | LEI | 3,525 | 3,591 | 4,216 | 5,470 | 6,490 | 7,003 | 7,612 | 793 | |||||||||
Ennis (Inis) | Town | MUN | 13,730 | 15,333 | 18,830 | 19,998 | 20,180 | 20,475 | 22,350 | 1460 | |||||||||
Enniscorthy | Town | LEI | 4,127 | 3,788 | 3,764 | 3,241 | 2,842 | 3,105 | 3,150 | 116 | |||||||||
Fermoy | Town | MUN | ... | 2,310 | 2,270 | 2,275 | 2,223 | 2,272 | 2,580 | 0 | |||||||||
Galway (An Ghaillimh) | City | CON | 50,853 | 57,241 | 65,832 | 72,414 | 75,529 | 79,504 | 84,414 | 5000 | → | ||||||||
Gorey | Town | LEI | ... | 1,789 | 2,192 | 3,479 | 3,463 | 3,505 | 3,786 | 171 | |||||||||
Greystones (incl. Delgany) | Town | LEI | 9,649 | 9,995 | 10,303 | 10,112 | 10,600 | 11,000 | 13,150 | 0 | |||||||||
Kells (Ceannanus Mór) | Town | LEI | 2,183 | 2,152 | 2,522 | 2,257 | 2,208 | 2,304 | 2,400 | 118 | |||||||||
Kilkenny (Cill Choinnigh) | Bor | LEI | 8,515 | 8,507 | 8,591 | 8,661 | 8,711 | 9,807 | 9,768 | 374 | |||||||||
Killarney | Town | MUN | ... | ... | 12,087 | 13,497 | 12,744 | 14,017 | 14,250 | 1344 | |||||||||
Kilrush | Town | MUN | 2,740 | 2,594 | 2,699 | 2,657 | 2,539 | 2,564 | 2,790 | 535 | |||||||||
Kinsale | Town | MUN | 1,759 | 2,007 | 2,257 | 2,298 | 2,198 | 2,413 | 2,631 | 111 | |||||||||
Leixlip | Town | LEI | 13,339 | 13,451 | 15,016 | 14,676 | 15,452 | 15,400 | 16,600 | 651 | |||||||||
Letterkenny | Town | ULS | 7,186 | 7,606 | 7,965 | 15,062 | 15,387 | 16,017 | 17,550 | 1903 | |||||||||
Limerick (Luimneach) | City | MUN | ... | ... | ... | 59,790 | 57,106 | 58,319 | 62,702 | 2838 | |||||||||
Listowel | Town | MUN | 3,347 | 3,393 | 3,589 | 3,901 | 4,205 | 4,267 | 4,230 | 636 | |||||||||
Longford | Town | LEI | 6,393 | 6,444 | 6,831 | 7,622 | 8,004 | 8,710 | 9,250 | 893 | |||||||||
Loughrea | Town | CON | 3,271 | 3,335 | 4,004 | 4,532 | 5,062 | 5,542 | 6,322 | 425 | |||||||||
Macroom | Town | MUN | 2,363 | 2,457 | 2,836 | 3,407 | 3,738 | 3,928 | 4,395 | 1067 | |||||||||
Mallow | Town | MUN | 6,238 | 6,434 | 7,091 | 7,864 | 8,578 | 8,794 | 9,363 | 649 | |||||||||
Midleton | Town | MUN | 2,990 | 3,266 | 3,798 | 3,934 | 3,733 | 3,879 | 3,797 | 155 | |||||||||
Monaghan | Town | ULS | 5,750 | 5,628 | 5,717 | 6,221 | 6,637 | 6,834 | 6,850 | 551 | |||||||||
Mountmellick | Town | LEI | 2,495 | 2,325 | 2,525 | 2,872 | 2,998 | 2,981 | 3,172 | 227 | |||||||||
Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) | Town | LEI | 2,573 | 2,553 | 2,540 | 2,532 | 2,775 | 2,749 | 2,945 | 288 | |||||||||
Mullingar | Town | LEI | 8,003 | 8,040 | 8,824 | 8,940 | 9,414 | 9,986 | 10,879 | 558 | |||||||||
Naas | Town | LEI | 11,141 | 14,074 | 18,288 | 20,044 | 20,713 | 21,493 | 26,306 | 1824 | |||||||||
Navan (An Uaimh) | Town | LEI | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26,535 | 28,399 | 32,000 | 2004 | |||||||||
Nenagh | Town | MUN | 5,525 | 5,645 | 6,121 | 7,415 | 8,023 | 8,679 | 9,507 | 846 | |||||||||
Newbridge (Droichead Nua) | Town | LEI | ... | 6,586 | ... | 7,888 | 7,563 | 7,682 | 7,874 | 280 | |||||||||
Newcastle West | Town | MUN | ... | ... | ... | 3,922 | 4,880 | 5,014 | 5,602 | 319 | |||||||||
New Ross | Town | LEI | 5,018 | 5,012 | 4,810 | 4,677 | 4,533 | 4,393 | 4,660 | 187 | |||||||||
Passage West (incl. Monkstown) | Town | MUN | 3,410 | 3,638 | 4,184 | 4,818 | 5,122 | 5,234 | 5,401 | 403 | |||||||||
Portlaoise (Maryborough) | Town | LEI | 3,618 | 3,531 | 3,482 | 3,281 | 3,639 | 3,951 | 3,931 | 205 | |||||||||
Shannon | Town | MUN | 7,920 | 7,811 | 8,228 | 8,481 | 9,673 | 9,930 | 10,250 | 0 | |||||||||
Skibbereen | Town | MUN | 1,892 | 1,926 | 2,000 | 2,338 | 2,568 | 2,691 | 3,059 | 407 | |||||||||
Sligo (Sligeach) | Bor | CON | 17,302 | 17,786 | 18,473 | 17,892 | 17,568 | 17,355 | 18,855 | 1284 | |||||||||
Thurles | Town | MUN | 6,687 | 6,603 | 6,852 | 6,831 | 6,929 | 6,851 | 7,122 | 515 | |||||||||
Tipperary | Town | MUN | 4,772 | 4,640 | 4,546 | 4,415 | 4,322 | 4,214 | 4,560 | 336 | |||||||||
Tralee (Tráighlí) | Town | MUN | 17,225 | 19,056 | 20,375 | 20,288 | 20,764 | 20,869 | 22,900 | 1209 | |||||||||
Tramore | Town | MUN | 6,064 | 6,536 | 8,115 | 9,192 | 9,722 | 9,800 | 10,150 | 0 | |||||||||
Tuam | Town | CON | 3,448 | 3,487 | 3,104 | 2,997 | 3,304 | 3,517 | 3,924 | 236 | |||||||||
Tullamore (An Tulach Mhór) | Town | LEI | 8,622 | 9,221 | 10,270 | 10,900 | 11,346 | 11,444 | 11,957 | 784 | |||||||||
Tullow | Town | LEI | ... | 2,364 | 2,417 | 2,881 | 3,414 | 3,899 | 4,397 | 340 | |||||||||
Waterford (Port Láirge) | City | MUN | 40,328 | 42,540 | 44,594 | 45,748 | 46,732 | 48,369 | 54,313 | 3835 | |||||||||
Westport | Town | CON | 3,688 | 4,253 | 5,314 | 5,163 | 5,543 | 5,894 | 6,252 | 814 | |||||||||
Wexford (Loch Garman) | Bor | LEI | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19,913 | 20,167 | 22,350 | 1863 | |||||||||
Wicklow | Town | LEI | 5,847 | 6,416 | 7,031 | 6,930 | 6,761 | 6,752 | 7,102 | 308 | |||||||||
Youghal | Town | MUN | 5,532 | 5,630 | 6,203 | 6,393 | 6,990 | 7,101 | 7,663 | 487 |
- Central Statistics Office, Ireland (web).