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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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).