List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland

This 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]

Dublin, the capital of Ireland

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
Rank
2022		 Change
since 2016		 Urban area County Population 2022 Increase
since 2016
1Steady 0Dublin city and suburbsCounty Dublin & County Meath[2]1,263,2197.7%
2Steady 0Cork city and suburbsCounty Cork222,5266.6%
3Steady 0Limerick city and suburbsCounty Limerick & County Clare102,2878.6%
4Steady 0Galway city and suburbsCounty Galway85,9107.5%
5Steady 0Waterford city and suburbsCounty Waterford & County Kilkenny60,07912.3%
6Steady 0DroghedaCounty Louth & County Meath44,1357.8%
7Increase 1DundalkCounty Louth43,11210.5%
8Decrease 1SwordsCounty Dublin40,7763.9%
9Increase 1NavanCounty Meath33,88612.3%
10Decrease 1BrayCounty Wicklow & County Dublin33,5122.8%
11Increase 1EnnisCounty Clare27,92310.5%
12Increase 1CarlowCounty Carlow & County Laois27,35112.7%
13Decrease 2KilkennyCounty Kilkenny27,1842.5%
14Increase 4NaasCounty Kildare26,18022.4%
15Decrease 1TraleeCounty Kerry26,07910.1%
16Decrease 1NewbridgeCounty Kildare24,3667.1%
17Steady 0BalbrigganCounty Dublin24,32212.0%
18Decrease 2PortlaoiseCounty Laois23,4946.5%
19Steady 0AthloneCounty Westmeath & County Roscommon22,8697.1%
20Steady 0MullingarCounty Westmeath22,6678.3%
21Increase 2LetterkennyCounty Donegal22,54917.0%
22Increase 3GreystonesCounty Wicklow22,00921.3%
23Decrease 1WexfordCounty Wexford21,5246.6%
24Steady 0SligoCounty Sligo20,6087.3%
25Decrease 4CelbridgeCounty Kildare20,6013.8%
26Increase 1MalahideCounty Dublin18,60812.4%
27Decrease 1ClonmelCounty Tipperary & County Waterford18,3697.2%
28Steady 0CarrigalineCounty Cork18,23915.7%
29Increase 2MaynoothCounty Kildare17,25918.3%
30Decrease 1LeixlipCounty Kildare16,7337.9%
31Increase 4AshbourneCounty Meath15,68023.7%
32Increase 7Laytown–Bettystown–Mornington–DonacarneyCounty Meath15,64231.8%
33Decrease 3TullamoreCounty Offaly15,5986.8%
34Decrease 2KillarneyCounty Kerry14,412−0.6%
35Decrease 1CobhCounty Cork14,14810.5%
36Steady 0MidletonCounty Cork13,90611.3%
37Steady 0MallowCounty Cork13,4568.0%
38Decrease 5ArklowCounty Wicklow13,3991.8%
39Decrease 1CastlebarCounty Mayo13,0548.2%
40Increase 2WicklowCounty Wicklow12,95722.4%
41Decrease 1EnniscorthyCounty Wexford12,3108.2%
42Decrease 1CavanCounty Cavan11,7417.6%
43Increase 5GoreyCounty Wexford11,51717.3%
44Decrease 1TramoreCounty Waterford11,2778.6%
45Increase 5AthyCounty Kildare11,03514.0%
46Steady 0LongfordCounty Longford10,9529.4%
47Steady 0RushCounty Dublin10,8759.4%
48Increase 4PortmarnockCounty Dublin10,75013.6%
49Decrease 4SkerriesCounty Dublin10,7437.0%
50Decrease 6BallinaCounty Mayo10,5563.8%
51Increase 6KildareCounty Kildare10,30219.3%
52Decrease 3ShannonCounty Clare10,2565.4%
53Steady 0DungarvanCounty Waterford10,0819.3%
54Decrease 3RatoathCounty Meath10,0775.7%
55Steady 0NenaghCounty Tipperary9,89510.3%
56Increase 8DonabateCounty Dublin9,66929.9%
57Decrease 1TuamCounty Galway9,64710.0%
58Decrease 4TrimCounty Meath9,5634.0%
59Decrease 1PortarlingtonCounty Laois & County Offaly9,28811.0%
60Increase 2LuskCounty Dublin8,80613.1%
61Increase 15KilcockCounty Kildare8,67442.4%
62Decrease 3New RossCounty Wexford8,6107.1%
63Decrease 3YoughalCounty Cork8,5647.5%
64Increase 4BandonCounty Cork8,19617.8%
65Decrease 4ThurlesCounty Tipperary8,1853.1%
66Steady 0ClaneCounty Kildare8,15212.0%
67Decrease 4MonaghanCounty Monaghan7,8942.8%
68Decrease 3EdenderryCounty Offaly7,8887.2%
69Increase 2Kinsealy–DrinanCounty Dublin7,52613.3%
70Increase 2Newcastle WestCounty Limerick7,2098.9%
71Decrease 4DunboyneCounty Meath7,155−1.6%
72Decrease 3BuncranaCounty Donegal6,9712.7%
73Increase 1WestportCounty Mayo6,87210.9%
74Decrease 1FermoyCounty Cork6,7202.1%
75Increase 28DunshaughlinCounty Meath6,64464.7%
76Decrease 1KellsCounty Meath6,6087.7%
77Decrease 7BallinasloeCounty Galway & County Roscommon6,597−1.0%
78Decrease 1RoscommonCounty Roscommon6,55511.6%
79Increase 2LoughreaCounty Galway6,32213.8%
80Decrease 2SallinsCounty Kildare6,2697.2%
81Decrease 1Passage WestCounty Cork6,0513.6%
82Increase 2KinsaleCounty Cork5,99113.4%
83Increase 4OranmoreCounty Galway5,81916.6%
84Increase 14RathcooleCounty Dublin5,79233.1%
85Decrease 5Carrick-on-SuirCounty Tipperary & County Waterford5,752−0.3%
86Steady 0CarrickmacrossCounty Monaghan5,74514.2%
87Decrease 5BlessingtonCounty Wicklow5,6111.6%
88Decrease 2CarrigtwohillCounty Cork5,5689.6%
89Decrease 6RoscreaCounty Tipperary5,5421.8%
90Decrease 1ArdeeCounty Louth5,47811.2%
91Decrease 1Ballybofey–StranorlarCounty Donegal5,40611.4%
92Decrease 4TipperaryCounty Tipperary5,3878.2%
93Increase 6MonasterevinCounty Kildare5,30725.0%
94Decrease 1TullowCounty Carlow5,13810.0%
95Decrease 1ClonakiltyCounty Cork5,11211.3%
96Decrease 4MountmellickCounty Laois4,9052.7%
97Increase 4DuleekCounty Meath4,89916.1%
98Decrease 2CashelCounty Tipperary4,8058.7%
99Decrease 8ListowelCounty Kerry4,794−0.5%
100Increase 2Carrick-on-ShannonCounty Leitrim & County Roscommon4,74316.8%
101Decrease 4BirrCounty Offaly4,7268.1%
102Decrease 7AthenryCounty Galway4,6033.6%
103Increase 15SaggartCounty Dublin4,57346.0%
104Decrease 4KilcooleCounty Wicklow4,5697.8%
105Increase 14NewcastleCounty Dublin4,52646.3%
106Increase 5Courtown[lower-alpha 1]County Wexford4,36521.6%
107Decrease 2MacroomCounty Cork4,0968.8%
108Decrease 4CharlevilleCounty Cork3,9701.3%
109Steady 0CastleblayneyCounty Monaghan3,9268.8%
110Decrease 2ClaremorrisCounty Mayo3,8574.6%
111Increase 4KillCounty Kildare3,81814.0%
112Decrease 5KilcullenCounty Kildare3,8152.8%
113Decrease 7MitchelstownCounty Cork3,7440.1%
114Steady 0StamullenCounty Meath3,72010.7%
115Decrease 5CahirCounty Tipperary3,6792.4%
116Increase 1EnfieldCounty Meath3,66313.1%
117Increase 6NewtownmountkennedyCounty Wicklow3,53924.8%
118Decrease 5RathnewCounty Wicklow3,4823.3%
119Decrease 3ClaraCounty Offaly3,4032.0%
120Increase 1AnnacottyCounty Limerick3,39816.0%
121Decrease 9TowerCounty Cork3,300-3.5%
122Increase 14RathanganCounty Kildare3,26325.0%
123Increase 14CrosshavenCounty Cork3,26326.6%
124Increase 8VirginiaCounty Cavan3,21121.3%
125Decrease 1BallinrobeCounty Mayo3,14813.0%
126Increase 1KinnegadCounty Westmeath3,06411.6%
127Decrease 1MoateCounty Westmeath3,0139.0%
128Increase 2BailieboroughCounty Cavan2,97410.8%
129Increase 4BallinaCounty Tipperary2,95912.4%
130Increase 10KingscourtCounty Cavan2,95518.2%
131Decrease 9BagenalstownCounty Carlow2,9453.8%
132Decrease 4BantryCounty Cork2,9297.6%
133Decrease 2BallyjamesduffCounty Cavan2,9179.6%
134Increase 4BoyleCounty Roscommon2,91513.5%
135Decrease 10SkibbereenCounty Cork2,9034.5%
136Decrease 16GortCounty Galway2,870-4.1%
137Decrease 3SixmilebridgeCounty Clare2,8327.9%
138Increase 10KanturkCounty Cork2,80319.3%
139Steady 0BlarneyCounty Cork2,7799.5%
140Increase 7BallyhaunisCounty Mayo2,77317.2%
141Increase 2CarndonaghCounty Donegal2,76812.0%
142Decrease 7DonegalCounty Donegal2,7495.0%
143Decrease 1CallanCounty Kilkenny2,6788.2%
144Decrease 15KilrushCounty Clare2,649-2.6%
145Increase 8BaltinglassCounty Wicklow2,61122.2%
146Increase 18BundoranCounty Donegal2,59932.4%
147Decrease 3AthboyCounty Meath2,5966.2%
148Decrease 2KenmareCounty Kerry2,5668.0%
149Decrease 8CastleislandCounty Kerry2,5361.1%
150Increase 4CastleconnellCounty Limerick2,48818.1%
151Decrease 2ProsperousCounty Kildare2,4133.4%
152Increase 20BallaghaderreenCounty Roscommon2,38732.0%
153Increase 8CastlereaCounty Roscommon2,34817.9%
154Increase 5Barna[lower-alpha 2]County Galway2,33616.9%
155Increase 7TubbercurryCounty Sligo2,30716.2%
156Decrease 11ThomastownCounty Kilkenny2,305-5.7%
157Increase 1BalrotheryCounty Dublin2,28213.1%
158Increase 28Moycullen[lower-alpha 3]County Galway2,27933.7%
159Decrease 7ClogherheadCounty Louth2,2756.1%
160Increase 25RathdrumCounty Wicklow2,26436.1%
161Increase 80Rosslare Harbour[lower-alpha 4]County Wexford2,24787.3%
162Decrease 12BallyshannonCounty Donegal2,246-2.3%
163Decrease 6AbbeyfealeCounty Limerick2,2069.0%
164Decrease 9Edgeworthstown[lower-alpha 5]County Longford2,1996.1%
165Decrease 5NewportCounty Tipperary2,1839.4%
166Decrease 15KillorglinCounty Kerry2,163-1.6%
167Increase 3DunleerCounty Louth2,14317.6%
168Increase 8MountrathCounty Laois2,07016.7%
169Decrease 6Bunclody[lower-alpha 6]County Wexford & County Carlow2,0533.5%
170Decrease 5TemplemoreCounty Tipperary2,0053.4%
171Decrease 5EnniskerryCounty Wicklow2,0005.9%
172Increase 22TermonfeckinCounty Louth1,98325.6%
173Increase 7StrandhillCounty Sligo1,98213.1%
174Steady 0CloyneCounty Cork1,9679.1%
175Increase 11DunmanwayCounty Cork1,96418.7%
176Increase 2RathcormacCounty Cork1,95711.1%
177Increase 2BanagherCounty Offaly1,9078.4%
178Decrease 1AbbeyleixCounty Laois1,8977.2%
179Increase 35AshfordCounty Wicklow1,89232.8%
180Decrease 5Newmarket-on-FergusCounty Clare1,8875.8%
181Increase 2ClonesCounty Monaghan1,88512.2%
182Decrease 1PortlawCounty Waterford1,8818.0%
183Decrease 12BallivorCounty Meath1,8703.4%
184Decrease 16CootehillCounty Cavan1,8560.2%
185Decrease 16CastlebridgeCounty Wexford1,8500.5%
186Increase 43OughterardCounty Galway1,84640.1%
187Increase 41WatergrasshillCounty Cork1,84036.7%
188Increase 2DerrinturnCounty Kildare1,83714.7%
189Steady 0CollooneyCounty Sligo1,79711.6%
190Decrease 2Rosslare Strand[lower-alpha 7]County Wexford1,79510.8%
191Decrease 7KilmallockCounty Limerick1,7615.6%
192Increase 33Ballysadare[lower-alpha 8]County Sligo1,74729.4%
193Increase 5FethardCounty Tipperary1,73812.5%
194Increase 15Lanesborough–BallyleagueCounty Roscommon & County Longford1,73319.2%
195Decrease 22Dunmore EastCounty Waterford1,731-4.3%
196Decrease 1MillstreetCounty Cork1,72210.7%
197Decrease 30BallymahonCounty Longford1,714-8.7%
198Decrease 2BallymoteCounty Sligo1,71110.5%
199Steady 0ConvoyCounty Donegal1,70211.5%
200Decrease 3TullyallenCounty Louth1,6979.7%
201Increase 9PortumnaCounty Galway1,69016.6%
202=Increase 3CastledermotCounty Kildare1,68514.2%
202=Increase 78AllenwoodCounty Kildare1,68571.8%
202=Decrease 9LongwoodCounty Meath1,6856.6%
205Decrease 49Dingle[lower-alpha 9]County Kerry1,671-18.5%
206Increase 2ManorhamiltonCounty Leitrim1,66713.7%
207Decrease 5KillaloeCounty Clare1,66612.3%
208Increase 19MullaghCounty Cavan1,65122.5%
209Increase 26Claregalway[lower-alpha 10]County Galway1,63230.8%
210Increase 6BallybunionCounty Kerry1,61814.5%
211Decrease 24LiffordCounty Donegal1,613-0.8%
212Increase 11BelturbetCounty Cavan1,61017.6%
213Decrease 22CastlemartyrCounty Cork1,6030.2%
214Increase 17KilbegganCounty Westmeath1,57522.3%
215Increase 7Killucan and RathwireCounty Westmeath1,57414.9%
216Decrease 12CaherconlishCounty Limerick1,5696.3%
217Decrease 6CarlingfordCounty Louth1,5285.7%
218Decrease 12Graiguenamanagh–TinnahinchCounty Kilkenny & County Carlow1,5062.1%
219Decrease 12RochfortbridgeCounty Westmeath1,4981.7%
220Decrease 20Castlecomer[lower-alpha 11]County Kilkenny1,496-4.6%
221Increase 129Coill Dubh[lower-alpha 12]County Kildare1,47697.9%
222Increase 32KillumneyCounty Cork1,46629.5%
223Decrease 6SwinfordCounty Mayo1,4594.7%
224Increase 6FoxfordCounty Mayo1,45210.4%
225Decrease 1SlaneCounty Meath1,4455.6%
226Decrease 14AughrimCounty Wicklow1,437-0.3%
227Decrease 7MoroeCounty Limerick1,4324.0%
228Increase 29BallyconnellCounty Cavan1,42228.7%
229Increase 10MuffCounty Donegal1,41815.7%
230Decrease 11OldcastleCounty Meath1,4091.9%
231Decrease 5StradballyCounty Laois1,4044.0%
232Decrease 29MovilleCounty Donegal1,390-6.1%
233Increase 16BallinroadCounty Waterford1,38919.6%
234Decrease 2RathdowneyCounty Laois1,3687.6%
235Increase 13CastlepollardCounty Westmeath1,34916.0%
236Decrease 15LismoreCounty Waterford1,347-2.0%
237Decrease 1BallybayCounty Monaghan1,3297.1%
238Increase 5FerbaneCounty Offaly1,32411.2%
239Increase 38JohnstownCounty Kildare1,32031.3%
240Decrease 25FernsCounty Wexford1,317-6.9%
241Increase 29CahirciveenCounty Kerry1,29724.6%
242Steady 0DromiskinCounty Louth1,2928.1%
243Increase 8Enniscrone[lower-alpha 13]County Sligo1,29111.7%
244Decrease 11RameltonCounty Donegal1,2881.7%
245Decrease 5PiltownCounty Kilkenny1,2754.5%
246Increase 73GreencastleCounty Donegal1,26852.6%
247Decrease 9PortraneCounty Dublin1,2622.1%
248Decrease 56ClifdenCounty Galway1,259-21.2%
249Decrease 12KillybegsCounty Donegal1,2581.8%
250Decrease 17KilpedderCounty Wicklow1,2480.6%

Notes
  1. Listed as Courtown Harbour-Riverchapel-Ardamine in the 2016 census.
  2. Listed as Bearna in the 2016 and 2022 census.
  3. Listed as Maigh Cuilinn in the 2016 and 2022 census.
  4. Listed as Ballygeary (Rosslare Harbour) in the 2016 census.
  5. Listed as Meathas Truim (Edgeworthstown) in the 2016 census.
  6. Listed as Bunclody-Carrickduff in the 2016 census.
  7. Listed as Rosslare in the 2016 census.
  8. Listed as Ballisodare in the 2016 census.
  9. Listed as An Daingean in the 2016 census and as Dingle-Daingean Uí Chuis in the 2022 census.
  10. Listed as Baile Chláir in the 2016 and 2022 census.
  11. Listed as Castlecomer-Donaguile in the 2016 census.
  12. Listed as Coill Dubh (Blackwood) in the 2016 and 2022 census.
  13. Listed as Inniscrone in the 2016 census.

See also

References
  1. "Census 2022 Urban Boundaries and Built Up Areas". CSO. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  2. "Census 2022 Profile 1 - Population Distribution and Movements". CSO.
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