List of Irish counties by population

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This is a list of counties of Ireland ordered by population. Counties in the Republic of Ireland are shown in normal type, while those in Northern Ireland are listed in italic type. See also the list of Irish counties by area.

Data source/age (as-of July 2006):

• Population data (some counties): From census 2006
• Population data (most counties): From census 2002
• Density: Based on census 2002

Rank	County	Population	Density (/ km²)
1	Dublin	1,186,159	1219.1
2	Antrim	616,384	216.7
3	Cork	480,909	60.1
4	Down	410,487	167.7
5	Londonderry	211,669	102.1
6	Galway	231,035	34.0
7	Limerick	183,863	65.3
8	Kildare	186,075	96.8
9	Tyrone	158,460	50.2
10	Tipperary	149,131	32.6
11	Donegal	137,575	28.4
12	Meath	134,005	57.2
13	Kerry	132,527	27.9
14	Armagh	126,803	101.1
15	Mayo	117,446	21.0
16	Wexford	116596	49.6
17	Wicklow	114,676	56.7
18	Clare	103,277	32.8
19	Louth	101,821	124.2
20	Waterford	101,546	55.3
21	Kilkenny	80,339	39.0
22	Westmeath	71,858	39.1
23	Offaly	63,663	31.8
24	Laois	58,774	34.2
25	Sligo	58,200	31.7
26	Cavan	56,546	29.3
27	Fermanagh	54,033	32.0
28	Roscommon	53,744	21.1
29	Monaghan	52,593	40.6
30	Carlow	45,845	51.2
31	Longford	31,068	28.5
32	Leitrim	25,799	16.2
	Average	170,574
	Ireland	5,458,352	66.1

Taken from latest Census Data for North and South 2004.

For a more detailed analysis of current and historical Irish populations see Irish_Population_Analysis.