List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population
This is a list of the 50 largest towns and cities on the island of Ireland by population. It therefore include towns and cities in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The population figures listed for the city or town itself. The figures for Northern Irish towns are based on the 2001 UK Census, while the figures for towns in the Republic are based on the 2006 Census of Ireland.
# |
Settlement |
County |
Population |
1 |
Dublin |
County Dublin
County Meath
County Kildare
County Wicklow |
1,045,769 |
2 |
Belfast |
County Antrim
County Down |
483,418 |
3 |
Cork |
County Cork |
190,384 |
4 |
Derry |
County Londonderry |
93,512 |
5 |
Limerick |
County Limerick
County Clare |
90,757 |
6 |
Lisburn |
County Antrim
County Down |
71,465 |
7 |
Galway |
County Galway |
72,729 |
8 |
Newtownabbey |
County Antrim |
62,056 |
9 |
Bangor |
County Antrim |
58,388 |
10 |
Craigavon urban area
(includes Craigavon, Lurgan, Portadown, Bleary) |
County Armagh |
57,685 |
11 |
Castlereagh urban area
(includes Dundonald and part of Belfast) |
County Down |
54,990 |
12 |
Waterford |
County Waterford |
49,213 |
13 |
Drogheda |
County Louth |
35,090 |
14 |
Dundalk |
County Louth |
35,085 |
15 |
Swords |
County Dublin |
33,998 |
16 |
Bray |
County Wicklow |
31,901 |
17 |
Ballymena |
County Antrim |
28,717 |
18 |
Newtownards |
County Down |
27,821 |
19 |
Newry |
County Antrim |
27,433 |
20 |
Carrickfergus |
County Antrim |
27,201 |
21 |
Navan |
County Meath |
24,851 |
22 |
Ennis |
County Clare |
24,253 |
23 |
Coleraine |
County Tyrone |
24,089 |
24 |
Tralee |
County Kerry |
22,744 |
25 |
Kilkenny |
County Kilkenny |
22,179 |
26 |
Carlow |
County Carlow |
20,724 |
27 |
Naas |
County Kildare |
20,044 |
29 |
Antrim |
County Antrim |
20,001 |
30 |
Omagh |
County Tyrone |
19,910 |
31 |
Sligo |
County Sligo |
19,402 |
32 |
Newbridge |
County Kildare |
18,520 |
33 |
Mullingar |
County Westmeath |
18,416 |
34 |
Larne |
County Antrim |
18,228 |
35 |
Wexford |
County Wexford |
18,163 |
36 |
Letterkenny |
County Donegal |
17,586 |
37 |
Athlone |
County Westmeath
County Roscommon |
17,544 |
38 |
Celbridge |
County Kildare |
17,262 |
39 |
Clonmel |
County Tipperary |
17,008 |
40 |
Balbriggan |
County Dublin |
15,559 |
43 |
Malahide |
county Dublin |
14,937 |
42 |
Banbridge |
County Down |
14,744 |
43 |
Leixlip |
County Kildare |
14,676 |
44 |
Portlaoise |
County Laois |
14,613 |
45 |
Killarney |
County Kerry |
14,603 |
46 |
Armagh |
County Armagh |
14,590 |
47 |
Greystones |
County Wicklow |
14,569 |
48 |
Enniskillen |
County Fermanagh |
13,599 |
49 |
Strabane |
County Tyrone |
13,456 |
50 |
Tullamore |
County Offaly |
12,927 |
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