List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population

This is a list of the 25 largest towns and cities on the island of Ireland by population. It therefore includes towns and cities in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The population figures listed are for the urban area centered around each settlement excluding areas that fall within the boundary of another town or city. The figures for Northern Ireland towns are based on the 2011 Northern Ireland Census,[1] while the figures for towns in the Republic are based on the 2006 Census of Ireland, and cities in the Republic of Ireland are based on the 2016 Census of Ireland.[2]

Rank Settlement Population Province County Description
1 Dublin 1,173,179 Leinster County Dublin Capital city of the Republic of Ireland and has been the island's largest settlement since the Middle Ages.
2 Belfast 847,153 Ulster County Antrim, County Down Capital and largest city of Northern Ireland and is home to its devolved government and power-sharing assembly. Belfast received city status in 1888.
3 Cork 208,669 Munster County Cork Largest city in the province of Munster in the south of Ireland. Cork is one of Ireland's oldest cities, having received city status in the 900s.
4 Limerick 94,192 Munster County Limerick, County Clare Principal city of Ireland's Mid-west region, also known as the Shannon region and is the second-largest city in Munster.
5 Derry 93,512 Ulster County Londonderry Second-largest city in Northern Ireland.
6 Galway 79,934 Connacht County Galway Largest city in the province of Connacht and the sparsely-populated West of Ireland.
7 Newtownabbey 62,056 Ulster County Antrim Largest town in Northern Ireland and Ireland as a whole. It is a suburb of Belfast lying to the north of the city.
8 Bangor 61,011 Ulster County Down Located in County Down, the town of Bangor is part of the Belfast Metropolitan Area.
9 Waterford 53,504 Munster County Waterford Third-largest in the province of Munster. It is the island of Ireland’s oldest surviving city founded by Vikings in the 9th century AD.
10 Lisburn 45,370 Ulster County Antrim, County Down Granted city status in 2002. The city lies on the border between County Antrim and County Down; Northern Ireland's two most populated counties. Though a city in its own right, it is also part of the wider Belfast Metropolitan Area.
11 Drogheda 38,578[3] Leinster County Louth, Largest town in the Republic of Ireland, located in County Louth with its southern environs located in County Meath.
12 Dundalk[4] 37,816[5] Leinster County Louth County town of Louth.
13 Swords[6] 36,924 Leinster County Dublin North Dublin suburban town is the second-largest settlement in Dublin after the city itself. It forms part of the Greater Dublin Area.
14 Bray[7] 31,872 Leinster County Wicklow Most populous town in County Wicklow.
15 Ballymena 28,717 Ulster County Antrim Town located in North County Antrim.
16 Navan[8] 28,559 Leinster County Meath Largest town in County Meath.
17 Newtownards 27,821 Ulster County Down
18 Newry 27,433 Ulster County Down Granted city status in 2000, it is Northern Ireland's fourth-largest city.
19 Carrickfergus 27,201 Ulster County Antrim
20 Ennis[9] 25,360 Munster County Clare County town and largest urban centre in County Clare.
21 Coleraine 25,089 Ulster County Londonderry
22 Kilkenny[10] 24,423 Leinster County Kilkenny Granted city status in 1609. It is the smallest city in the Republic.
23 Tralee[11] 23,693 Munster County Kerry
24 Carlow[12] 23,030 Leinster County Carlow
25 Portadown 22,100 Ulster County Armagh

See also

References

  1. ↑ (PDF) https://www.nisra.gov.uk/sites/nisra.gov.uk/files/publications/2011-census-results-key-statistics-settlements-reference-table.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ (PDF) http://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/newsevents/documents/census2016summaryresultspart1/Census2016SummaryPart1.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ http://www.airo.ie/news/census-2011-irish-towns-categorised-population-area-and-change
  4. ↑ http://www.airo.ie/news/census-2011-irish-towns-categorised-population-area-and-change
  5. ↑ "Dundalk Legal Town Results inc. Environs". Central Statistics Office. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  6. ↑ http://www.airo.ie/news/census-2011-irish-towns-categorised-population-area-and-change
  7. ↑ http://www.airo.ie/news/census-2011-irish-towns-categorised-population-area-and-change
  8. ↑ http://www.airo.ie/news/census-2011-irish-towns-categorised-population-area-and-change
  9. ↑ http://www.airo.ie/news/census-2011-irish-towns-categorised-population-area-and-change
  10. ↑ http://www.airo.ie/news/census-2011-irish-towns-categorised-population-area-and-change
  11. ↑ http://www.airo.ie/news/census-2011-irish-towns-categorised-population-area-and-change
  12. ↑ http://www.airo.ie/news/census-2011-irish-towns-categorised-population-area-and-change
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