Urban areas in the Republic of Ireland for the 2016 census

This is a list of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland with their populations from the 2016 census. The population represents the entire settlement area of each town and city (including suburbs and environs). For convenience, all cities included are shown in bold. This list includes the top 100 urban areas as defined by the Central Statistics Office in 2016.

Cities and towns list

Rank 2016Change since 2011Urban areaCountyPopulation 2016Increase since 20111 0 DublinCounty Dublin1,173,1795.6%2 0 CorkCounty Cork208,6695.1%3 0 LimerickCounty Limerick & County Clare94,1923.0%4 0 GalwayCounty Galway79,9344.1%5 0 WaterfordCounty Waterford & County Kilkenny53,5043.9%6 0DroghedaCounty Louth & County Meath 40,9566.2%7 1 SwordsCounty Dublin39,2486.3%8 1 DundalkCounty Louth39,0043.1%9 0BrayCounty Wicklow & County Dublin32,6002.3%10 0 NavanCounty Meath30,1735.7%11 1 KilkennyCounty Kilkenny26,5128.6%12 1 EnnisCounty Clare25,276-0.3%13 1 CarlowCounty Carlow & County Laois24,2725.4%14 1 TraleeCounty Kerry23,691-0.0%15 0NewbridgeCounty Kildare22,7425.5%16 2 PortlaoiseCounty Laois22,0509.5%17 4BalbrigganCounty Dublin21,7228.8%18 2 NaasCounty Kildare21,3933.3%19 2AthloneCounty Westmeath & County Roscommon21,3495.9%20 1 MullingarCounty Westmeath20,9284.1%21 2CelbridgeCounty Kildare20,2883.8%22 2 WexfordCounty Wexford20,1880.6%23 1LetterkennyCounty Donegal19,274-1.6%24 0 SligoCounty Sligo19,199-1.3%25 1GreystonesCounty Wicklow18,1403.8%26 1 ClonmelCounty Tipperary & County Waterford17,140-4.3%27 0MalahideCounty Dublin16,5504.4%28 1CarrigalineCounty Cork15,7706.7%29 1LeixlipCounty Kildare15,5040.3%30 0 TullamoreCounty Offaly14,6071.7%31 2MaynoothCounty Kildare14,58516.6%32 1KillarneyCounty Kerry14,5042.0%33 1 ArklowCounty Wicklow13,1631.2%34 0CobhCounty Cork12,8003.7%35 3AshbourneCounty Meath12,67911.7%36 0MidletonCounty Cork12,4964.1%37 0MallowCounty Cork12,4597.4%38 3 CastlebarCounty Mayo12,068-2.0%39 1Laytown–Bettystown–Mornington–DonacarneyCounty Meath11,8729.0%40 1EnniscorthyCounty Wexford11,3815.0%41 3 CavanCounty Cavan10,9146.4%42 0 WicklowCounty Wicklow10,5842.2%43 0TramoreCounty Waterford10,3810.5%44 5BallinaCounty Mayo10,171-8.3%45 2SkerriesCounty Dublin10,0433.8%46 2 LongfordCounty Longford10,0084.2%47 4RushCounty Dublin9,9437.7%48 4GoreyCounty Wexford9,8227.8%49 3ShannonCounty Clare9,7290.6%50 5AthyCounty Kildare9,677-2.5%51 2RatoathCounty Meath9,5335.4%52 2PortmarnockCounty Dublin9,4661.9%53 4 DungarvanCounty Waterford9,227-2.1%54 1TrimCounty Meath9,19411.2%55 1 NenaghCounty Tipperary8,9686.3%56 0TuamCounty Galway8,7676.4%57 1KildareCounty Kildare8,6346.0%58 3PortarlingtonCounty Laois & County Offaly8,3687.4%59 2New RossCounty Wexford8,040-1.4%60 0YoughalCounty Cork7,9632.2%61 2ThurlesCounty Tipperary7,9400.1%62 1LuskCounty Dublin7,78610.9%63 1 MonaghanCounty Monaghan7,6783.0%64 3DonabateCounty Dublin7,4439.8%65 1EdenderryCounty Offaly7,3595.5%66 2ClaneCounty Kildare7,2808.6%67 2DunboyneCounty Meath7,2724.5%68 2BandonCounty Cork6,9574.8%69 3BuncranaCounty Donegal6,785-0.8%70 1BallinasloeCounty Galway & County Roscommon6,6620.0%71 6Kinsealy–DrinanCounty Dublin6,64314.3%72 0Newcastle WestCounty Limerick6,6194.6%73 2FermoyCounty Cork6,5851.5%74 1WestportCounty Mayo6,1982.2%75 0KellsCounty Meath6,1354.2%76 4KilcockCounty Kildare6,09310.1%77 2 RoscommonCounty Roscommon5,8763.2%78 5SallinsCounty Kildare5,84910.7%79 1Passage WestCounty Cork5,8430.9%80 6Carrick-on-SuirCounty Tipperary & County Waterford5,771-2.7%81 5BirrCounty Offaly & County Tipperary5,741-1.3%82 3LoughreaCounty Galway5,5569.8%83 3BlessingtonCounty Wicklow5,52010.2%84 2RoscreaCounty Tipperary5,4460.8%85 4KinsaleCounty Cork5,2817.9%86 9CarrigtwohillCounty Cork5,08011.6%87 1CarrickmacrossCounty Monaghan5,0322.2%88 4OranmoreCounty Galway4,9904.0%89 6TipperaryCounty Tipperary4,979-6.2%90 3ArdeeCounty Louth4,9280.0%91 1Ballybofey–StranorlarCounty Donegal4,8520.0%92 1ListowelCounty Kerry4,820-0.2%93 0MountmellickCounty Laois4,7770.9%94 6TullowCounty Carlow4,67317.6%95 1ClonakiltyCounty Cork4,592-2.7%96 5AthenryCounty Galway4,44512.5%97 1CashelCounty Tipperary4,4229.2%98 newRathcooleCounty Dublin4,35127.2%99 newMonasterevinCounty Kildare4,24614.4%100 4KilcooleCounty Wicklow4,2394.7%

See also List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland/2011 census List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland/2006 census List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland/2002 census List of localities in Northern Ireland by population List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population

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