List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland facts for kids
Dublin, the capital 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.
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.
Cities and towns list
| Rank 2022 |
Change since 2016 |
Urban area | County | Population 2022 | Increase since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  0 |
Dublin city and suburbs | County Dublin & County Meath | 1,263,219 | 7.7% |
| 2 | 0 |
Cork city and suburbs | County Cork | 222,526 | 6.6% |
| 3 | 0 |
Limerick city and suburbs | County Limerick & County Clare | 102,287 | 8.6% |
| 4 | 0 |
Galway city and suburbs | County Galway | 85,910 | 7.5% |
| 5 | 0 |
Waterford city and suburbs | County Waterford & County Kilkenny | 60,079 | 12.3% |
| 6 | 0 |
Drogheda | County Louth & County Meath | 44,135 | 7.8% |
| 7 |  1 |
Dundalk | County Louth | 43,112 | 10.5% |
| 8 |  1 |
Swords | County Dublin | 40,776 | 3.9% |
| 9 | 1 |
Navan | County Meath | 33,886 | 12.3% |
| 10 | 1 |
Bray | County Wicklow & County Dublin | 33,512 | 2.8% |
| 11 | 1 |
Ennis | County Clare | 27,923 | 10.5% |
| 12 | 1 |
Carlow | County Carlow & County Laois | 27,351 | 12.7% |
| 13 | 2 |
Kilkenny | County Kilkenny | 27,184 | 2.5% |
| 14 | 4 |
Naas | County Kildare | 26,180 | 22.4% |
| 15 | 1 |
Tralee | County Kerry | 26,079 | 10.1% |
| 16 | 1 |
Newbridge | County Kildare | 24,366 | 7.1% |
| 17 | 0 |
Balbriggan | County Dublin | 24,322 | 12.0% |
| 18 | 2 |
Portlaoise | County Laois | 23,494 | 6.5% |
| 19 | 0 |
Athlone | County Westmeath & County Roscommon | 22,869 | 7.1% |
| 20 | 0 |
Mullingar | County Westmeath | 22,667 | 8.3% |
| 21 | 2 |
Letterkenny | County Donegal | 22,549 | 17.0% |
| 22 | 3 |
Greystones | County Wicklow | 22,009 | 21.3% |
| 23 | 1 |
Wexford | County Wexford | 21,524 | 6.6% |
| 24 | 0 |
Sligo | County Sligo | 20,608 | 7.3% |
| 25 | 4 |
Celbridge | County Kildare | 20,601 | 3.8% |
| 26 | 1 |
Malahide | County Dublin | 18,608 | 12.4% |
| 27 | 1 |
Clonmel | County Tipperary & County Waterford | 18,369 | 7.2% |
| 28 | 0 |
Carrigaline | County Cork | 18,239 | 15.7% |
| 29 | 2 |
Maynooth | County Kildare | 17,259 | 18.3% |
| 30 | 1 |
Leixlip | County Kildare | 16,733 | 7.9% |
| 31 | 4 |
Ashbourne | County Meath | 15,680 | 23.7% |
| 32 | 7 |
Laytown–Bettystown–Mornington–Donacarney | County Meath | 15,642 | 31.8% |
| 33 | 3 |
Tullamore | County Offaly | 15,598 | 6.8% |
| 34 | 2 |
Killarney | County Kerry | 14,412 | −0.6% |
| 35 | 1 |
Cobh | County Cork | 14,148 | 10.5% |
| 36 | 0 |
Midleton | County Cork | 13,906 | 11.3% |
| 37 | 0 |
Mallow | County Cork | 13,456 | 8.0% |
| 38 | 5 |
Arklow | County Wicklow | 13,399 | 1.8% |
| 39 | 1 |
Castlebar | County Mayo | 13,054 | 8.2% |
| 40 | 2 |
Wicklow | County Wicklow | 12,957 | 22.4% |
| 41 | 1 |
Enniscorthy | County Wexford | 12,310 | 8.2% |
| 42 | 1 |
Cavan | County Cavan | 11,741 | 7.6% |
| 43 | 5 |
Gorey | County Wexford | 11,517 | 17.3% |
| 44 | 1 |
Tramore | County Waterford | 11,277 | 8.6% |
| 45 | 5 |
Athy | County Kildare | 11,035 | 14.0% |
| 46 | 0 |
Longford | County Longford | 10,952 | 9.4% |
| 47 | 0 |
Rush | County Dublin | 10,875 | 9.4% |
| 48 | 4 |
Portmarnock | County Dublin | 10,750 | 13.6% |
| 49 | 4 |
Skerries | County Dublin | 10,743 | 7.0% |
| 50 | 6 |
Ballina | County Mayo | 10,556 | 3.8% |
| 51 | 6 |
Kildare | County Kildare | 10,302 | 19.3% |
| 52 | 3 |
Shannon | County Clare | 10,256 | 5.4% |
| 53 | 0 |
Dungarvan | County Waterford | 10,081 | 9.3% |
| 54 | 3 |
Ratoath | County Meath | 10,077 | 5.7% |
| 55 | 0 |
Nenagh | County Tipperary | 9,895 | 10.3% |
| 56 | 8 |
Donabate | County Dublin | 9,669 | 29.9% |
| 57 | 1 |
Tuam | County Galway | 9,647 | 10.0% |
| 58 | 4 |
Trim | County Meath | 9,563 | 4.0% |
| 59 | 1 |
Portarlington | County Laois & County Offaly | 9,288 | 11.0% |
| 60 | 2 |
Lusk | County Dublin | 8,806 | 13.1% |
| 61 | 15 |
Kilcock | County Kildare | 8,674 | 42.4% |
| 62 | 3 |
New Ross | County Wexford | 8,610 | 7.1% |
| 63 | 3 |
Youghal | County Cork | 8,564 | 7.5% |
| 64 | 4 |
Bandon | County Cork | 8,196 | 17.8% |
| 65 | 4 |
Thurles | County Tipperary | 8,185 | 3.1% |
| 66 | 0 |
Clane | County Kildare | 8,152 | 12.0% |
| 67 | 4 |
Monaghan | County Monaghan | 7,894 | 2.8% |
| 68 | 3 |
Edenderry | County Offaly | 7,888 | 7.2% |
| 69 | 2 |
Kinsealy–Drinan | County Dublin | 7,526 | 13.3% |
| 70 | 2 |
Newcastle West | County Limerick | 7,209 | 8.9% |
| 71 | 4 |
Dunboyne | County Meath | 7,155 | −1.6% |
| 72 | 3 |
Buncrana | County Donegal | 6,971 | 2.7% |
| 73 | 1 |
Westport | County Mayo | 6,872 | 10.9% |
| 74 | 1 |
Fermoy | County Cork | 6,720 | 2.1% |
| 75 | 28 |
Dunshaughlin | County Meath | 6,644 | 64.7% |
| 76 | 1 |
Kells | County Meath | 6,608 | 7.7% |
| 77 | 7 |
Ballinasloe | County Galway & County Roscommon | 6,597 | −1.0% |
| 78 | 1 |
Roscommon | County Roscommon | 6,555 | 11.6% |
| 79 | 2 |
Loughrea | County Galway | 6,322 | 13.8% |
| 80 | 2 |
Sallins | County Kildare | 6,269 | 7.2% |
| 81 | 1 |
Passage West | County Cork | 6,051 | 3.6% |
| 82 | 2 |
Kinsale | County Cork | 5,991 | 13.4% |
| 83 | 4 |
Oranmore | County Galway | 5,819 | 16.6% |
| 84 | 14 |
Rathcoole | County Dublin | 5,792 | 33.1% |
| 85 | 5 |
Carrick-on-Suir | County Tipperary & County Waterford | 5,752 | −0.3% |
| 86 | 0 |
Carrickmacross | County Monaghan | 5,745 | 14.2% |
| 87 | 5 |
Blessington | County Wicklow | 5,611 | 1.6% |
| 88 | 2 |
Carrigtwohill | County Cork | 5,568 | 9.6% |
| 89 | 6 |
Roscrea | County Tipperary | 5,542 | 1.8% |
| 90 | 1 |
Ardee | County Louth | 5,478 | 11.2% |
| 91 | 1 |
Ballybofey–Stranorlar | County Donegal | 5,406 | 11.4% |
| 92 | 4 |
Tipperary | County Tipperary | 5,387 | 8.2% |
| 93 | 6 |
Monasterevin | County Kildare | 5,307 | 25.0% |
| 94 | 1 |
Tullow | County Carlow | 5,138 | 10.0% |
| 95 | 1 |
Clonakilty | County Cork | 5,112 | 11.3% |
| 96 | 4 |
Mountmellick | County Laois | 4,905 | 2.7% |
| 97 | 4 |
Duleek | County Meath | 4,899 | 16.1% |
| 98 | 2 |
Cashel | County Tipperary | 4,805 | 8.7% |
| 99 | 8 |
Listowel | County Kerry | 4,794 | −0.5% |
| 100 | 2 |
Carrick-on-Shannon | County Leitrim & County Roscommon | 4,743 | 16.8% |
| 101 | 4 |
Birr | County Offaly | 4,726 | 8.1% |
| 102 | 7 |
Athenry | County Galway | 4,603 | 3.6% |
| 103 | 15 |
Saggart | County Dublin | 4,573 | 46.0% |
| 104 | 4 |
Kilcoole | County Wicklow | 4,569 | 7.8% |
| 105 | 14 |
Newcastle | County Dublin | 4,526 | 46.3% |
| 106 | 5 |
Courtown | County Wexford | 4,365 | 21.6% |
| 107 | 2 |
Macroom | County Cork | 4,096 | 8.8% |
| 108 | 4 |
Charleville | County Cork | 3,970 | 1.3% |
| 109 | 0 |
Castleblayney | County Monaghan | 3,926 | 8.8% |
| 110 | 2 |
Claremorris | County Mayo | 3,857 | 4.6% |
| 111 | 4 |
Kill | County Kildare | 3,818 | 14.0% |
| 112 | 5 |
Kilcullen | County Kildare | 3,815 | 2.8% |
| 113 | 7 |
Mitchelstown | County Cork | 3,744 | 0.1% |
| 114 | 0 |
Stamullen | County Meath | 3,720 | 10.7% |
| 115 | 5 |
Cahir | County Tipperary | 3,679 | 2.4% |
| 116 | 1 |
Enfield | County Meath | 3,663 | 13.1% |
| 117 | 6 |
Newtownmountkennedy | County Wicklow | 3,539 | 24.8% |
| 118 | 5 |
Rathnew | County Wicklow | 3,482 | 3.3% |
| 119 | 3 |
Clara | County Offaly | 3,403 | 2.0% |
| 120 | 1 |
Annacotty | County Limerick | 3,398 | 16.0% |
| 121 | 9 |
Tower | County Cork | 3,300 | -3.5% |
| 122 | 14 |
Rathangan | County Kildare | 3,263 | 25.0% |
| 123 | 14 |
Crosshaven | County Cork | 3,263 | 26.6% |
| 124 | 8 |
Virginia | County Cavan | 3,211 | 21.3% |
| 125 | 1 |
Ballinrobe | County Mayo | 3,148 | 13.0% |
| 126 | 1 |
Kinnegad | County Westmeath | 3,064 | 11.6% |
| 127 | 1 |
Moate | County Westmeath | 3,013 | 9.0% |
| 128 | 2 |
Bailieborough | County Cavan | 2,974 | 10.8% |
| 129 | 4 |
Ballina | County Tipperary | 2,959 | 12.4% |
| 130 | 10 |
Kingscourt | County Cavan | 2,955 | 18.2% |
| 131 | 9 |
Bagenalstown | County Carlow | 2,945 | 3.8% |
| 132 | 4 |
Bantry | County Cork | 2,929 | 7.6% |
| 133 | 2 |
Ballyjamesduff | County Cavan | 2,917 | 9.6% |
| 134 | 4 |
Boyle | County Roscommon | 2,915 | 13.5% |
| 135 | 10 |
Skibbereen | County Cork | 2,903 | 4.5% |
| 136 | 16 |
Gort | County Galway | 2,870 | -4.1% |
| 137 | 3 |
Sixmilebridge | County Clare | 2,832 | 7.9% |
| 138 | 10 |
Kanturk | County Cork | 2,803 | 19.3% |
| 139 | 0 |
Blarney | County Cork | 2,779 | 9.5% |
| 140 | 7 |
Ballyhaunis | County Mayo | 2,773 | 17.2% |
| 141 | 2 |
Carndonagh | County Donegal | 2,768 | 12.0% |
| 142 | 7 |
Donegal | County Donegal | 2,749 | 5.0% |
| 143 | 1 |
Callan | County Kilkenny | 2,678 | 8.2% |
| 144 | 15 |
Kilrush | County Clare | 2,649 | -2.6% |
| 145 | 8 |
Baltinglass | County Wicklow | 2,611 | 22.2% |
| 146 | 18 |
Bundoran | County Donegal | 2,599 | 32.4% |
| 147 | 3 |
Athboy | County Meath | 2,596 | 6.2% |
| 148 | 2 |
Kenmare | County Kerry | 2,566 | 8.0% |
| 149 | 8 |
Castleisland | County Kerry | 2,536 | 1.1% |
| 150 | 4 |
Castleconnell | County Limerick | 2,488 | 18.1% |
| 151 | 2 |
Prosperous | County Kildare | 2,413 | 3.4% |
| 152 | 20 |
Ballaghaderreen | County Roscommon | 2,387 | 32.0% |
| 153 | 8 |
Castlerea | County Roscommon | 2,348 | 17.9% |
| 154 | 5 |
Bearna | County Galway | 2,336 | 16.9% |
| 155 | 7 |
Tubbercurry | County Sligo | 2,307 | 16.2% |
| 156 | 11 |
Thomastown | County Kilkenny | 2,305 | -5.7% |
| 157 | 1 |
Balrothery | County Dublin | 2,282 | 13.1% |
| 158 | 28 |
Moycullen | County Galway | 2,279 | 33.7% |
| 159 | 7 |
Clogherhead | County Louth | 2,275 | 6.1% |
| 160 | 25 |
Rathdrum | County Wicklow | 2,264 | 36.1% |
| 161 | 80 |
Rosslare Harbour | County Wexford | 2,247 | 87.3% |
| 162 | 12 |
Ballyshannon | County Donegal | 2,246 | -2.3% |
| 163 | 6 |
Abbeyfeale | County Limerick | 2,206 | 9.0% |
| 164 | 9 |
Edgeworthstown | County Longford | 2,199 | 6.1% |
| 165 | 5 |
Newport | County Tipperary | 2,183 | 9.4% |
| 166 | 15 |
Killorglin | County Kerry | 2,163 | -1.6% |
| 167 | 3 |
Dunleer | County Louth | 2,143 | 17.6% |
| 168 | 8 |
Mountrath | County Laois | 2,070 | 16.7% |
| 169 | 6 |
Bunclody | County Wexford & County Carlow | 2,053 | 3.5% |
| 170 | 5 |
Templemore | County Tipperary | 2,005 | 3.4% |
| 171 | 5 |
Enniskerry | County Wicklow | 2,000 | 5.9% |
| 172 | 22 |
Termonfeckin | County Louth | 1,983 | 25.6% |
| 173 | 7 |
Strandhill | County Sligo | 1,982 | 13.1% |
| 174 | 0 |
Cloyne | County Cork | 1,967 | 9.1% |
| 175 | 11 |
Dunmanway | County Cork | 1,964 | 18.7% |
| 176 | 2 |
Rathcormac | County Cork | 1,957 | 11.1% |
| 177 | 2 |
Banagher | County Offaly | 1,907 | 8.4% |
| 178 | 1 |
Abbeyleix | County Laois | 1,897 | 7.2% |
| 179 | 35 |
Ashford | County Wicklow | 1,892 | 32.8% |
| 180 | 5 |
Newmarket-on-Fergus | County Clare | 1,887 | 5.8% |
| 181 | 2 |
Clones | County Monaghan | 1,885 | 12.2% |
| 182 | 1 |
Portlaw | County Waterford | 1,881 | 8.0% |
| 183 | 12 |
Ballivor | County Meath | 1,870 | 3.4% |
| 184 | 16 |
Cootehill | County Cavan | 1,856 | 0.2% |
| 185 | 16 |
Castlebridge | County Wexford | 1,850 | 0.5% |
| 186 | 43 |
Oughterard | County Galway | 1,846 | 40.1% |
| 187 | 41 |
Watergrasshill | County Cork | 1,840 | 36.7% |
| 188 | 2 |
Derrinturn | County Kildare | 1,837 | 14.7% |
| 189 | 0 |
Collooney | County Sligo | 1,797 | 11.6% |
| 190 | 2 |
Rosslare Strand | County Wexford | 1,795 | 10.8% |
| 191 | 7 |
Kilmallock | County Limerick | 1,761 | 5.6% |
| 192 | 33 |
Ballysadare | County Sligo | 1,747 | 29.4% |
| 193 | 5 |
Fethard | County Tipperary | 1,738 | 12.5% |
| 194 | 15 |
Lanesborough–Ballyleague | County Roscommon & County Longford | 1,733 | 19.2% |
| 195 | 22 |
Dunmore East | County Waterford | 1,731 | -4.3% |
| 196 | 1 |
Millstreet | County Cork | 1,722 | 10.7% |
| 197 | 30 |
Ballymahon | County Longford | 1,714 | -8.7% |
| 198 | 2 |
Ballymote | County Sligo | 1,711 | 10.5% |
| 199 | 0 |
Convoy | County Donegal | 1,702 | 11.5% |
| 200 | 3 |
Tullyallen | County Louth | 1,697 | 9.7% |
| 201 | 9 |
Portumna | County Galway | 1,690 | 16.6% |
| 202= | 3 |
Castledermot | County Kildare | 1,685 | 14.2% |
| 202= | 78 |
Allenwood | County Kildare | 1,685 | 71.8% |
| 202= | 9 |
Longwood | County Meath | 1,685 | 6.6% |
| 205 | 49 |
Dingle | County Kerry | 1,671 | -18.5% |
| 206 | 2 |
Manorhamilton | County Leitrim | 1,667 | 13.7% |
| 207 | 5 |
Killaloe | County Clare | 1,666 | 12.3% |
| 208 | 19 |
Mullagh | County Cavan | 1,651 | 22.5% |
| 209 | 26 |
Claregalway | County Galway | 1,632 | 30.8% |
| 210 | 6 |
Ballybunion | County Kerry | 1,618 | 14.5% |
| 211 | 24 |
Lifford | County Donegal | 1,613 | -0.8% |
| 212 | 11 |
Belturbet | County Cavan | 1,610 | 17.6% |
| 213 | 22 |
Castlemartyr | County Cork | 1,603 | 0.2% |
| 214 | 17 |
Kilbeggan | County Westmeath | 1,575 | 22.3% |
| 215 | 7 |
Killucan and Rathwire | County Westmeath | 1,574 | 14.9% |
| 216 | 12 |
Caherconlish | County Limerick | 1,569 | 6.3% |
| 217 | 6 |
Carlingford | County Louth | 1,528 | 5.7% |
| 218 | 12 |
Graiguenamanagh–Tinnahinch | County Kilkenny & County Carlow | 1,506 | 2.1% |
| 219 | 12 |
Rochfortbridge | County Westmeath | 1,498 | 1.7% |
| 220 | 20 |
Castlecomer | County Kilkenny | 1,496 | -4.6% |
| 221 | 129 |
Coill Dubh | County Kildare | 1,476 | 97.9% |
| 222 | 32 |
Killumney | County Cork | 1,466 | 29.5% |
| 223 | 6 |
Swinford | County Mayo | 1,459 | 4.7% |
| 224 | 6 |
Foxford | County Mayo | 1,452 | 10.4% |
| 225 | 1 |
Slane | County Meath | 1,445 | 5.6% |
| 226 | 14 |
Aughrim | County Wicklow | 1,437 | -0.3% |
| 227 | 7 |
Murroe | County Limerick | 1,432 | 4.0% |
| 228 | 29 |
Ballyconnell | County Cavan | 1,422 | 28.7% |
| 229 | 10 |
Muff | County Donegal | 1,418 | 15.7% |
| 230 | 11 |
Oldcastle | County Meath | 1,409 | 1.9% |
| 231 | 5 |
Stradbally | County Laois | 1,404 | 4.0% |
| 232 | 29 |
Moville | County Donegal | 1,390 | -6.1% |
| 233 | 16 |
Ballinroad | County Waterford | 1,389 | 19.6% |
| 234 | 2 |
Rathdowney | County Laois | 1,368 | 7.6% |
| 235 | 13 |
Castlepollard | County Westmeath | 1,349 | 16.0% |
| 236 | 15 |
Lismore | County Waterford | 1,347 | -2.0% |
| 237 | 1 |
Ballybay | County Monaghan | 1,329 | 7.1% |
| 238 | 5 |
Ferbane | County Offaly | 1,324 | 11.2% |
| 239 | 38 |
Johnstown | County Kildare | 1,320 | 31.3% |
| 240 | 25 |
Ferns | County Wexford | 1,317 | -6.9% |
| 241 | 29 |
Cahirciveen | County Kerry | 1,297 | 24.6% |
| 242 | 0 |
Dromiskin | County Louth | 1,292 | 8.1% |
| 243 | 8 |
Enniscrone | County Sligo | 1,291 | 11.7% |
| 244 | 11 |
Ramelton | County Donegal | 1,288 | 1.7% |
| 245 | 5 |
Piltown | County Kilkenny | 1,275 | 4.5% |
| 246 | 73 |
Greencastle | County Donegal | 1,268 | 52.6% |
| 247 | 9 |
Portrane | County Dublin | 1,262 | 2.1% |
| 248 | 56 |
Clifden | County Galway | 1,259 | -21.2% |
| 249 | 12 |
Killybegs | County Donegal | 1,258 | 1.8% |
| 250 | 17 |
Kilpedder | County Wicklow | 1,248 | 0.6% |
See also
- List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland for the 2016 census
- List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland for the 2011 census
- List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland for the 2006 census
- List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland for the 2002 census
- List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland
- List of localities in Northern Ireland by population
- List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population
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