Population
The population of the Greater Dublin Area (using the second definition of Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Fingal, South Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow) as of Census 2011 was 1,801,040 persons. This equates to 39.3% of Ireland's population. Estimates published by the Central Statistics Office suggest that the population will reach 2.1 million by 2021, and 2.4 million by 2026. The figures are based on a regional breakdown of previously published national population projections and assume that current demographic trends will continue.
The CSO also uses the first definition which comprises Dublin City (as legally defined) together with its suburbs in the three adjacent counties of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown; Fingal; and South Dublin. The boundaries for suburbs are not legally defined, but drawn and revised by the CSO in accordance with United Nations recommendations. The population of the Dublin urban area in 2006 was as follows:
| Total | 1,045,769 |
| City | 506,211 |
| Suburbs | |
| – in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown | 188,761 |
| – in Fingal | 114,623 |
| – in South Dublin | 236,174 |
This is also known as the Dublin Urban Area.
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