This is a list of towns in Ireland by population. The one hundred largest towns are listed. Populations are from Table 7, Volume 1 of the 2011 census and represent the entire urban area (including suburbs and environs). For convenience, administrative cities are included and are shown in bold.
Rank 2011 | Change since 2006 | Urban Area | County | Population 2011 | Increase since 2006 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | Dublin | County Dublin | 1,110,627 | 6.2% |
2 | 0 | Cork | County Cork | 198,582 | 4.3% |
3 | 0 | Limerick | County Limerick & County Clare | 91,454 | 0.8% |
4 | 0 | Galway | County Galway | 76,778 | 5.6% |
5 | 0 | Waterford | County Waterford & County Kilkenny | 51,519 | 4.7% |
6 | 0 | Drogheda | County Louth & County Meath | 38,578 | 9.9% |
7 | 0 | Dundalk | County Louth | 37,816 | 7.8% |
8 | 0 | Swords | Fingal | 36,924 | 8.6% |
9 | 0 | Bray | County Wicklow & County Dublin | 31,872 | -0.1% |
10 | 0 | Navan | County Meath | 28,559 | 14.9% |
11 | 0 | Ennis | County Clare | 25,360 | 4.6% |
12 | 1 | Kilkenny | County Kilkenny | 24,423 | 10.1% |
13 | 1 | Tralee | County Kerry | 23,693 | 4.2% |
14 | 0 | Carlow | County Carlow & County Laois | 23,030 | 11.1% |
15 | 2 | Newbridge (Droichead Nua) | County Kildare | 21,561 | 16.4% |
16 | 1 | Naas | County Kildare | 20,713 | 3.3% |
17 | 4 | Athlone | County Westmeath & County Roscommon | 20,153 | 14.9% |
18 | 9 | Portlaoise | County Laois | 20,145 | 37.9% |
19 | 1 | Mullingar | County Westmeath | 20,103 | 9.2% |
20 | 1 | Wexford | County Wexford | 20,072 | 10.5% |
21 | 3 | Balbriggan | County Dublin | 19,960 | 28.3% |
22 | 2 | Letterkenny | County Donegal | 19,588 | 11.4% |
23 | 1 | Celbridge | County Kildare | 19,537 | 13.2% |
24 | 8 | Sligo | County Sligo | 19,452 | 0.3% |
25 | 2 | Clonmel | County Tipperary & County Waterford | 17,908 | 5.3% |
26 | 3 | Greystones | County Wicklow | 17,468 | 19.9% |
27 | 2 | Malahide | County Dublin | 15,846 | 6.1% |
28 | 2 | Leixlip | County Kildare | 15,452 | 5.3% |
29 | 2 | Carrigaline | County Cork | 14,775 | 15.1% |
30 | 0 | Tullamore | County Offaly | 14,361 | 11.1% |
31 | 3 | Killarney | County Kerry | 14,219 | -2.6% |
32 | 1 | Arklow | County Wicklow | 13,009 | 10.6% |
33 | 2 | Maynooth | County Kildare | 12,510 | 16.8% |
34 | 0 | Cobh | County Cork | 12,347 | 9.2% |
35 | 3 | Castlebar | County Mayo | 12,318 | 3.6% |
36 | 3 | Midleton | County Cork | 12,001 | 19,4% |
37 | 0 | Mallow | County Cork | 11,605 | 13.3% |
38 | 9 | Ashbourne | County Meath | 11,355 | 33.1% |
39 | 3 | Ballina | County Mayo | 11,086 | 6.5% |
40 | 5 | Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington | County Meath | 10,889 | 21.3% |
41 | 0 | Enniscorthy | County Wexford | 10,838 | 13.6% |
42 | 4 | Wicklow | County Wicklow | 10,356 | 2.8% |
43 | 3 | Tramore | County Waterford | 10,328 | 7.2% |
44 | 7 | Cavan | County Cavan | 10,205 | 29.5% |
45 | 5 | Athy | County Kildare | 9,926 | 20.8% |
46 | 3 | Shannon | County Clare | 9,673 | 4.9% |
47 | 5 | Skerries | County Dublin | 9,671 | 1.4% |
48 | 2 | Longford | County Longford | 9,601 | 8.7% |
49 | 1 | Dungarvan | County Waterford | 9,427 | 12.7% |
50 | 6 | Portmarnock | County Dublin | 9,285 | 3.4% |
51 | 2 | Rush | County Dublin | 9,231 | 11.4% |
52 | 5 | Gorey | County Wexford | 9,114 | 26.7% |
53 | 3 | Ratoath | County Meath | 9,043 | 24.7% |
54 | 2 | Nenagh | County Tipperary | 8,439 | 8.9% |
55 | 5 | Trim | County Meath | 8,268 | 20.3% |
56 | 2 | Tuam | County Galway | 8,242 | 19.7% |
57 | 4 | New Ross | County Wexford | 8,151 | 5.7% |
58 | 3 | Kildare | County Kildare | 8,142 | 8.0% |
59 | 5 | Thurles | County Tipperary | 7,933 | 3.3% |
60 | 0 | Youghal | County Cork | 7,794 | 14.9% |
61 | 2 | Portarlington | County Laois & County Offaly | 7,788 | 29.7% |
62 | 1 | Monaghan | County Monaghan | 7,452 | 11.1% |
63 | 10 | Lusk | County Dublin | 7,022 | 34.1% |
64 | 2 | Edenderry | County Offaly | 6,977 | 18.5% |
65 | 4 | Dunboyne | County Meath | 6,959 | 21.8% |
66 | 2 | Buncrana | County Donegal | 6,839 | 15.7% |
67 | 3 | Donabate | County Dublin | 6,778 | 23.3% |
68 | 11 | Clane | County Kildare | 6,702 | 34.9% |
69 | 7 | Ballinasloe | County Galway & County Roscommon | 6,659 | 5.6% |
70 | 2 | Bandon | County Cork | 6,640 | 14.1% |
71 | 4 | Fermoy | County Cork | 6,489 | 10.5% |
72 | 3 | Newcastle West | County Limerick | 6,327 | 24.1% |
73 | 2 | Westport | County Mayo | 6,063 | 10.7% |
74 | 9 | Carrick-on-Suir | County Tipperary & County Waterford | 5,931 | 0.4% |
75 | 3 | Kells | County Meath | 5,888 | 12.2% |
76 | 0 | Birr | County Offaly & County Tipperary | 5,822 | 14.6% |
77 | 15 | Kinsealy-Drinan | County Dublin | 5,814 | 59.2% |
78 | 4 | Passage West | County Cork | 5,790 | 11.3% |
79 | 1 | Roscommon | County Roscommon | 5,693 | 13.5% |
80 | 7 | Kilcock | County Kildare | 5,533 | 35.0% |
81 | 1 | Roscrea | County Tipperary | 5,403 | 7.3% |
82 | 5 | Tipperary | County Tipperary | 5,310 | 4.8% |
83 | 8 | Sallins | County Kildare | 5,283 | 38.8% |
84 | 2 | Loughrea | County Galway | 5,062 | 11.7% |
85 | 5 | Blessington | County Wicklow | 5,010 | 24.7% |
86 | 5 | Ardee | County Louth | 4,927 | 5.0% |
87 | 4 | Carrickmacross | County Monaghan | 4,925 | 12.3% |
88 | 0 | Kinsale | County Cork | 4,893 | 19.4% |
89 | 4 | Ballybofey-Stranorlar | County Donegal | 4,852 | 16.2% |
90 | 6 | Listowel | County Kerry | 4,832 | 11.4% |
91 | 3 | Oranmore | County Galway | 4,799 | 36.6% |
92 | 3 | Mountmellick | County Laois | 4,735 | 16.4% |
93 | 7 | Clonakilty | County Cork | 4,721 | 13.6% |
94 | new | Carrigtwohill | County Cork | 4,551 | 63.6% |
95 | new | Cashel | County Tipperary | 4,051 | 38.0% |
96 | 3 | Kilcoole | County Wicklow | 4,049 | 24.5% |
97 | 3 | Duleek | County Meath | 3,988 | 23.2% |
98 | new | Carrick-on-Shannon | County Leitrim | 3,980 | 25.8% |
99 | new | Tullow | County Carlow | 3,972 | 30.3% |
100 | new | Athenry | County Galway | 3,950 | 23.2% |
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