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 for the city or town itself. The figures for Northern Ireland towns are based on the 2001 UK Census, while the figures for towns in the Republic are based on the 2006 Census of Ireland.
| Rank | Settlement | Population | Province | County | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dublin | 1,110,627 | Leinster | County Dublin | Dublin is the capital city of the Republic of Ireland and has been the island's largest settlement since the Middle Ages. Situated on Ireland's east coast, it is the only Irish city with a population exceeding 1 million people. |
| 2 | Belfast | 483,418 | Ulster | County Antrim, County Down | Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland and is home to its devolved government and power-sharing assembly. The 14th-largest city in the United Kingdom by population, Belfast received city status in 1888. |
| 3 | Cork | 198,582 | Munster | County Cork | Cork is the 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 | 95,854 | Munster | County Limerick, County Clare | Limerick is the 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 | Derry is the second-largest city in Ulster. |
| 6 | Galway | 76,778 | Connacht | County Galway | Galway is the largest city in the province of Connacht and the sparsely-populated West of Ireland. |
| 7 | Lisburn | 71,465 | Ulster | County Antrim, County Down | Lisburn was granted city status in 2002. The city lies on the border between County Antrim and County Down; Northern Ireland's two most populated counties. Lisburn is the largest inland city on the island. Though a city in its own right, it is also part of the wider Belfast Metropolitan Area. |
| 8 | Newtownabbey | 62,056 | Ulster | County Antrim | Newtownabbey is the largest town in Northern Ireland and Ireland as a whole. It is a suburb of Belfast lying to the north of the city. |
| 9 | Bangor | 60,260 | Ulster | County Down | Located in County Down, the town of Bangor is part of the Belfast Metropolitan Area. |
| 10 | Waterford | 51,519 | Munster | County Waterford, County Kilkenny | Waterford is the largest city in the south east of Ireland and is the 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. |
| 11 | Drogheda | 38,578[1] | Leinster | County Louth, County Meath | Drogheda is the largest town in the Republic of Ireland, located in County Louth with its southern environs located in County Meath. |
| 12 | Dundalk[2] | 37,816[3] | Leinster | County Louth | Dundalk is the county town of Louth. |
| 13 | Swords[4] | 36,924 | Leinster | County Dublin | Swords is a Northside suburban town of Dublin located in the Fingal council area of Dublin. It is the heart of the North County Dublin metropolitan area and is the second-largest settlement in Dublin after the city itself. |
| 14 | Bray[5] | 31,872 | Leinster | County Wicklow | Bray is the most populous town in County Wicklow. |
| 15 | Ballymena | 28,717 | Ulster | County Antrim | Ballymena is a town located in North County Antrim. |
| 16 | Navan[6] | 28,559 | Leinster | County Meath | Navan is the 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[7] | 25,360 | Munster | County Clare | The county town and largest urban centre in County Clare. |
| 21 | Coleraine | 25,089 | Ulster | County Londonderry | |
| 22 | Kilkenny[8] | 24,423 | Leinster | County Kilkenny | Kilkenny was granted city status in 1609. It is the smallest city in the Republic. |
| 23 | Tralee[9] | 23,693 | Munster | County Kerry | |
| 24 | Carlow[10] | 23,030 | Leinster | County Carlow | |
| 25 | Portadown | 22,100 | Ulster | County Armagh |
See also
- List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland by population
- List of localities in Northern Ireland by population
- List of places in Northern Ireland
- List of Irish counties by population
References
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