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List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population

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This is a list of the 60 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 are for the urban area around each settlement (for example, city including suburbs), excluding areas that fall within the boundary of another city or town. The figures for settlements in Northern Ireland are based on the preliminary 2021 Northern Ireland Census,[1] while the figures for the Republic are based on the 2022 census.[2] Settlements in bold have city status.

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Rank Settlement Population Province County Jurisdiction Description
1 Dublin 1,263,219[3] Leinster County Dublin Republic Capital city of the Republic of Ireland. Largest settlement on the island since the Middle Ages, except for a brief period around 1900.[citation needed] The figure here is for city including contiguous suburbs; the Greater Dublin Area has a population of 2,082,605.
2 Belfast 348,005 Ulster County Antrim, County Down Northern Capital of Northern Ireland and largest city in all of Ulster. Home to Northern Ireland's devolved government and power-sharing assembly. Belfast received city status in 1888. Briefly Ireland's most populous city around 1900.[citation needed]
3 Cork 222,333 Munster County Cork Republic 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 102,287 Munster County Limerick, County Clare Republic Principal city of Ireland's Mid-West Region and second-largest city in Munster
5 Galway 85,910 Connacht County Galway Republic Largest city in the province of Connacht
6 Derry 85,279 Ulster County Londonderry Northern Second largest city in Northern Ireland and in Ulster
7 Newtownabbey 67,599 Ulster County Antrim Northern Part of the Belfast Metropolitan Area. It was founded in 1958 to encompass many adjacent villages just outside Belfast.
8 Bangor 64,596 Ulster County Down Northern Granted city status in 2022. Though a city in its own right, it is also part of the wider Belfast Metropolitan Area.
9 Waterford 60,079 Munster County Waterford, County Kilkenny Republic Third-largest in the province of Munster. It is the island of Ireland's oldest surviving city, having been founded by Vikings in the 9th century AD.
10 Lisburn 51,447 Ulster County Antrim, County Down Northern Granted city status in 2002. The city lies on the border between County Antrim and County Down, Ulster's two most populated counties. Though a city in its own right, it is also part of the wider Belfast Metropolitan Area.
11 Drogheda 44,135 Leinster County Louth, County Meath Republic Largest town in the Republic of Ireland, located in County Louth with its southern environs located in County Meath
12 Dundalk 43,112 Leinster County Louth Republic County town of County Louth
13 Swords 40,776 Leinster County Dublin,

Fingal

 Republic North Dublin suburban town and second-largest settlement in County Dublin. Forms part of the Greater Dublin Area. Lies both in the traditional County Dublin and since 1994, Fingal.
14 Navan 33,886 Leinster County Meath Republic County town and largest settlement in County Meath
15 Bray 33,512 Leinster County Wicklow, County Dublin[4] Republic Most populous town in County Wicklow. An extremely small portion of the town is in County Dublin. Bray is considered part of the Greater Dublin Area.
16 Ballymena 31,119 Ulster County Antrim Northern County town of Country Antrim
17 Newtownards 29,637 Ulster County Down Northern
18 Lurgan 28,634 Ulster County Armagh Northern Largest settlement in County Armagh
19 Carrickfergus 27,998 Ulster County Antrim Northern Though a town in its own right, it is also part of the wider Belfast Metropolitan Area
20 Ennis 27,923 Munster County Clare Republic County town and largest settlement in County Clare. Largest town in Munster.
21 Newry 27,913 Ulster County Down, County Armagh Northern Granted city status in 2002, it is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest settlement
22 Carlow 27,351 Leinster County Carlow Republic County town and largest settlement in County Carlow
23 Kilkenny 27,184 Leinster County Kilkenny Republic County town and largest settlement in County Kilkenny, granted city status (now ceremonial) in 1609
24 Naas 26,180 Leinster County Kildare Republic County town and largest settlement in County Kildare
25 Tralee 26,079 Munster County Kerry Republic County town and largest settlement in County Kerry
26 Antrim 25,607 Ulster County Antrim Northern Former county town of County Antrim
27 Coleraine 24,479 Ulster County Londonderry Northern
28 Newbridge 24,366 Leinster County Kildare Republic Second largest town in County Kildare
29 Balbriggan 24,322 Leinster County Dublin Republic In the far north of County Dublin; forms part of the Greater Dublin Area
30 Portlaoise 23,494 Leinster County Laois Republic County town and largest settlement in County Laois
31 Athlone 22,869 Leinster County Westmeath Republic Largest settlement in County Westmeath
32 Mullingar 22,667 Leinster County Westmeath Republic County town of County Westmeath
33 Letterkenny 22,549 Ulster County Donegal Republic Largest settlement in County Donegal
34 Greystones-Delgany 22,009 Leinster County Wicklow Republic Two adjacent settlements forming a single population cluster
35 Wexford 21,524 Leinster County Wexford Republic County town and largest settlement in County Wexford
36 Portadown 21,097 Ulster County Armagh Northern
37 Sligo 20,608 Connacht County Sligo Republic County town of County Sligo, second largest settlement and largest town in Connacht
38 Celbridge 20,601 Leinster County Kildare Republic Part of the Greater Dublin Area
39 Omagh 20,458 Ulster County Tyrone Northern County town and largest settlement in County Tyrone
40 Larne 18,856 Ulster County Antrim Northern
41 Malahide 18,608 Leinster County Dublin,

Fingal

 Republic Often considered a suburb of Dublin; forms part of the Greater Dublin Area. Households in Malahide have the highest median incomes of any measured population area in Ireland.[5]
42 Clonmel 18,369 Munster County Tipperary Republic Largest settlement in County Tipperary
43 Carrigaline 18,239 Munster County Cork Republic Forms part of Metropolitan Cork
44 Banbridge 17,403 Ulster County Down Northern
45 Maynooth 17,259 Leinster County Kildare Republic Considered part of the Greater Dublin Area
46 Leixlip 16,773 Leinster County Kildare Republic Sometimes considered a remote suburb of Dublin. Part of the Greater Dublin Area.
47 Armagh 16,308 Ulster County Armagh Northern County town of County Armagh and ecclesiastical capital of Ireland in the Catholic and Church of Ireland.
48 Dungannon 16,282 Ulster County Tyrone Northern
49 Ashbourne 15,680 Leinster County Meath Republic Despite much commuting to Dublin, not officially part of the Greater Dublin Area
50 Laytown–Bettystown–Mornington–Donacarney 15,642 Leinster County Meath Republic A set of semi-adjacent rural settlements; Mornington is sometimes considered a suburb of Drogheda.
51 Tullamore 15,598 Leinster County Offaly Republic County town of, and largest settlement in, County Offaly
52 Killarney 14,412 Munster County Kerry Republic
53 Cobh 14,148 Munster County Cork Republic Part of Metropolitan Cork
54 Enniskillen 14,082 Ulster County Fermanagh Northern County town and largest settlement in County Fermanagh
55 Midleton 13,906 Munster County Cork Republic
56 Strabane 13,506 Ulster County Tyrone Northern
57 Mallow 13,456 Munster County Cork Republic
58 Arklow 13,399 Leinster County Wicklow Republic
59 Castlebar 13,054 Connacht County Mayo Republic County town and largest settlement in County Mayo
60 Wicklow 12,957 Leinster County Wicklow Republic County town of County Wicklow
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