List of Irish counties by population

Template:Short description Template:Pp Template:Use dmy dates Template:Counties of Ireland imagemap This is a list of counties of Ireland ordered by population. Non-traditional administrative counties are indicated by a cream-coloured background.

For a more detailed analysis of current and historical Irish populations in the Republic of Ireland, see Irish population analysis. The population of the six counties of Northern Ireland as of 2021 is 1,903,100,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} NISRA Key Report, 2011</ref> which would mean a total population on the island of Ireland as of 2022 of approximately 7,052,314.

Data source (as of June 2023):

• Taken from latest census data for the Republic of Ireland<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Population data for counties in the Republic of Ireland is based on data from the 2022 census.
• Population data for counties in Northern Ireland is based on the 2021 census.
• The previous census for the Republic of Ireland was taken in 2016, the previous census for Northern Ireland was taken in 2011.
• Density updated as of 2021 for Northern Ireland and 2022 for the Republic of Ireland.

Counties of Ireland by population

Rank	County	Population	Density		Traditional province	Jurisdiction	Change since previous census (%)	Change per year (%)
			(/km2)	(/mi2)
1	Dublin	1,458,154	Template:Convert	Leinster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 7.7%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.28%
2	Antrim	651,321	Template:Convert	Ulster	Northern Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 5.1%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 0.51%
3	Cork	584,156	Template:Convert	Munster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 7.1%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.18%
4	Down	553,261	Template:Convert	Ulster	Northern Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 3.9%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 0.39%
–	Fingal	330,506	Template:Convert	Leinster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 11.2%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.86%
–	South Dublin	301,705	Template:Convert	Leinster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 7.5%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.25%
5	Galway	277,737	Template:Convert	Connacht	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 7.1%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.18%
6	Londonderry	252,231	Template:Convert	Ulster	Northern Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 2.0%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 0.20%
7	Kildare	247,774	Template:Convert	Leinster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 11.0%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.83%
–	Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown	233,860	Template:Convert	Leinster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 7.1%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.18%
8	Meath	220,826	Template:Convert	Leinster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 12.9%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 2.15%
9	Limerick	209,536	Template:Convert	Munster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 5.4%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 0.9%
10	Armagh	194,394	Template:Convert	Ulster	Northern Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 10.1%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.01%
11	Tyrone	188,383	Template:Convert	Ulster	Northern Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 5.5%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 0.55%
12	Tipperary	167,895	Template:Convert	Munster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 5.1%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 0.85%
13	Donegal	167,084	Template:Convert	Ulster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 4.5%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 0.75%
14	Wexford	163,919	Template:Convert	Leinster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 9.2%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.53%
15	Kerry	156,458	Template:Convert	Munster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 5.1%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 0.85%
16	Wicklow	155,851	Template:Convert	Leinster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 9.2%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.53%
17	Louth	139,703	Template:Convert	Leinster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 7.9%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.31%
18	Mayo	137,970	Template:Convert	Connacht	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 5.2%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 0.87%
19	Clare	127,938	Template:Convert	Munster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 7.2%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.2%
20	Waterford	127,363	Template:Convert	Munster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 9.4%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.57%
21	Kilkenny	104,160	Template:Convert	Leinster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 4.5%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 0.75%
22	Westmeath	96,221	Template:Convert	Leinster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 8.0%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.33%
23	Laois	91,877	Template:Convert	Leinster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 8.2%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.37%
24	Offaly	83,150	Template:Convert	Leinster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 6.0%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.0%
25	Cavan	81,704	Template:Convert	Ulster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 6.6%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.1%
26	Roscommon	70,259	Template:Convert	Connacht	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 8.4%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.4%
27	Sligo	70,198	Template:Convert	Connacht	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 6.5%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.08%
28	Monaghan	65,288	Template:Convert	Ulster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 5.6%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 0.93%
29	Fermanagh	63,585	Template:Convert	Ulster	Northern Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 3.8%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 0.38%
30	Carlow	61,968	Template:Convert	Leinster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 8.8%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.47%
31	Longford	46,751	Template:Convert	Leinster	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 14.1%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 2.35%
32	Leitrim	35,199	Template:Convert	Connacht	Republic of Ireland	Template:IncreaseNeutral 9.5%	Template:IncreaseNeutral 1.58%
Total	Island of Ireland	7,052,314	83.5	Template:Convert

See also

• Demographics of the Republic of Ireland
• Historical population of Ireland
• List of Irish counties by area
• List of Irish counties by highest point
• List of Irish counties by coastline

Notes

1. The populations of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford cities are included with the respective traditional counties. For a list of these cities and their suburbs by population see, List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland. For more information on city status, see City status in Ireland.