List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population

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 excluding areas that fall within the boundary of another town or city. 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.

Rank	Settlement	Population	Province	County	Jurisdiction	Description
1	Dublin	592,713	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. 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.
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 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 after the city itself. Forms part of the Greater Dublin Area. Lies both in the traditional County Dublin and since 1994, Fingal County.
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[3]	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
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 city
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 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	County town of Country 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	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
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 in Connacht and largest town in Connacht
37	Celbridge	20,601	Leinster	County Kildare	Republic
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	Forms part of the Greater Dublin Area. Households in Malahide have the highest median incomes in Ireland.[4]
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
46	Leixlip	16,773	Leinster	County Kildare	Republic
47	Armagh	16,308	Ulster	County Armagh	Northern	County town of County Armagh and ecclesiastical capital of Ireland.
48	Dungannon	16,282	Ulster	County Tyrone	Northern
49	Ashbourne	15,680	Leinster	County Meath	Republic
50	Laytown–Bettystown–Mornington–Donacarney	15,642	Leinster	County Meath	Republic
51	Tullamore	15,598	Leinster	County Offaly	Republic	County town and largest settlement in County Offaly
52	Killarney	14,412	Munster	County Kerry	Republic
53	Cobh	14,148	Munster	County Cork	Republic
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

See also

• List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland
• List of localities in Northern Ireland by population
• List of places in Northern Ireland
• List of Irish counties by population
• List of towns and cities in England by population
• List of built-up areas in Wales by population
• List of towns and cities in Scotland by population