List of Irish counties by population

The 32 traditional counties of Ireland

This is a list of counties of Ireland ordered by population. Counties in the Republic of Ireland are shown in normal type, while those in Northern Ireland are listed in italic type. 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 2004 is 1,710,300 which would mean a total population on the island of Ireland as of 2006 of approximately 5,952,761.

Data source/age (as-of November 2012):

• Taken from latest Census Data for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.^[1]
• Population data for all counties is based on census 2011.
• Density: Based on census 2011^[2]

Rank	County	Population	Density (/ km²)	Province	Change since previous census
1	Dublin	1,273,069	1,380.8	Leinster	7.02%
2	Antrim	618,108	202.9	Ulster	1.80%
3	Down	531,665	215.6	Ulster	8.72%
4	Cork	519,032	69.0	Munster	7.84%
-	Fingal	273,991	600.6	Leinster	14.17%
-	South Dublin	265,205	1,190.6	Leinster	7.40%
5	Galway	250,541	40.7	Connacht	8.15%
6	Londonderry	247,132	119.1	Ulster	4.78%
7	Kildare	210,312	124.1	Leinster	12.87%
-	Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown	206,261	1,620.1	Leinster	6.30%
8	Limerick	191,809	69.4	Munster	4.21%
9	Meath	184,135	78.6	Leinster	13.08%
10	Tyrone	179,000	54.5	Ulster	8.37%
11	Armagh	174,792	131.8	Ulster	7.26%
12	Donegal	161,137	32.9	Ulster	9.42%
13	Tipperary	158,754	36.8	Munster	6.37%
14	Kerry	145,502	30.1	Munster	4.05%
15	Wexford	145,320	61.2	Leinster	10.30%
16	Wicklow	136,640	67.4	Leinster	8.28%
17	Mayo	130,638	23.3	Connacht	5.49%
18	Louth	122,897	148.7	Leinster	10.45%
19	Clare	117,196	33.8	Munster	5.63%
20	Waterford	113,795	61.2	Munster	5.40%
21	Kilkenny	95,419	46.0	Leinster	8.98%
22	Westmeath	86,164	46.7	Leinster	8.59%
23	Laois	80,559	46.8	Leinster	20.13%
24	Offaly	76,687	38.3	Leinster	8.21%
25	Cavan	73,183	37.7	Ulster	14.34%
26	Sligo	65,393	35.5	Connacht	7.39%
27	Roscommon	64,065	25.0	Connacht	9.01%
28	Fermanagh	61,170	36.1	Ulster	6.33%
29	Monaghan	60,483	46.7	Ulster	8.01%
30	Carlow	54,612	60.8	Leinster	8.47%
31	Longford	39,000	35.7	Leinster	13.40%
32	Leitrim	31,796	19.9	Connacht	9.84%
	Average	199,974
Total	Ireland	6,469,688	76.6

See also

• Demographics of the Republic of Ireland
• Irish Population Analysis
• List of Irish counties by area

Notes

1. The populations of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford cities have been added to their respective traditional counties. For a list of these cities by population see, List of towns in the Republic of Ireland by population. For more information on city status, see City status in Ireland.

References

1. Central Statistics Office figures
2. Census 2011