A map of Ireland showing traditional county borders and names with Northern Ireland counties colored tan, all other counties colored greenCounty KerryCounty AntrimCounty LondonderryCounty DownCounty ArmaghCounty LouthCounty TyroneCounty WexfordCounty DublinCounty WicklowCounty MonaghanCounty DonegalCounty FermanaghCounty WaterfordCounty CorkCounty LimerickCounty ClareCounty CarlowCounty KilkennyCounty LaoisCounty TipperaryCounty MeathCounty KildareCounty CavanCounty LeitrimCounty SligoCounty RoscommonCounty GalwayCounty LongfordCounty WestmeathCounty OffalyCounty MayoCounty Mayo
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 2021 is 1,903,100[1] 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):

Rank County Population Density (km2) Province Change since
previous census 		Change per year
1 Dublin 1,458,154 1,581.5 Leinster 7.7% 1.28%
2 Antrim 651,321 211.1 Ulster 5.1% 0.51%
3 Cork 584,156 77.5 Munster 7.1% 1.18%
4 Down 553,261 222.3 Ulster 3.9% 0.39%
– Fingal 330,506 724.8 Leinster 11.2% 1.86%
– South Dublin 301,705 1,354.5 Leinster 7.5% 1.25%
5 Galway 277,737 45.1 Connacht 7.1% 1.18%
6 Londonderry 252,231 119.1 Ulster 2.0% 0.20%
7 Kildare 247,774 146.2 Leinster 11.0% 1.83%
– Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown 233,860 1,859.0 Leinster 7.1% 1.18%
8 Meath 220,826 94.3 Leinster 12.9% 2.15%
9 Limerick 209,536 76.0 Munster 5.4% 0.9%
10 Armagh 194,394 146.5 Ulster 10.1% 1.01%
11 Tyrone 188,383 57.6 Ulster 5.5% 0.55%
12 Tipperary 167,895 39.0 Munster 5.1% 0.85%
13 Donegal 167,084 34.4 Ulster 4.5% 0.75%
14 Wexford 163,919 69.3 Leinster 9.2% 1.53%
15 Kerry 156,458 32.5 Munster 5.1% 0.85%
16 Wicklow 155,851 76.9 Leinster 9.2% 1.53%
17 Louth 139,703 169.1 Leinster 7.9% 1.31%
18 Mayo 137,970 24.7 Connacht 5.2% 0.87%
19 Clare 127,938 37.1 Munster 7.2% 1.2%
20 Waterford 127,363 68.6 Munster 9.4% 1.57%
21 Kilkenny 104,160 50.2 Leinster 4.5% 0.75%
22 Westmeath 96,221 52.3 Leinster 8.0% 1.33%
23 Laois 91,877 53.4 Leinster 8.2% 1.37%
24 Offaly 83,150 41.6 Leinster 6.0% 1.0%
25 Cavan 81,704 42.3 Ulster 6.6% 1.1%
26 Roscommon 70,259 27.6 Connacht 8.4% 1.4%
27 Sligo 70,198 38.2 Connacht 6.5% 1.08%
28 Monaghan 65,288 50.4 Ulster 5.6% 0.93%
29 Fermanagh 63,585 37.6 Ulster 3.8% 0.38%
30 Carlow 61,968 69.1 Leinster 8.8% 1.47%
31 Longford 46,751 42.9 Leinster 14.1% 2.35%
32 Leitrim 35,199 22.1 Connacht 9.5% 1.58%
Total Island of Ireland 7,052,314 83.5 —
Average 220,385 — —

See also

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.

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2014.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) NISRA Key Report, 2011
  2. ^ "Census 2022 - Summary Results - FY003A- Population". 30 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  3. ^ "County". NISRA. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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