List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland
This is a list of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland by population. In 2022, the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Tailte Éireann created of a new unit of urban geography called Built Up Areas (BUAs) which were used to produce data for urban areas in the 2022 census of Ireland.
There were 867 BUAs, representing the entire settlement area of each town and city (including suburbs and environs). The 250 largest cities, towns and villages are listed below with data from the 2022 census.
Cities and towns list
Notes
- 1st, Dublin
- 2nd, Cork
- 3rd, Limerick
- 4th, Galway
- 5th, Waterford
- 6th, Drogheda
- 7th, Dundalk
- 8th, Swords
- 9th, Navan
- 10th, Bray
- 11th, Ennis
- 12th, Carlow
- 13th, Kilkenny
- 14th, Naas
- 15th, Tralee
See also
- List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland for the 2016 census
- List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland for the 2011 census
- List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland for the 2006 census
- List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland for the 2002 census
- List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland
- List of localities in Northern Ireland by population
- List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population