NUTS 3 areas of Ireland by population in April

Dublin had the highest population in April of 8 areas in 2015, at 1.32 million. Midland had the lowest, at 291,100. The median was 457,800 and the figure for Ireland was 4.69 million. Source: the Central Statistics Office (Ireland).

Highest1,315,300Dublin
Lowest291,100Midland
Median457,8008 areas
Ireland4,687,800History

All areas, 2015

Dublin: 1,315,300 personsDublin1,315,300Mid-East: 679,300 personsMid-East679,300South-West: 678,900 personsSouth-West678,900Mid-West: 473,400 personsMid-West473,400West: 442,200 personsWest442,200South-East: 415,600 personsSouth-East415,600Border: 391,900 personsBorder391,900Midland: 291,100 personsMidland291,100
persons. Source: Central Statistics Office, Table PEA04, Estimated Population (Persons in April), NUTS 3 regions, all ages, both sexes. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankAreas2015
persons
Change on 2014
1Dublin1,315,300+2.2%
2Mid-East679,300+1.2%
3South-West678,900-0.1%
4Mid-West473,400+0.3%
5West442,200+0.2%
6South-East415,600+0.5%
7Border391,900-0%
8Midland291,100+0.4%

Other periods

About this ranking

Usually resident population in April of the reported year, as estimated by the Central Statistics Office of Ireland from the census, births, deaths and migration. Estimates are published in thousands, rounded to the nearest hundred persons.

Ireland only: country and the eight NUTS 3 regions. The reference month differs from the 1 January population in population, so the two are separate series.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Source: Central Statistics Office, Ireland. Table PEA04, Estimated Population (Persons in April), NUTS 3 regions, all ages, both sexes. https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/PEA04/JSON-stat/2.0/en. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values.

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Questions

Which area has the highest population in April?

Dublin, with 1.32 million in 2015, according to the Central Statistics Office (Ireland).

Which area has the lowest population in April?

Midland, with 291,100 in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Table PEA04, Estimated Population (Persons in April), NUTS 3 regions, all ages, both sexes. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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