NUTS 3 areas of Ireland by population in April

Dublin had the highest population in April of 8 areas in 2023, at 1.5 million. Midland had the lowest, at 324,600. The median was 510,200 and the figure for Ireland was 5.28 million. Source: the Central Statistics Office (Ireland).

Highest1,501,500Dublin
Lowest324,600Midland
Median510,2008 areas
Ireland5,281,600History

All areas, 2023

Dublin: 1,501,500 personsDublin1,501,500Mid-East: 777,100 personsMid-East777,100South-West: 757,400 personsSouth-West757,400Mid-West: 519,600 personsMid-West519,600West: 500,800 personsWest500,800South-East: 468,600 personsSouth-East468,600Border: 432,100 personsBorder432,100Midland: 324,600 personsMidland324,600
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

RankAreas2023
persons
Change on 2022
1Dublin1,501,500+2.3%
2Mid-East777,100+0.4%
3South-West757,400+1.9%
4Mid-West519,600+2.1%
5West500,800+2.9%
6South-East468,600+1.7%
7Border432,100+2.3%
8Midland324,600+1.3%

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 1.5 million in 2023, according to the Central Statistics Office (Ireland).

Which area has the lowest population in April?

Midland, with 324,600 in 2023.

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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