NUTS 3 areas of Ireland by population in April

Dublin had the highest population in April of 8 areas in 2024, at 1.53 million. Midland had the lowest, at 330,900. The median was 520,700 and the figure for Ireland was 5.38 million. Source: the Central Statistics Office (Ireland).

Highest1,534,900Dublin
Lowest330,900Midland
Median520,7008 areas
Ireland5,380,300History

All areas, 2024

Dublin: 1,534,900 personsDublin1,534,900Mid-East: 785,000 personsMid-East785,000South-West: 773,500 personsSouth-West773,500Mid-West: 532,400 personsMid-West532,400West: 509,000 personsWest509,000South-East: 474,800 personsSouth-East474,800Border: 439,800 personsBorder439,800Midland: 330,900 personsMidland330,900
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

RankAreas2024
persons
Change on 2023
1Dublin1,534,900+2.2%
2Mid-East785,000+1%
3South-West773,500+2.1%
4Mid-West532,400+2.5%
5West509,000+1.6%
6South-East474,800+1.3%
7Border439,800+1.8%
8Midland330,900+1.9%

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 1.53 million in 2024, according to the Central Statistics Office (Ireland).

Which area has the lowest population in April?

Midland, with 330,900 in 2024.

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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