NUTS 3 areas of Ireland by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Ireland by population, 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)

Dublin had the highest population of 8 areas in 2016, at 1.33 million. Midland had the lowest, at 292,680. The median was 459,647 and the figure for Ireland was 4.73 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,331,306Dublin

Lowest292,680Midland

Median459,6478 areas

Ireland4,726,286History

All areas, 2016

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2016 persons	Change on 2015
1	Dublin	1,331,306	+1.8%
2	Mid-East	687,592	+1.5%
3	South-West	683,216	+0.6%
4	Mid-West	473,205	0%
5	West	446,089	+0.9%
6	South-East	419,083	+1%
7	Border	393,115	+0.3%
8	Midland	292,680	+0.6%

Other periods

About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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

Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which area has the highest population?

Dublin, with 1.33 million in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Midland, with 292,680 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.