NUTS 3 areas of Ireland by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Ireland by population, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)

Dublin had the highest population of 8 areas in 2021, at 1.43 million. Midland had the lowest, at 313,951. The median was 487,478 and the figure for Ireland was 5.07 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,432,367Dublin

Lowest313,951Midland

Median487,4788 areas

Ireland5,066,893History

All areas, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2021 persons	Change on 2020
1	Dublin	1,432,367	+1.3%
2	Mid-East	752,913	+1.2%
3	South-West	726,123	+1%
4	Mid-West	499,650	+0.3%
5	West	475,305	+0.9%
6	South-East	450,265	+1.3%
7	Border	416,319	+0.9%
8	Midland	313,951	+1.3%

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 1.43 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Midland, with 313,951 in 2021.

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.