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Ireland

Census Results

1841-xx-xx	6,528,799
1851-xx-xx	5,111,557
1861-xx-xx	4,402,111
1871-xx-xx	4,053,187
1881-xx-xx	3,870,020
1891-xx-xx	3,468,694
1901-xx-xx	3,221,823
1911-xx-xx	3,139,688
1926-xx-xx	2,971,992
1936-xx-xx	2,968,420
1946-05-12	2,955,107
1951-04-08	2,960,593
1956-04-08	2,898,264
1961-04-09	2,818,341
1966-04-17	2,884,002
1971-04-18	2,978,248
1979-04-01	3,368,217
1981-04-05	3,443,405
1986-04-13	3,540,643
1991-04-21	3,525,719
1996-04-28	3,626,087
2002-04-28	3,917,203
2006-04-23	4,239,848
2011-04-10	4,581,269

General Information

Official name	Ireland
Official name [native]	Ireland «English» Éire «Irish»
Capital	Dublin
Capital [native]	Dublin «English» Baile Átha Cliath «Irish»
Region	Northern Europe
ISO code	IE
Statistical agency	Central Statistics Office

Name in Chinese	爱尔兰
Name in Arabic	آيرلندا
Name in Spanish	Irlanda
Name in Russian	Ирландия
Name in French	l'Irlande

Administrative units

province	area (sq.km.)	population 2002-04-28 census	population 2006-04-23 census	population 2011-04-10 census
Connacht	17,713.18	464,296	504,121	542,039
Leinster	19,774.23	2,105,579	2,295,123	2,501,208
Munster	24,607.52	1,100,614	1,173,340	1,243,726
Ulster (part of)	8,087.31	246,714	267,264	294,296
total	70,182.24	3,917,203	4,239,848	4,581,269
source: Central Statistics Office, Ireland. note: 2011 census data refer to preliminary results.

Expanded administrative units

province county, city	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 2002-04-28 census	population 2006-04-23 census	population 2011-04-10 census
Connacht		17,713.18	464,296	504,121	542,039
Galway	Galway	6,150.52	209,077	231,670	250,541
Galway City	Galway	50.57	65,832	72,414	75,414
County Galway	Galway	6,099.95	143,245	159,256	175,127
County Leitrim	Carrick on Shannon	1,588.85	25,799	28,950	31,778
County Mayo	Castlebar	5,588.31	117,446	123,839	130,552
County Roscommon	Roscommon	2,548.04	53,774	58,768	63,898
County Sligo	Sligo	1,837.46	58,200	60,894	65,270
Leinster		19,774.23	2,105,579	2,295,123	2,501,208
County Carlow	Carlow	897.90	46,014	50,349	54,532
Dublin	Dublin	920.66	1,122,821	1,187,176	1,270,603
Dublin City	Dublin	117.61	495,781	506,211	525,383
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	Dún Laoghaire	126.95	191,792	194,038	206,995
Fingal	Swords	453.09	196,413	239,992	273,051
South Dublin	Tallaght	223.01	238,835	246,935	265,174
County Kildare	Naas	1,694.20	163,944	186,335	209,955
County Kilkenny	Kilkenny	2,071.69	80,339	87,558	95,360
County Laois [Laoighis]	Port Laoighis	1,719.46	58,774	67,059	80,458
County Longford	Longford	1,091.25	31,068	34,391	38,970
County Louth	Dundalk	831.99	101,821	111,267	122,808
County Meath	Trim	2,334.54	134,005	162,831	184,034
County Offaly	Tullamore	1,989.81	63,663	70,868	76,806
County Westmeath	Mullingar	1,824.86	71,858	79,346	85,961
County Wexford	Wexford	2,365.27	116,596	131,749	145,273
County Wicklow	Wicklow	2,032.60	114,676	126,194	136,448
Munster		24,607.52	1,100,614	1,173,340	1,243,726
County Clare	Ennis	3,442.32	103,277	110,950	116,885
Cork	Cork	7,507.58	447,829	481,295	518,128
Cork City	Cork	39.61	123,062	119,418	118,912
County Cork	Cork	7,467.97	324,767	361,877	399,216
County Kerry	Tralee	4,734.65	132,527	139,835	145,048
Limerick	Limerick	2,760.02	175,304	184,055	191,306
Limerick City	Limerick	20.35	54,023	52,539	56,779
County Limerick	Limerick	2,739.67	121,281	131,516	134,527
County Tipperary North Riding	Nenagh	2,046.30	61,010	66,023	70,219
County Tipperary South Riding	Clonmel	2,257.94	79,121	83,221	88,433
Waterford	Dungarvan	1,858.71	101,546	107,961	113,707
Waterford City	Dungarvan	41.58	44,594	45,748	46,747
County Waterford	Dungarvan	1,817.13	56,952	62,213	66,960
Ulster (part of)		8,087.31	246,714	267,264	294,296
County Cavan	Cavan	1,931.88	56,546	64,003	72,874
County Donegal	Lifford	4,859.51	137,575	147,264	160,927
County Monaghan	Monaghan	1,295.92	52,593	55,997	60,495
total		70,182.24	3,917,203	4,239,848	4,581,269
source: Central Statistics Office, Ireland. note: 2011 census data refer to preliminary results.

Main cities

name	population 2002-04-28 census	population 2006-04-23 census	population 2011-04-10 census
Dublin City	495,781	506,211	525,383
Cork	123,062	119,418	118,912
Galway	65,832	72,414	75,414
Limerick	54,023	52,539	56,779
Waterford	44,594	45,748	46,747
Dundalk	27,385	29,037	31,073
Drogheda	28,333	28,973	30,435
Navan	..	..	28,179
Bray	26,244	27,041	26,731
source: Central Statistics Office, Ireland. note: 2011 census data refer to preliminary results.