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Residence one year before census: Same address for every Irish local authority, ranked from highest to lowest, from official public data.

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These are raw counts, not rates — a larger area ranks higher on this page mainly because it has more people, not necessarily a worse underlying rate.

Figures as of 2022, published by CSO Census of Population — Small Area Population Statistics (religion, ethnicity, travel to work, residence a year ago). Accessed 2026-11-06.

Usually resident population aged 1 and over by where they lived one year before Census Day, from Census 2016 and 2022 -- same address, elsewhere in the county, elsewhere in Ireland, or outside Ireland. County-level in-migration flow, distinct from CSO's national-only annual migration estimate.

Ranked dot strip: 31 areas, highest figure first. Position is the log of each figure's ratio to 32,142, because the figures span more than 10 times: equal steps along the strip are equal ratios, not equal differences. The dashed line is the median, 128,716. Colour carries no meaning; the table below has every figure.
  1. Dublin City Council509,509 1stDublin City Council: 509,509, ranked 1st of 31
  2. Cork County Council332,719 2ndCork County Council: 332,719, ranked 2nd of 31
  3. Fingal County Council300,759 3rdFingal County Council: 300,759, ranked 3rd of 31
  4. South Dublin County Council276,697 4thSouth Dublin County Council: 276,697, ranked 4th of 31
  5. Kildare County Council225,002 5thKildare County Council: 225,002, ranked 5th of 31
  6. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council203,434 6thDun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council: 203,434, ranked 6th of 31
  7. Meath County Council203,390 7thMeath County Council: 203,390, ranked 7th of 31
  8. Cork City Council199,007 8thCork City Council: 199,007, ranked 8th of 31
  9. Limerick City And County Council191,605 9thLimerick City And County Council: 191,605, ranked 9th of 31
  10. Galway County Council178,799 10thGalway County Council: 178,799, ranked 10th of 31
  11. Tipperary County Council156,406 11thTipperary County Council: 156,406, ranked 11th of 31
  12. Donegal County Council154,785 12thDonegal County Council: 154,785, ranked 12th of 31
  13. Wexford County Council151,430 13thWexford County Council: 151,430, ranked 13th of 31
  14. Wicklow County Council142,449 14thWicklow County Council: 142,449, ranked 14th of 31
  15. Kerry County Council142,004 15thKerry County Council: 142,004, ranked 15th of 31
  16. Louth County Council128,716 16thLouth County Council: 128,716, ranked 16th of 31
  17. Mayo County Council126,647 17thMayo County Council: 126,647, ranked 17th of 31
  18. Clare County Council117,083 18thClare County Council: 117,083, ranked 18th of 31
  19. Waterford City And County Council116,841 19thWaterford City And County Council: 116,841, ranked 19th of 31
  20. Kilkenny County Council96,436 20thKilkenny County Council: 96,436, ranked 20th of 31
  21. Westmeath County Council88,639 21stWestmeath County Council: 88,639, ranked 21st of 31
  22. Laois County Council85,063 22ndLaois County Council: 85,063, ranked 22nd of 31
  23. Offaly County Council77,363 23rdOffaly County Council: 77,363, ranked 23rd of 31
  24. Cavan County Council75,654 24thCavan County Council: 75,654, ranked 24th of 31
  25. Galway City Council70,625 25thGalway City Council: 70,625, ranked 25th of 31
  26. Roscommon County Council64,698 26thRoscommon County Council: 64,698, ranked 26th of 31
  27. Sligo County Council63,827 27thSligo County Council: 63,827, ranked 27th of 31
  28. Monaghan County Council60,832 28thMonaghan County Council: 60,832, ranked 28th of 31
  29. Carlow County Council57,002 29thCarlow County Council: 57,002, ranked 29th of 31
  30. Longford County Council43,430 30thLongford County Council: 43,430, ranked 30th of 31
  31. Leitrim County Council32,142 31stLeitrim County Council: 32,142, ranked 31st of 31
Residence one year before census: Same address, every local authority ranked
RankLocal authorityResidence one year before census: Same address
1Dublin City Council509,509
2Cork County Council332,719
3Fingal County Council300,759
4South Dublin County Council276,697
5Kildare County Council225,002
6Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council203,434
7Meath County Council203,390
8Cork City Council199,007
9Limerick City And County Council191,605
10Galway County Council178,799
11Tipperary County Council156,406
12Donegal County Council154,785
13Wexford County Council151,430
14Wicklow County Council142,449
15Kerry County Council142,004
16Louth County Council128,716
17Mayo County Council126,647
18Clare County Council117,083
19Waterford City And County Council116,841
20Kilkenny County Council96,436
21Westmeath County Council88,639
22Laois County Council85,063
23Offaly County Council77,363
24Cavan County Council75,654
25Galway City Council70,625
26Roscommon County Council64,698
27Sligo County Council63,827
28Monaghan County Council60,832
29Carlow County Council57,002
30Longford County Council43,430
31Leitrim County Council32,142

Before you use these figures

  • 2016 and 2022 figures cover different areas: Cork City Council's boundary was extended in 2019, taking in a large area previously part of Cork County. This series' 2016 figure covers the smaller, pre-2019 city; its 2022 figure covers the larger, post-2019 city. The change between them reflects the boundary redraw, not a real change in the population it describes — not a trend to compare year over year.
  • Census years only, not a continuous series: This is CSO's actual Census of Population count, taken once every five years (2016, 2022 for this breakdown) — not a modelled annual estimate. No figure is published for any year in between, and this will not update again until the next census.
  • Latest figure: 2022 — 4 years old: This dataset is published annually and the publisher hasn't released anything newer. Nothing is missing from this page.

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Residence one year before census: Same address, every local authority ranked
Caveats: 2016 and 2022 figures cover different areas; Census years only, not a continuous series; Latest figure: 2022 — 4 years old
StatsMapped last confirmed these figures unchanged on 15 Sep 2026.
Source: CSO Census of Population — Small Area Population Statistics (religion, ethnicity, travel to work, residence a year ago)
https://statsmapped.com/ireland/rankings/census-migration

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