Company formations — every county ranked

Name: Company formations
Creator: Companies Registration Office Open Data
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Figures as of September 2026, published by Companies Registration Office Open Data. Accessed 2026-11-06.

New company registrations by county, per month -- a real-time signal of business formation activity, from CRO's own registration filings.

Ranked dot strip: 26 areas, highest figure first. Position is the log of each figure's ratio to 7, 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, 31. Colour carries no meaning; the table below has every figure.

Dublin699 1stDublin: 699, ranked 1st of 26
Cork168 2ndCork: 168, ranked 2nd of 26
Kildare74 3rdKildare: 74, ranked 3rd of 26
Galway67 4thGalway: 67, ranked 4th of 26
Meath65 5thMeath: 65, ranked 5th of 26
Limerick47 6thLimerick: 47, ranked 6th of 26
Louth43 7thLouth: 43, ranked 7th of 26
Donegal42 joint 8th (shared with 1)Donegal: 42, joint 8th of 26 (shared with 1 other area)
Kerry42 joint 8th (shared with 1)Kerry: 42, joint 8th of 26 (shared with 1 other area)
Clare41 10thClare: 41, ranked 10th of 26
Tipperary35 11thTipperary: 35, ranked 11th of 26
Wexford34 12thWexford: 34, ranked 12th of 26
Westmeath33 13thWestmeath: 33, ranked 13th of 26
Mayo29 14thMayo: 29, ranked 14th of 26
Waterford27 joint 15th (shared with 1)Waterford: 27, joint 15th of 26 (shared with 1 other area)
Wicklow27 joint 15th (shared with 1)Wicklow: 27, joint 15th of 26 (shared with 1 other area)
Laois24 17thLaois: 24, ranked 17th of 26
Sligo21 18thSligo: 21, ranked 18th of 26
Offaly20 19thOffaly: 20, ranked 19th of 26
Monaghan18 20thMonaghan: 18, ranked 20th of 26
Kilkenny16 joint 21st (shared with 1)Kilkenny: 16, joint 21st of 26 (shared with 1 other area)
Roscommon16 joint 21st (shared with 1)Roscommon: 16, joint 21st of 26 (shared with 1 other area)
Longford14 23rdLongford: 14, ranked 23rd of 26
Cavan13 24thCavan: 13, ranked 24th of 26
Leitrim8 25thLeitrim: 8, ranked 25th of 26
Carlow7 26thCarlow: 7, ranked 26th of 26

Company formations, every county ranked
Rank	County	Company formations
1	Dublin	699
2	Cork	168
3	Kildare	74
4	Galway	67
5	Meath	65
6	Limerick	47
7	Louth	43
8	Donegal	42
8	Kerry	42
10	Clare	41
11	Tipperary	35
12	Wexford	34
13	Westmeath	33
14	Mayo	29
15	Waterford	27
15	Wicklow	27
17	Laois	24
18	Sligo	21
19	Offaly	20
20	Monaghan	18
21	Kilkenny	16
21	Roscommon	16
23	Longford	14
24	Cavan	13
25	Leitrim	8
26	Carlow	7

Two or more areas with the same figure share a rank — the next rank is skipped (e.g. two areas tied for 1st means the next entry is ranked 3rd, not 2nd).

Before you use these figures

Company formations since 2021 only: CRO's own address data is meaningfully less complete before 2021 -- matching this figure to a county relies on that address, so earlier years would understate real registration activity rather than show a genuine decline. 2021 onward is shown because address completeness is consistently high from that point.
Not every registration resolves to a county: A minority of registrations carry no county-identifying text in their registered address at all, and are not counted against any county here rather than guessed.

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Company formations, every county ranked
Caveats: Company formations since 2021 only; Not every registration resolves to a county
StatsMapped last confirmed these figures unchanged on 22 Sep 2026.
Source: Companies Registration Office Open Data
https://statsmapped.com/ireland/rankings/company-formations-per-month

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