Ireland Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Ireland urban population for 2021 was 3,216,796, a 1.37% increase from 2020.
  • Ireland urban population for 2020 was 3,173,345, a 1.43% increase from 2019.
  • Ireland urban population for 2019 was 3,128,618, a 1.75% increase from 2018.
  • Ireland urban population for 2018 was 3,074,684, a 1.61% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Urban Population
United States 275,050,303
Japan 115,459,909
Germany 64,513,567
United Kingdom 56,656,654
France 55,041,156
Argentina 42,248,949
Italy 42,172,384
South Korea 42,127,573
Spain 38,433,310
Canada 31,229,095
Saudi Arabia 30,380,961
Poland 22,676,585
Australia 22,184,739
Chile 17,118,329
Netherlands 16,230,689
Belgium 11,374,657
Sweden 9,190,703
Israel 8,677,993
Greece 8,517,020
UAE 8,175,678
Czech Republic 7,796,754
Hong Kong 7,413,100
Hungary 7,014,911
Portugal 6,902,258
Switzerland 6,440,172
Singapore 5,453,566
Austria 5,283,472
Denmark 5,167,981
Finland 4,742,889
Norway 4,506,374
New Zealand 4,445,853
Kuwait 4,250,114
Oman 3,934,799
Uruguay 3,275,607
Ireland 3,216,796
Puerto Rico 3,054,454
Panama 2,992,584
Slovak Republic 2,931,708
Qatar 2,668,826
Croatia 2,256,663
Lithuania 1,911,545
Bahrain 1,311,407
Latvia 1,289,387
Slovenia 1,168,445
Estonia 923,866
Cyprus 831,814
Trinidad and Tobago 812,644
Macao 686,607
Luxembourg 586,759
Malta 491,624
Iceland 349,960
Brunei 349,858
Bahamas 340,051
New Caledonia 194,938
French Polynesia 188,701
Guam 162,033
Curacao 135,666
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 101,678
Barbados 87,864
Andorra 69,438
Cayman Islands 68,136
Bermuda 63,867
Seychelles 57,542
Channel Islands 53,552
Greenland 49,575
Aruba 46,734
Northern Mariana Islands 45,468
Isle of Man 44,723
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 42,846
Turks and Caicos Islands 42,332
Monaco 36,686
San Marino 32,942
Gibraltar 32,669
Antigua and Barbuda 22,727
Faroe Islands 22,522
British Virgin Islands 15,225
St. Kitts and Nevis 14,713
Palau 14,686
Liechtenstein 5,649
Ireland Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 3,216,796 63.91 1.36%
2020 3,173,345 63.65 1.42%
2019 3,128,618 63.41 1.74%
2018 3,074,684 63.17 1.59%
2017 3,026,107 62.95 1.42%
2016 2,983,355 62.74 1.45%
2015 2,940,510 62.54 1.26%
2014 2,903,635 62.34 1.05%
2013 2,873,286 62.14 0.85%
2012 2,849,043 61.94 0.75%
2011 2,827,835 61.74 0.76%
2010 2,806,411 61.54 0.87%
2009 2,782,090 61.34 1.34%
2008 2,744,952 61.14 2.37%
2007 2,680,715 60.94 3.22%
2006 2,595,694 60.74 3.13%
2005 2,515,791 60.48 2.63%
2004 2,450,379 60.20 2.29%
2003 2,394,915 59.93 2.09%
2002 2,345,367 59.65 2.11%
2001 2,296,510 59.40 2.00%
2000 2,250,951 59.16 1.75%
1999 2,211,944 58.91 1.55%
1998 2,178,016 58.66 1.46%
1997 2,146,414 58.42 1.42%
1996 2,116,049 58.17 1.18%
1995 2,091,287 57.95 0.89%
1994 2,072,766 57.73 0.77%
1993 2,056,779 57.51 0.88%
1992 2,038,731 57.29 1.07%
1991 2,017,094 57.07 0.83%
1990 2,000,470 56.93 0.30%
1989 1,994,394 56.80 -0.17%
1988 1,997,871 56.68 -0.21%
1987 2,002,008 56.55 0.23%
1986 1,997,341 56.43 0.32%
1985 1,991,056 56.28 0.44%
1984 1,982,219 56.12 0.91%
1983 1,964,356 55.96 1.00%
1982 1,944,867 55.79 1.23%
1981 1,921,042 55.63 1.71%
1980 1,888,405 55.33 1.77%
1979 1,855,360 54.99 1.95%
1978 1,819,520 54.66 2.04%
1977 1,782,727 54.32 1.98%
1976 1,747,737 53.98 2.14%
1975 1,710,683 53.63 2.28%
1974 1,672,099 53.29 2.30%
1973 1,634,072 52.95 2.25%
1972 1,597,717 52.61 2.14%
1971 1,563,915 52.27 3.09%
1970 1,516,360 51.28 3.13%
1969 1,469,698 50.12 2.92%
1968 1,427,337 48.96 2.85%
1967 1,387,226 47.80 2.92%
1966 1,347,250 46.64 1.27%
1965 1,330,262 46.23 0.83%
1964 1,319,272 46.02 0.94%
1963 1,306,885 45.81 1.04%
1962 1,293,324 45.60 0.87%
1961 1,282,080 45.39 0.31%
1960 1,278,075 45.18 %