List of Irish counties by population

List of Irish counties by population

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Rank	Administrative county	Population	Density (/ km²)	Traditional province	Change since previous census

1	Dublin	1,345,402	1,459.2	Leinster	5.7%

2	Antrim	618,108	202.9	Ulster	1.8%

3	Cork	542,196	72.3	Munster	4.5%

4	Down	531,665	215.6	Ulster	8.7%

Fingal	296,214	651.6	Leinster	8.1%

South Dublin	278,749	1,251.5	Leinster	5.1%

5	Galway	258,552	42.0	Connacht	3.2%

6	Londonderry	247,132	119.1	Ulster	4.8%

7	Kildare	222,130	131.0	Leinster	5.6%

Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown	217,274	1,706.7	Leinster	5.3%

8	Limerick	195,175	70.8	Munster	1.8%

9	Meath	194,942	83.2	Leinster	5.9%

10	Tyrone	179,000	54.5	Ulster	8.4%

11	Armagh	174,792	131.8	Ulster	7.3%

12	Tipperary	160,441	37.2	Munster	1.1%

13	Donegal	158,755	32.6	Ulster	1.5%

14	Wexford	149,605	63.2	Leinster	2.9%

15	Kerry	147,554	30.7	Munster	1.4%

16	Wicklow	142,332	70.2	Leinster	4.2%

17	Mayo	130,425	23.3	Connacht	0.2%

18	Louth	128,375	155.4	Leinster	4.5%

19	Clare	118,817	34.4	Munster	1.2%

20	Waterford	116,401	62.7	Munster	2.3%

21	Kilkenny	99,118	47.8	Leinster	3.9%

22	Westmeath	88,770	48.2	Leinster	2.9%

23	Laois	84,732	49.3	Leinster	5.2%

24	Offaly	78,003	38.9	Leinster	1.7%

25	Cavan	76,092	39.3	Ulster	4.0%

26	Sligo	65,357	35.5	Connacht	0.1%

27	Roscommon	64,436	25.3	Connacht	0.6%

28	Fermanagh	61,170	36.1	Ulster	6.3%

29	Monaghan	61,273	47.3	Ulster	1.3%

30	Carlow	56,875	63.4	Leinster	4.1%

31	Longford	40,810	37.4	Leinster	4.6%

32	Leitrim	31,972	20.1	Connacht	0.5%

Average	205,276

Total	Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland combined	6,568,839	77.8

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South Dublin had a population of 278,749.
South Dublin had a population of 278,749.

final_sentence: South Dublin had a population of 278,749.
final_sentence: South Dublin had a population of 278,749.