Urban population rose 1.37% to 3.22 mil in Ireland in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Ireland reached an all time high of 3.22 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 1.28 mil in 1960. When compared to Ireland's main peers, urban population in Canada amounted to 31.2 mil, 55.0 mil in France, 0.350 mil in Iceland and 56.7 mil in United Kingdom in 2021.
Ireland has been ranked 117th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | mil | 20.4 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 21.5 | 21.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | mil | 29.0 | 29.4 | 29.7 | 30.2 | 30.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | mil | 4.97 | 5.02 | 5.06 | 5.09 | 5.12 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 53.0 | 53.3 | 53.7 | 54.0 | 54.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 63.1 | 63.6 | 63.9 | 64.1 | 64.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | mil | 0.310 | 0.314 | 0.322 | 0.331 | 0.338 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | mil | 2.94 | 2.98 | 3.03 | 3.07 | 3.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 42.2 | 42.4 | 42.5 | 42.6 | 42.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil | 95.3 | 96.7 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 101 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | mil | 4.21 | 4.27 | 4.32 | 4.37 | 4.42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 37.0 | 37.1 | 37.3 | 37.6 | 38.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | mil | 8.48 | 8.62 | 8.76 | 8.90 | 9.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 262 | 264 | 267 | 269 | 271 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | mil | 53.8 | 54.4 | 54.9 | 55.4 | 55.9 |
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