Written answers
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Department of An Taoiseach
National Statistics
11:00 pm
Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 191: To ask the Taoiseach the population in each of the 26 counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31670/08]
Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The most up to date information on the population in each of the 26 counties is taken from the 2006 Census and is set out in the table:
| Persons, usually resident and present on Census Night, in each Province, County and City, Census 2006 | |
| Province, County or City | Population |
| State | 4,172,013 |
| Leinster | 2,259,914 |
| Carlow | 49,688 |
| Dublin | 1,163,437 |
| of which Dublin City | 491,555 |
| Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown | 190,421 |
| Fingal | 236,774 |
| South Dublin | 244,687 |
| Kildare | 184,330 |
| Kilkenny | 86,689 |
| Laoighis | 66,538 |
| Longford | 34,072 |
| Louth | 110,300 |
| Meath | 161,351 |
| Offaly | 70,207 |
| Westmeath | 78,402 |
| Wexford | 130,518 |
| Wicklow | 124,382 |
| Munster | 1,153,661 |
| Clare | 108,331 |
| Cork | 474,161 |
| of which Cork City | 117,222 |
| Cork County | 356,939 |
| Kerry | 135,500 |
| Limerick | 181,601 |
| of which Limerick City | 51,886 |
| Limerick County | 129,715 |
| North Tipperary | 65,271 |
| South Tipperary | 82,417 |
| Waterford | 106,380 |
| of which Waterford City | 45,109 |
| Waterford County | 61,271 |
| Connacht | 495,127 |
| Galway | 226,812 |
| of which Galway City | 69,807 |
| Galway County | 157,005 |
| Leitrim | 28,559 |
| Mayo | 121,680 |
| Roscommon | 58,218 |
| Sligo | 59,858 |
| Ulster (part of) | 263,311 |
| Cavan | 63,264 |
| Donegal | 144,685 |
| Monaghan | 55,362 |
The Population and Migration Estimates published in August 2008 give the population at Regional Authorities (NUTS 3) area level only and is set out in the table.
| Estimated Population classified by Sex, Age Group and Regional Authority Area, April 20081 | ||||||||
| State | Border | Dublin | Mid-East | Midland | Mid-West | South-East | South-West | West |
| 4,422,077.0 | 492,508.0 | 1,217,848.0 | 514,494.0 | 266,819.0 | 371,915.0 | 487,817.0 | 644,598.0 | 426,078.0 |
| 1 Preliminary. |
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