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Ulster: cities and towns by population

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The largest of Ulster's 49 recorded places, ranked by population — 123,510 people across the region's towns and cities.

The essentials

Letterkenny is the largest place we record in Ulster, with 22,549 residents. The three largest together hold 34% of the 123,510 people counted across the region's recorded towns and cities. That total sums listed places rather than measuring the region itself, so treat it as coverage, never as an official population.

All 49 places, ranked

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
#PlacePopulation
1Letterkenny22,549
2Cavan11,741
3Monaghan7,894
4Buncrana6,785
5Carrickmacross5,032
6Ballybofey4,852
7Gweedore4,200
8Castleblayney3,607
9Dunlewy3,400
10Bailieborough2,683
11Ballyjamesduff2,661
12Virginia2,648
13Donegal2,618
14Kingscourt2,499
15Carndonagh2,471
16Ballyshannon2,299
17Bundoran1,963
18Clones1,885
19Cootehill1,853
20Leifear1,613
21Derrybeg1,553
22Convoy1,526
23Moville1,481
24Belturbet1,369
25Ballybay1,329
26Ramelton1,266
27Killybegs1,236
28Muff1,226
29Dungloe1,164
30Raphoe1,157
31Mullagh1,137
32Ballyconnell1,105
33Newtown Cunningham1,067
34Millford970
35Ballinagh936
36Falcarragh860
37Greencastle817
38Glenties805
39Castlefin787
40Kilmacrenan753
41Ardara732
42Ballyhaise711
43Emyvale701
44Manorcunningham675
45Killygordon614
46Shercock588
47Fahan588
48Kildrum581
49St Johnston523

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