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Ireland Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Ireland with its 34 first-level divisions, the capital Dublin and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Ireland

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 34 units

Ireland is divided into 34 first-level administrative divisions:

CarlowCavanClareCorkCorkDonegalDublinDún Laoghaire–RathdownFingalGalwayGalwayKerryKildareKilkennyLaoighisLeitrimLimerickLimerickLongfordLouthMayoMeathMonaghanNorth TipperaryOffalyRoscommonSligoSouth DublinSouth TipperaryWaterfordWaterfordWestmeathWexfordWicklow

Largest cities in Ireland

GeoNames · city proper, latest official figures
#CityPopulation
1DublinCapital1,024,027
2Cork224,004
3Limerick102,287
4Galway85,910
5Tallaght81,022
6Waterford60,079
7Drogheda44,135
8Dundalk43,112
9Swords40,776
10Navan33,886

Dublin is the largest city in Ireland with about 1,024,027 people. All 30 largest cities of Ireland →

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Ireland: ≈ 984 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Shannon

🏞️ Lakes

  • Lough Derg
  • Lake
  • Lough Ree
  • Lough Allen

Ethnic groups in Ireland

CIA World Factbook · 2022
Irish
76.6%Irish travelers
0.6%other White
9.9%Asian
3.3%Black
1.5%other
2%unspecified
2.6%

Irish 76.6%, Irish travelers 0.6%, other White 9.9%, Asian 3.3%, Black 1.5%, other (includes Arab, Roma, and persons of mixed backgrounds) 2%, unspecified 2.6% (2022 est.)

Regionally, Irish is the most common ethnic group across most of the 34 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2022 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Ireland

CIA World Factbook · 2022
Roman Catholic
69.2%Protestant
3.7%Orthodox
2%other Christian
0.9%Muslim
1.6%other
1.4%agnostic/atheist
0.1%none
14.5%unspecified
6.7%

Roman Catholic 69.2% (includes lapsed), Protestant 3.7% (Church of Ireland/England/Anglican/Episcopalian 2.5%, other Protestant 1.2%), Orthodox 2%, other Christian 0.9%, Muslim 1.6%, other 1.4%, agnostic/atheist 0.1%, none 14.5%, unspecified 6.7% (2022 est.)

Regionally, Roman Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 34 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2022 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Ireland

CIA World Factbook

English (official, the language generally used), Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official, spoken by approximately 37.7% of the population)

Regionally, English is the most common language group across most of the 34 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-20. More about our data.