Cork — UN urban centre population
Cork has a recorded base population of 154,085 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Cork UN urban centre: 154,085 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 154,085. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 224,004; the UN value is smaller (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 154,085 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Cork |
|---|---|---|
| Tampere | 152,752 | −0.9% |
| Musanze | 155,984 | +1.2% |
| León | 156,438 | +1.5% |
| Masaya | 156,536 | +1.6% |
| Raleigh | 151,326 | −1.8% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (+1.17% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 154,085, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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