Dublin — UN urban centre population
Dublin has a recorded base population of 1,142,650 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
Dublin UN urban centre: 1,142,650 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 1,142,650. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 1,024,027; the UN value is larger (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.
Administrative units of Dublin
7 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 7 of 7 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 62,076; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 1,142,650; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donaghmede | 15,299 | 1.34% | Not independently verified |
| Rathmines | 11,044 | 0.97% | Not independently verified |
| Ringsend | 8,202 | 0.72% | Not independently verified |
| Mount Merrion | 7,846 | 0.69% | Not independently verified |
| Booterstown | 7,142 | 0.63% | Not independently verified |
| Greenhills | 6,876 | 0.60% | Not independently verified |
| Darndale | 5,667 | 0.50% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 1,142,650 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Dublin |
|---|---|---|
| Sargodha | 1,142,723 | +0.0% |
| Baltimore | 1,145,219 | +0.2% |
| Huizhou | 1,137,670 | −0.4% |
| Yekaterinburg | 1,148,237 | +0.5% |
| Turin | 1,150,975 | +0.7% |
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 (+0.66% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 1,142,650, 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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