City evidence profile
Limerick Population 2010
Ireland 52.660299, -8.632275
2010 population · Estimate
72,910
UN WUP Degree of Urbanization city population at mid-year
Location record
Administrative area not supplied
Ireland · IRL
CityEvidence derived analysis
Research snapshot
The latest city density observation is 2,514 people per km² for 2010. The latest city land-area observation is 29.0 km² for 2010.
2010 density2,514people/km²
Population through time
One source series, shown without converting estimates into “live” counters.
| Year | Population | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 94,471 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 1980 | 93,849 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 1990 | 80,571 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2000 | 72,443 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2010 | 72,910 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
Context, without fake precision
Country-level indicators are labelled as country context and are never presented as city measurements.
Country population growth
1.6%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country urban population
64.6%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country life expectancy
83.0
2024 · World Bank · national value
Country population
5,484,367
2025 · World Bank · national value
City population density
2,514
2010 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · people/km²
City land area
29.0
2010 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · km²
Sources & provenance
See which dataset supports each city measurement and which figures are country-level context.
UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population · 2010 · Estimate · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population density · 2010 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City land area · 2010 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗World Bank Open DataNational context series · latest population observation 2025 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗GeoNames geographic referenceCoordinates, country and administrative-area identity used for place reference and matching.
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