About Carlow
Carlow is a city in Leinster, Ireland with a population of 27,351. It is the 14th largest of the 40 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ireland, and the 19,542nd largest worldwide. It lies 71 km from Dublin.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#9of 28
Coordinates
52.841, -6.926
Record updated
16 June 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 40 in IrelandClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.