--- entity_id: city:ie:cso:0fae1dff-ec85-411e-8656-62644d68ee66 entity_type: city name: Cork city and suburbs country_code: IE country: Ireland slug: cork-city-and-suburbs canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/cork-city-and-suburbs/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ie/cork-city-and-suburbs.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ie/cork-city-and-suburbs.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/ie/cork-city-and-suburbs snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 generated_at: 2026-09-12 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 6 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 1 usefulness_tier: data_public_noindex indexable: false metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/cork-city-and-suburbs/ citation_title: "Cork city and suburbs, Ireland: jobs" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_version: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-12 citation_build_date: 2026-09-12 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Cork city and suburbs Cork city and suburbs is a city in Ireland. In April 2022, Cork city and suburbs had a population of 222,526. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 30,687 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 222,526 people | municipality | 2022-04-03 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 8 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [3] | | Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 14.1 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population Female | `population_female` | 113,496 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] | | Population Male | `population_male` | 109,030 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Language courses and integration - [Education and Training Board adult English language skills and ESOL](https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-justice-home-affairs-and-migration/publications/employment-childcare-and-education/) — State Language Course · The 16 Education and Training Boards across Ireland · English · checked 2026-08-10 - [Local Authority Integration Teams (LAITs)](https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-justice-home-affairs-and-migration/publications/community-integration/) — Newcomer Adaptation · Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration · English · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Public employment service - [Intreo employment service](https://www.neh.gov.ie/business-supports/intreo-recruitment-services) — Job Search This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Cork city and suburbs when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www2.hse.ie/services/schemes-allowances/medical-cards/other-types-of-medical-card/people-from-other-eu-countries/) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Ireland country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/ireland/). ## International community Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions. ### Country of birth - Ireland: 174,501 (79.5%) - India: 3,394 (1.5%) - Not stated: 0 (0.0%) - Poland: 5,034 (2.3%) - Rest of World: 16,179 (7.4%) - Total: 219,445 (100.0%) - United Kingdom: 8,690 (4.0%) - Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland): 11,647 (5.3%) - Population universe: Usually resident population by birthplace or citizenship; source-native CSO table - Period: 2022 - Source: https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/SAP2022T2T1TOWN22/JSON-stat/2.0/en ### Citizenship - Ireland: 180,917 (82.4%) - India: 2,995 (1.4%) - Not stated: 7,834 (3.6%) - Poland: 4,462 (2.0%) - Rest of World: 9,411 (4.3%) - Total: 219,445 (100.0%) - United Kingdom: 2,397 (1.1%) - Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland): 11,429 (5.2%) - Population universe: Usually resident population by birthplace or citizenship; source-native CSO table - Period: 2022 - Source: https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/SAP2022T2T1TOWN22/JSON-stat/2.0/en ### Citizenship - All citizenships: 218,870 (100.0%) - Africa(1): 1,475 (0.7%) - Australia: 155 (0.1%) - Brazil: 1,199 (0.5%) - China: 832 (0.4%) - Germany: 883 (0.4%) - Spain: 1,749 (0.8%) - France: 1,415 (0.6%) - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the): 2,377 (1.1%) - Croatia: 1,144 (0.5%) - Ireland: 180,521 (82.5%) - India: 3,003 (1.4%) - Italy: 1,563 (0.7%) - Lithuania: 798 (0.4%) - Latvia: 380 (0.2%) - Other America(1): 820 (0.4%) - Other Asia(1): 2,424 (1.1%) - Other countries: 213 (0.1%) - Other EU27 (2020): 2,865 (1.3%) - Poland: 4,449 (2.0%) - Romania: 639 (0.3%) - Rest of Europe(1): 655 (0.3%) - Ukraine: 403 (0.2%) - United States of America (the): 604 (0.3%) - Multiple/Dual citizenship: 642 (0.3%) - No citizenship: 356 (0.2%) - Citizenship not stated: 7,306 (3.3%) - Population universe: Population Usually Resident and Present in the State - Period: 2022 - Source: https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/F5003/JSON-stat/2.0/en ## Sources 1. Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO) — Official source — https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/F5003/JSON-stat/2.0/en 2. CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size — Official source — https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/F5134/JSON-stat/2.0/en 3. Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO) — Official source — https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/F7115/JSON-stat/2.0/en ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Cork city and suburbs, Ireland: jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/cork-city-and-suburbs/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_cork-city-and-suburbs-ireland-jobs_aac9b29c963c, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Cork city and suburbs, Ireland: jobs}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-12}, version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/cork-city-and-suburbs/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Cork city and suburbs, Ireland: jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/cork-city-and-suburbs/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/cork-city-and-suburbs/ - Title: Cork city and suburbs, Ireland: jobs - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Retrieved: 2026-09-12 - Built: 2026-09-12 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/cork-city-and-suburbs/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ie/cork-city-and-suburbs.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ie/cork-city-and-suburbs.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/ie/cork-city-and-suburbs - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json