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# Galway city and suburbs

Galway city and suburbs, a city in Ireland, had a population of 85,910 in April 2022.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 15,029 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 85,910 people | municipality | 2022-04-03 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 9.2 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 18.2 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population Female | `population_female` | 44,736 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Population Male | `population_male` | 41,174 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 Galway 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: 60,618 (72.4%)
- India: 1,607 (1.9%)
- Not stated: 0 (0.0%)
- Poland: 2,962 (3.5%)
- Rest of World: 8,367 (10.0%)
- Total: 83,670 (100.0%)
- United Kingdom: 4,886 (5.8%)
- Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland): 5,230 (6.3%)
- 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: 63,793 (76.2%)
- India: 1,401 (1.7%)
- Not stated: 4,810 (5.7%)
- Poland: 2,633 (3.1%)
- Rest of World: 4,857 (5.8%)
- Total: 83,670 (100.0%)
- United Kingdom: 1,173 (1.4%)
- Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland): 5,003 (6.0%)
- 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: 82,989 (100.0%)
- Africa(1): 871 (1.0%)
- Australia: 128 (0.2%)
- Brazil: 592 (0.7%)
- China: 215 (0.3%)
- Germany: 353 (0.4%)
- Spain: 708 (0.9%)
- France: 487 (0.6%)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the): 1,156 (1.4%)
- Croatia: 444 (0.5%)
- Ireland: 63,189 (76.1%)
- India: 1,399 (1.7%)
- Italy: 585 (0.7%)
- Lithuania: 496 (0.6%)
- Latvia: 356 (0.4%)
- Other America(1): 416 (0.5%)
- Other Asia(1): 1,336 (1.6%)
- Other countries: 97 (0.1%)
- Other EU27 (2020): 1,016 (1.2%)
- Poland: 2,621 (3.2%)
- Romania: 552 (0.7%)
- Rest of Europe(1): 243 (0.3%)
- Ukraine: 131 (0.2%)
- United States of America (the): 547 (0.7%)
- Multiple/Dual citizenship: 280 (0.3%)
- No citizenship: 139 (0.2%)
- Citizenship not stated: 4,632 (5.6%)
- 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 14). Galway city and suburbs, Ireland: jobs, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/galway-city-and-suburbs/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_galway-city-and-suburbs-ireland-jobs-population_a19fadb74a3c,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Galway city and suburbs, Ireland: jobs, population},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/galway-city-and-suburbs/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Galway city and suburbs, Ireland: jobs, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/galway-city-and-suburbs/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/galway-city-and-suburbs/
- Title: Galway city and suburbs, Ireland: jobs, population
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab`
- Version: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-14
- Built: 2026-09-14
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/galway-city-and-suburbs/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ie/galway-city-and-suburbs.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ie/galway-city-and-suburbs.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/ie/galway-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