CAO 2026 Applicant Data

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CAO 2026 February 1 Applicant Statistics by County and Gender

Table B – Number of Applicants by County/Region and Gender

Applicants are shown for 2026 and 2025, along with the difference and percentage change by female, male and total.

Region	2026			2025			Difference			Percentage Change
Region	Female	Male	Total	Female	Male	Total	Female	Male	Total	Female	Male	Total
Carlow	617	508	1125	541	456	997	76	52	128	14.0%	11.4%	12.8%
Cavan	721	558	1279	700	553	1253	21	5	26	3.0%	0.9%	2.1%
Clare	1043	926	1969	1078	907	1985	-35	19	-16	-3.2%	2.1%	-0.8%
Cork	4690	3854	8544	4418	3768	8186	272	86	358	6.2%	2.3%	4.4%
Donegal	1394	1048	2442	1226	1016	2242	168	32	200	13.7%	3.1%	8.9%
Dublin	11116	9441	20557	10285	8885	19170	831	556	1387	8.1%	6.3%	7.2%
Galway	2443	2054	4497	2421	1983	4404	22	71	93	0.9%	3.6%	2.1%
Kerry	1339	1107	2446	1225	1023	2248	114	84	198	9.3%	8.2%	8.8%
Kildare	2280	2005	4285	2243	1870	4113	37	135	172	1.6%	7.2%	4.2%
Kilkenny	744	699	1443	719	741	1460	25	-42	-17	3.5%	-5.7%	-1.2%
Laois	862	611	1473	807	607	1414	55	4	59	6.8%	0.7%	4.2%
Leitrim	291	275	566	321	254	575	-30	21	-9	-9.3%	8.3%	-1.6%
Limerick	1635	1333	2968	1472	1251	2723	163	82	245	11.1%	6.6%	9.0%
Longford	416	300	716	382	333	715	34	-33	1	8.9%	-9.9%	0.1%
Louth	1376	1107	2483	1241	1072	2313	135	35	170	10.9%	3.3%	7.3%
Mayo	1198	952	2150	1136	924	2060	62	28	90	5.5%	3.0%	4.4%
Meath	2321	1832	4153	2075	1659	3734	246	173	419	11.9%	10.4%	11.2%
Monaghan	561	480	1041	530	398	928	31	82	113	5.8%	20.6%	12.2%
Offaly	726	564	1290	674	517	1191	52	47	99	7.7%	9.1%	8.3%
Roscommon	572	469	1041	615	430	1045	-43	39	-4	-7.0%	9.1%	-0.4%
Sligo	627	543	1170	579	503	1082	48	40	88	8.3%	8.0%	8.1%
Tipperary	1338	1060	2398	1298	1005	2303	40	55	95	3.1%	5.5%	4.1%
Waterford	1066	889	1955	1059	849	1908	7	40	47	0.7%	4.7%	2.5%
Westmeath	857	714	1571	862	662	1524	-5	52	47	-0.6%	7.9%	3.1%
Wexford	1390	1118	2508	1276	1012	2288	114	106	220	8.9%	10.5%	9.6%
Wicklow	1463	1258	2721	1387	1192	2579	76	66	142	5.5%	5.5%	5.5%
Northern Ireland	752	382	1134	720	343	1063	32	39	71	4.4%	11.4%	6.7%
British	756	421	1177	676	399	1075	80	22	102	11.8%	5.5%	9.5%
Other EU Countries	4510	2122	6632	3970	1915	5885	540	207	747	13.6%	10.8%	12.7%
Other Non EU Countries	670	413	1083	573	388	961	97	25	122	16.9%	6.4%	12.7%
Connacht	5131	4293	9424	5072	4094	9166	59	199	258	1.2%	4.9%	2.8%
Leinster	24170	20155	44325	22494	19004	41498	1676	1151	2827	7.5%	6.1%	6.8%
Munster	11112	9168	20280	10549	8804	19353	563	364	927	5.3%	4.1%	4.8%
Ulster (3)	2675	2087	4762	2455	1968	4423	220	119	339	9.0%	6.0%	7.7%
26 County	43089	35702	78791	40571	33869	74440	2518	1833	4351	6.2%	5.4%	5.8%
Island of Ireland	43841	36084	79925	41292	34211	75503	2549	1873	4422	6.2%	5.5%	5.9%
Total Applications	49773	39044	88817	46506	36918	83424	3267	2126	5393	7.0%	5.8%	6.5%

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CAO 2026 Applicant Data

CAO 2026 February 1 Applicant Statistics by County and Gender

Table B – Number of Applicants by County/Region and Gender

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