Global CityIntelligence

Ireland / Western Europe

Dublin City Intelligence

Dublin combines a globally significant technology and finance sector, growing wind capacity, and a compact historic core with rising housing pressure. Dublin is a western europe city of about 1.5M metro in Ireland. On the composite city-intelligence score, Dublin sits comfortably above the indexed median (81/100).

Last updated
2026-05-10
Data year
2025
Population
1.5M metro

Overall score

Read Dublin as a services-led capital where opportunity and connectivity balance housing-cost pressure.

Overall81/100
Affordability55/100
Air quality80/100
Energy82/100

Overall city intelligence

Strong

81/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Tech-services depth

Globally cited

Software, social, and finance ecosystems shape opportunity.

Affordability pressure

High

Housing-cost pressure is the main resident well-being constraint.

Dublin data table

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Dublin city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score81/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living55/100Dublin is among the more expensive Western European capitals for housing, with services more moderate.
Air Quality80/100Dublin performs solidly on air-quality benchmarks, with traffic-related pollutants the main focus.
Energy82/100Dublin benefits from Ireland's growing wind capacity and an active building-retrofit and electrification policy.
Safety84/100Dublin scores well on safety overall, with district-level variation and stable institutional response.
Internet Speed88/100Dublin offers fast fiber and mobile networks supporting digital services and remote work.
Climate Risk78/100Dublin carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal storm exposure and heavy-rain stormwater pressure.
Resilience76/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Emergency and public safety in Dublin

Local public safety guidance for Dublin, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Dublin, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Ireland emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Dublin

Healthcare context for Dublin, with national-level information from Ireland where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Dublin, see the Ireland healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Dublin

Local mobility context for Dublin, with national-level context from Ireland where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Dublin, see the Ireland transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

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Cost of Living in Dublin

Dublin is among the more expensive Western European capitals for housing, with services more moderate.

Air Quality in Dublin

Dublin performs solidly on air-quality benchmarks, with traffic-related pollutants the main focus.

Energy in Dublin

Dublin benefits from Ireland's growing wind capacity and an active building-retrofit and electrification policy.

Safety in Dublin

Dublin scores well on safety overall, with district-level variation and stable institutional response.

Climate Risk in Dublin

Dublin carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal storm exposure and heavy-rain stormwater pressure.

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Interpretation

Read Dublin as a services-led capital where opportunity and connectivity balance housing-cost pressure. Its standout dimensions are internet speed (88/100) and safety (84/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (55/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-10. Drawn from 5 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Ireland country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Dublin appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

5 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.