List of localities in Northern Ireland by population

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This is a list of settlements in Northern Ireland by population. The fifty largest settlements are listed, based on data published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), from the 2021 Census. [1] Settlements with city status are shown in bold. Districts are local government districts as established in April 2015.

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#SettlementDistrictCountyPopulation
Belfast Urban Area [lower-alpha 1] Antrim and Newtownabbey
Belfast
Lisburn and Castlereagh
County Antrim
County Down
452,637
1 Belfast [lower-alpha 2] Belfast County Antrim
County Down
293,298
2 Derry Derry City and Strabane County Londonderry 85,279
3Craigavon Urban Area [lower-alpha 3] Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon County Armagh 72,301
4Metropolitan Newtownabbey [lower-alpha 2] Antrim and Newtownabbey County Antrim67,599
5 Bangor Ards and North Down County Down64,596
6Metropolitan Castlereagh [lower-alpha 2] Belfast
Lisburn and Castlereagh
County Down58,763
7 Lisburn Lisburn and CastlereaghCounty Antrim
County Down
51,447
Metropolitan Lisburn [lower-alpha 2] Belfast
Lisburn and Castlereagh
County Antrim32,643
8 Ballymena Mid and East Antrim County Antrim31,205
Lurgan [lower-alpha 4] [2] Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonCounty Armagh30,886
Portadown [lower-alpha 4] [2] Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonCounty Armagh29,772
9 Newtownards Ards and North DownCounty Down29,677
10 Newry Newry, Mourne and Down County Armagh
County Down
28,530
11 Carrickfergus Mid and East AntrimCounty Antrim28,141
12 Antrim Antrim and NewtownabbeyCounty Antrim25,606
13 Coleraine Causeway Coast and Glens County Londonderry24,483
14 Omagh Fermanagh and Omagh County Tyrone 20,458
15 Larne Mid and East AntrimCounty Antrim18,853
16 Banbridge Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonCounty Down17,400
17 Armagh Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonCounty Armagh16,310
18 Dungannon Mid Ulster County Tyrone16,282
19 Enniskillen Fermanagh and Omagh County Fermanagh 14,086
Craigavon [lower-alpha 4] [2] Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonCounty Armagh13,948
20 Strabane Derry City and StrabaneCounty Tyrone13,507
21 Cookstown Mid UlsterCounty Tyrone12,546
22 Limavady Causeway Coast and GlensCounty Londonderry11,729
23 Downpatrick Newry, Mourne and DownCounty Down11,545
24 Ballymoney Causeway Coast and GlensCounty Antrim11,048
25 Ballyclare Antrim and NewtownabbeyCounty Antrim10,850
26 Holywood Ards and North DownCounty Down10,757
27 Magherafelt Mid UlsterCounty Londonderry9,648
28 Comber Ards and North DownCounty Down9,529
29 Warrenpoint
(including Burren)
Newry, Mourne and DownCounty Down9,091
30 Newcastle Newry, Mourne and DownCounty Down8,298
31 Portstewart Causeway Coast and GlensCounty Londonderry7,854
32 Donaghadee Ards and North DownCounty Down7,325
32 Carryduff Lisburn and CastlereaghCounty Down7,173
34 Kilkeel Newry, Mourne and DownCounty Down6,633
35 Dromore Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonCounty Down6,395
36 Coalisland Mid UlsterCounty Tyrone6,349
37 Ballynahinch Newry, Mourne and DownCounty Down6,164
38 Portrush Causeway Coast and GlensCounty Antrim6,150
39 Greenisland Mid and East AntrimCounty Antrim5,965
40 Ballycastle Causeway Coast and GlensCounty Antrim5,628
41 Crumlin Antrim and NewtownabbeyCounty Antrim5,366
42 Randalstown Antrim and NewtownabbeyCounty Antrim5,151
43 Moira Lisburn and CastlereaghCounty Down4,891
44 Maghera Mid UlsterCounty Londonderry4,235
45 Royal Hillsborough
(including Culcavy)
Lisburn and CastlereaghCounty Down4,170
46 Waringstown Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonCounty Down3,866
47 Culmore Derry City and StrabaneCounty Londonderry3,652
48 Saintfield Newry, Mourne and DownCounty Down3,588
49 Eglinton Derry City and StrabaneCounty Londonderry3,571
50 Tandragee Armagh, Banbridge and CraigavonCounty Armagh3,545

Notes

  1. Contains Belfast City, Metropolitan Castlereagh, Metropolitan Lisburn, Metropolitan Newtownabbey and Metropolitan North Down.The population for the Belfast Urban Area is based on figures from the 2021 Census, except for Metropolitan North Down, which is based on the 2011 Census. [lower-alpha 5]
  2. 1 2 3 4 Forms part of the Belfast Urban Area.
  3. Includes Aghacommon, Craigavon, Lurgan and Portadown.
  4. 1 2 3 Included within the Craigavon Urban Area. Figures are estimates based on 2021 Census.
  5. "Headcount and Household Estimates for Settlements". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

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References

  1. "Methodology used to produce settlement data for Census 2021 main statistics outputs". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  2. 1 2 3 "Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Census Data". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 2023-12-01.