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
450,386
1 Belfast [lower-alpha 2] BelfastCounty Antrim
County Down
291,386
2 Derry Derry City and Strabane County Londonderry 84,884
3Craigavon Urban Area [lower-alpha 3] Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon County Armagh 72,721
4Metropolitan Newtownabbey [lower-alpha 2] Antrim and NewtownabbeyCounty Antrim67,112
5 Bangor Ards and North Down County Down64,122
6Metropolitan Castlereagh [lower-alpha 2] Belfast
Lisburn and Castlereagh
County Down59,198
7 Lisburn Lisburn and CastlereaghCounty Antrim
County Down
51,447
8Metropolitan Lisburn [lower-alpha 2] Belfast
Lisburn and Castlereagh
County Antrim32,368
9 Ballymena Mid and East Antrim County Antrim31,308
Lurgan [lower-alpha 4] [2] Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonCounty Armagh30,886
Portadown [lower-alpha 4] [2] Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonCounty Armagh29,772
10 Newtownards Ards and North DownCounty Down29,591
11 Newry Newry, Mourne and Down County Armagh
County Down
28,026
12 Carrickfergus Mid and East AntrimCounty Antrim27,886
13 Antrim Antrim and NewtownabbeyCounty Antrim25,464
14 Coleraine Causeway Coast and Glens County Londonderry24,560
15 Omagh Fermanagh and Omagh County Tyrone 20,353
16 Larne Mid and East AntrimCounty Antrim18,794
17 Banbridge Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonCounty Down17,248
18 Armagh Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonCounty Armagh16,438
19 Dungannon Mid Ulster County Tyrone16,361
20 Enniskillen Fermanagh and Omagh County Fermanagh 14,120
Craigavon [lower-alpha 4] [2] Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonCounty Armagh13,948
21 Strabane Derry City and StrabaneCounty Tyrone13,456
22 Cookstown Mid UlsterCounty Tyrone12,549
23 Limavady Causeway Coast and GlensCounty Londonderry11,697
24 Downpatrick Newry, Mourne and DownCounty Down11,541
25 Ballymoney Causeway Coast and GlensCounty Antrim10,903
26 Ballyclare Antrim and NewtownabbeyCounty Antrim10,848
27 Holywood Ards and North DownCounty Down10,735
28 Magherafelt Mid UlsterCounty Londonderry9,647
29 Comber Ards and North DownCounty Down9,512
30 Warrenpoint
(including Burren)
Newry, Mourne and DownCounty Down8,821
31 Newcastle Newry, Mourne and DownCounty Down8,293
32 Portstewart Causeway Coast and GlensCounty Londonderry7,698
33 Donaghadee Ards and North DownCounty Down7,320
34 Carryduff Lisburn and CastlereaghCounty Down7,017
35 Kilkeel Newry, Mourne and DownCounty Down6,632
36 Dromore Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonCounty Down6,492
37 Greenisland Mid and East AntrimCounty Antrim6,383
38 Ballynahinch Newry, Mourne and DownCounty Down6,335
39 Coalisland Mid UlsterCounty Tyrone6,323
40 Portrush Causeway Coast and GlensCounty Londonderry
County Antrim
6,050
41 Ballycastle Causeway Coast and GlensCounty Antrim5,628
42 Crumlin Antrim and NewtownabbeyCounty Antrim5,340
43 Randalstown Antrim and NewtownabbeyCounty Antrim5,156
44 Moira Lisburn and CastlereaghCounty Down4,879
45 Maghera Mid UlsterCounty Londonderry4,222
46 Royal Hillsborough
(including Culcavy)
Lisburn and CastlereaghCounty Down4,160
47 Waringstown Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonCounty Down3,787
48 Culmore Derry City and StrabaneCounty Londonderry3,655
49 Saintfield Newry, Mourne and DownCounty Down3,578
50 Eglinton Derry City and StrabaneCounty Londonderry3,550

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.
  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.

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References

  1. "Census 2021 person and household estimates for settlements". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 2023-12-18. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  2. 1 2 3 "Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Census Data". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 2023-12-01.