List of districts in Northern Ireland by population

This is a list of former Local Government Districts in Northern Ireland by population. The figures are from the 2011 Census.[1] These districts officially dissolved on April 1st 2015 when they were merged into eleven new larger districts for which official population statistics have not yet been published.[2]

Rank Council Population Style
1 Belfast 280,962 City
2 Lisburn 120,165 City
3 Derry 107,877 City
4 Newry and Mourne 99,480 District
5 Craigavon 93,023 Borough
6 Newtownabbey 85,139 Borough
7 North Down 79,900 Borough
8 Ards 78,937 Borough
9 Down 69,731 District
10 Castlereagh 67,242 Borough
11 Ballymena 64,044 Borough
12 Fermanagh 61,805 District
13 Armagh 59,349 City and District
14 Coleraine 59,067 Borough
15 Dungannon and South Tyrone 57,852 Borough
16 Antrim 53,428 Borough
17 Omagh 51,356 District
18 Banbridge 48,339 District
19 Magherafelt 45,038 District
20 Strabane 39,384 District
21 Carrickfergus 39,114 Borough
22 Cookstown 37,013 District
23 Limavady 33,536 Borough
24 Larne 32,180 Borough
25 Ballymoney 31,224 Borough
26 Moyle 17,050 District
  1. ↑ http://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/Home.aspx
  2. ↑ http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/local-councils-in-northern-ireland

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