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

Local government in Northern Ireland

Councils	Antrim and Newtownabbey Ards and North Down Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Belfast Causeway Coast and Glens Derry and Strabane Fermanagh and Omagh Lisburn and Castlereagh Mid and East Antrim Mid-Ulster Newry, Mourne and Down

Districts	Antrim and Newtownabbey Ards and North Down Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Belfast Causeway Coast and Glens Derry and Strabane Fermanagh and Omagh Lisburn and Castlereagh Mid and East Antrim Mid-Ulster Newry, Mourne and Down

Lists of settlements in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom	Urban areas Metropolitan areas Cities Nicknames GVA Cities and Towns by population

England	Districts by population area ethnic composition population density Towns

Wales	Localities Principal areas by population area percentage Welsh language population density Communities Towns

Scotland	Localities Community council areas Council areas by population area population density Scottish Gaelic speakers Ports and harbours Towns and cities

Northern Ireland	Localities Districts by population area population density religion or religion brought up in Towns and villages

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List of districts in Northern Ireland by population

See also