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.
These districts officially dissolved on April 1, 2015 when they were merged into eleven larger districts, whose populations are listed at Local government in Northern Ireland.
RankCouncilPopulationStyle
1Belfast280,962City
2Lisburn120,165City
3Londonderry107,877City
4Newry and Mourne99,480District
5Craigavon93,023Borough
6Newtownabbey85,139Borough
7North Down79,900Borough
8Ards78,937Borough
9Down69,731District
10Castlereagh67,242Borough
11Ballymena64,044Borough
12Fermanagh61,805District
13Armagh59,349City and District
14Coleraine59,067Borough
15Dungannon and South Tyrone57,852Borough
16Antrim53,428Borough
17Omagh51,356District
18Banbridge48,339District
19Magherafelt45,038District
20Strabane39,384District
21Carrickfergus39,114Borough
22Cookstown37,013District
23Limavady33,536Borough
24Larne32,180Borough
25Ballymoney31,224Borough
26Moyle17,050District