List of localities in Northern Ireland by population

This is a list of settlements in Northern Ireland by population. The fifty largest settlements are listed. This list has been compiled from data published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), based on the 2001 census. Settlements with city status are shown in bold.

#	Settlement	District	County	Population
1	Belfast	Belfast	County Antrim County Down	276,459
2	Derry/Londonderry	Derry/Londonderry	County Londonderry	83,699
3	Lisburn	Lisburn	County Antrim County Down	71,465
4	Newtownabbey	Newtownabbey	County Antrim	62,056
5	Bangor	North Down	County Down	58,388
6	Craigavon urban area (includes Craigavon, Lurgan, Portadown, Bleary)	Craigavon	County Armagh	57,685
7	Castlereagh urban area (includes Dundonald and part of Belfast)	Castlereagh	County Down	54,990
8	Ballymena (including Gracehill)	Ballymena	County Antrim	28,717
9	Newtownards	Ards	County Down	27,821
10	Newry (including Bessbrook)	Newry and Mourne	County Armagh County Down	27,433
11	Carrickfergus	Carrickfergus	County Antrim	27,201
12	Coleraine	Coleraine	County Londonderry	25,089
13	Antrim	Antrim	County Antrim	20,001
14	Omagh	Omagh	County Tyrone	19,910
15	Larne	Larne	County Antrim	18,228
16	Banbridge	Banbridge	County Down	14,744
17	Armagh	Armagh	County Armagh	14,590
18	Enniskillen	Fermanagh	County Fermanagh	13,599
19	Strabane	Strabane	County Tyrone	13,456
20	Limavady	Limavady	County Londonderry	12,135
21	Holywood	North Down	County Down	12,037
22	Dungannon (including Moygashel)	Dungannon	County Tyrone	11,139
23	Cookstown	Cookstown	County Tyrone	10,646
24	Downpatrick	Down	County Down	10,316
25	Ballymoney	Ballymoney	County Antrim	9,021
26	Comber	Ards	County Down	8,933
27	Ballyclare	Newtownabbey	County Antrim	8,770
28	Magherafelt	Magherafelt	County Londonderry	8,372
29	Portstewart	Coleraine	County Londonderry	7,803
30	Newcastle	Down	County Down	7,444
31	Warrenpoint	Newry and Mourne	County Down	7,000
32	Carryduff	Castlereagh	County Down	6,595
33	Donaghadee	Ards	County Down	6,470
34	Portrush	Coleraine	County Antrim	6,372
35	Kilkeel	Newry and Mourne	County Down	6,338
36	Ballynahinch	Down	County Down	5,364
37	Ballycastle	Moyle	County Antrim	5,089
38	Greenisland	Carrickfergus	County Antrim	5,050
39	Dromore	Banbridge	County Down	4,968
40	Randalstown	Antrim	County Antrim	4,956
41	Coalisland	Dungannon	County Tyrone	4,917
42	Crumlin	Antrim	County Antrim	4,259
43	Maghera	Magherafelt	County Londonderry	3,711
44	Whitehead	Carrickfergus	County Antrim	3,702
45	Moira	Lisburn	County Down	3,682
46	Hillsborough	Lisburn	County Down	3,400
47	Eglinton	Derry	County Londonderry	3,165
48	Ahoghill	Ballymena	County Antrim	3,055
49	Tandragee	Armagh	County Armagh	3,050
50	Dungiven	Limavady	County Londonderry	2,993

See also

• List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population
• List of places in Northern Ireland
• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland by population