This is a list of Local Councils in Northern Ireland by population. The figures are mid-year estimates for 2008 from the Office for National Statistics[1].
| Rank |
Council |
Population |
Style |
| 1 |
Belfast |
268,300 |
City |
| 2 |
Lisburn |
114,800 |
City |
| 3 |
Derry |
109,100 |
City |
| 4 |
Newry and Mourne |
97,300 |
City and Borough |
| 5 |
Craigavon |
90,800 |
Borough |
| 6 |
Newtownabbey |
82,700 |
Borough |
| 7 |
North Down |
78,900 |
Borough |
| 8 |
Ards |
77,600 |
Borough |
| 9 |
Down |
69,800 |
District |
| 10 |
Castlereagh |
66,200 |
Borough |
| 11 |
Ballymena |
62,700 |
Borough |
| 12 |
Fermanagh |
62,000 |
District |
| 13 |
Armagh |
58,200 |
City and District |
| 14 |
Coleraine |
57,000 |
Borough |
| 15 |
Dungannon and South Tyrone |
55,400 |
Borough |
| 16 |
Antrim |
53,200 |
Borough |
| 17 |
Omagh |
52,100 |
District |
| 18 |
Banbridge |
47,000 |
District |
| 19 |
Magherafelt |
43,800 |
District |
| 20 |
Carrickfergus |
40,000 |
Borough |
| 21 |
Strabane |
39,600 |
District |
| 22 |
Cookstown |
35,900 |
District |
| 23 |
Limavady |
34,100 |
Borough |
| 24 |
Larne |
31,300 |
Borough |
| 25 |
Ballymoney |
30,100 |
Borough |
| 26 |
Moyle |
16,900 |
District |
See also
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