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Northern Ireland

Capital:
Belfast
Demonym:
Irish
Currency:
GBP
Largest Cities:
London, Birmingham, Leeds

Northern Ireland is one of the four "countries within a country" that make up the United Kingdom. It has a population of nearly 2 million and a land area of 14,130 km², making it the 4th largest UK country by population, and the 4th largest by land area. Its capital is Belfast.

1.9M
2020 Population
14,130
Land Area (km²)
134/km²
Density (km²)
81.2K 0.49%
Population Growth (2011-2020)

Where is Northern Ireland in the UK

Cities in Northern Ireland

City
2026 Pop. ↓
London9,188,200
Birmingham1,199,447
Leeds860,894
Glasgow663,221
Manchester605,521
Cornwall591,594
Sheffield588,768
Bradford570,186
County Durham543,515
Edinburgh540,101
Wiltshire531,890
Liverpool518,060
Bristol504,401
Kirklees451,654
Cheshire East431,445
Croydon415,854
Barnet411,361
Leicester397,462
Ealing392,217
Cardiff391,495
Newham385,122
Cheshire West and Chester379,280
Coventry378,024
Fife376,502
Wakefield375,620
East Riding of Yorkshire360,762
Sandwell360,389
Brent356,957
Belfast355,159
Wigan350,509
North Lanarkshire345,840
Tower Hamlets343,937
Wandsworth341,081
South Lanarkshire337,675
Hillingdon337,556
Bromley337,506
Shropshire337,480
Dudley335,485
Northumberland335,376
Nottingham335,171
Wirral330,714
Newcastle upon Tyne328,349
Central Bedfordshire326,829
Enfield326,676
Redbridge325,903
Doncaster323,304
Southwark317,223
Bolton315,960
Lambeth315,610
Milton Keynes314,541
South Gloucestershire314,483
Stockport307,537
Salford306,062
Greenwich305,459
Hounslow305,116
Lewisham302,580
Walsall300,361
Medway296,482
Sunderland291,624
Sefton288,723
Wolverhampton287,161
Brighton and Hove285,339
Havering282,365
Waltham Forest280,896
Rotherham279,932
Kingston upon Hull278,303
Derby278,015
Harrow274,274
Stoke-on-Trent274,194
Plymouth274,104
Hackney267,843
Aberdeenshire265,488
Southampton262,823
Haringey261,872
Bexley259,894
Oldham255,956
Barnsley254,879
Swansea254,040
Swindon249,070
Rhondda Cynon Taff244,568
Luton244,144
Tameside243,351
Trafford242,961
Rochdale240,500
Barking and Dagenham239,031
Highland238,014
Aberdeen City232,929
Peterborough229,218
North Somerset227,819
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon225,789
Islington224,098
Solihull223,421
Merton219,608
North Tyneside217,804
Sutton217,602
Warrington216,705
Camden216,045
Portsmouth215,781
Calderdale211,806
York210,679
Stockton-on-Tees209,330
Westminster208,711
Colchester204,204
Bath and North East Somerset204,131
Gateshead203,092
Telford and Wrekin201,479
Bury201,135
Bedford200,968
Richmond upon Thames197,060
Basingstoke and Deane196,925
Basildon196,141
Huntingdonshire194,116
Maidstone193,470
Wokingham193,372
Chelmsford192,408
Renfrewshire192,252
Carmarthenshire192,251
Herefordshire192,238
Charnwood192,008
St. Helens191,293
Hammersmith and Fulham189,009
West Lothian188,591
Southend-on-Sea186,629
Reading186,096
Newry, Mourne and Down184,605
Thurrock184,346
South Cambridgeshire176,714
Caerphilly176,555
New Forest175,741
Cherwell175,688
Kingston upon Thames173,846
Arun172,996
Newport172,428
North Lincolnshire171,812
Slough171,455
Wealden169,588
Preston168,268
Oxford167,837
Braintree167,439
Ards and North Down166,791
West Berkshire166,526
Knowsley166,167
Mid Sussex165,560
Blackburn with Darwen165,346
Dacorum163,854
Canterbury163,454
East Devon162,971
Reigate and Banstead162,599
Swale162,085
Windsor and Maidenhead160,991
Falkirk160,499
Tendring160,360
South Oxfordshire160,319
Middlesbrough160,100
North East Lincolnshire160,083
East Hertfordshire160,064
Warwick158,150
King's Lynn and West Norfolk157,188
Flintshire156,355
Perth and Kinross155,770
Horsham155,246
Vale of White Horse155,051
Mid Ulster154,630
Lisburn and Castlereagh154,162
Guildford153,623
Cambridge153,084
Derry City and Strabane153,011
South Norfolk152,906
South Tyneside152,334
Stratford-on-Avon152,038
St Albans151,943
Dundee City150,455
Antrim and Newtownabbey149,640
Breckland149,172
Norwich149,154
South Kesteven149,047
Bridgend148,747
East Lindsey146,888
Lancaster146,586
Eastleigh146,409
Dumfries and Galloway145,210
Ashford144,853
Blackpool144,731
Nuneaton and Bedworth144,622
Neath Port Talbot144,049
Stafford143,961
Thanet143,372
Elmbridge143,189
Exeter142,441
Isle of Wight142,186
Kensington and Chelsea142,053
Causeway Coast and Glens141,932
Wychavon141,855
Torbay141,279
Gloucester141,062
Broadland141,055
Teignbridge140,869
Mid and East Antrim140,549
Ipswich140,403
Redcar and Cleveland140,100
Tonbridge and Malling139,460
Winchester139,004
Epping Forest138,963
Wrexham138,848
North Hertfordshire138,463
Test Valley138,259
Vale of Glamorgan137,945
Waverley136,576
Powys135,533
Bracknell Forest133,565
North Ayrshire133,524
Halton132,699
East Hampshire132,608
East Staffordshire132,488
Amber Valley132,207
Chichester131,388
Ashfield131,052
Newark and Sherwood130,132
Dartford130,124
Rushcliffe130,006
Newcastle-under-Lyme128,589
Havant128,076
Stroud127,751
Bassetlaw127,409
Pembrokeshire126,677
Crawley126,608
Rugby126,262
North Kesteven125,007
Welwyn Hatfield124,876
West Lancashire123,959
Sevenoaks123,891
West Oxfordshire123,677
Chorley122,794
Cheltenham122,657
South Derbyshire122,415
Dover121,454
East Ayrshire121,449
Wyre121,157
Gedling121,133
Gwynedd121,077
Tunbridge Wells120,817
Hinckley and Bosworth118,556
Fermanagh and Omagh118,280
East Lothian117,796
South Ribble117,547
Scottish Borders117,450
North West Leicestershire115,656
Fareham115,640
Broxtowe115,512
South Staffordshire115,499
Worthing115,132
Conwy114,783
Mansfield114,428
Angus114,357
Erewash114,313
Lichfield114,160
Darlington113,987
Mid Suffolk113,638
Folkestone and Hythe113,339
South Ayrshire112,260
Gravesham111,642
Hertsmere111,544
Blaby110,916
East Dunbartonshire110,561
Watford108,967
Spelthorne108,772
Harborough108,457
North East Derbyshire108,382
Rushmoor107,633
Worcester107,483
Lincoln106,418
Chesterfield106,411
Woking106,218
Fenland106,018
Tewkesbury106,001
Cannock Chase105,611
Hart105,127
Wyre Forest104,791
Eastbourne104,769
North Norfolk103,495
Bromsgrove103,127
Lewes102,960
Broxbourne102,957
North Devon102,935
Midlothian102,684
Pendle101,708
Burnley101,604
East Renfrewshire101,393
South Holland101,291
Great Yarmouth100,865
West Lindsey100,839
Harlow100,718
Hartlepool99,579
Denbighshire99,000
Babergh98,818
Uttlesford97,607
Rother97,135
Three Rivers96,683
Staffordshire Moorlands96,551
Surrey Heath95,771
Monmouthshire95,624
Moray95,057
Stirling94,964
Torfaen94,863
East Cambridgeshire94,331
Runnymede94,093
South Hams93,911
Cotswold93,139
Stevenage92,756
High Peak92,226
Tandridge91,750
Hastings91,091
Rochford91,091
Forest of Dean91,003
Castle Point90,969
Mole Valley88,989
West Dunbartonshire88,941
Redditch88,293
Argyll and Bute87,654
Fylde87,412
Hyndburn87,277
Mid Devon86,345
Bolsover85,204
Malvern Hills84,918
Epsom and Ewell84,298
Gosport82,719
Tamworth81,912
Brentwood79,924
Inverclyde78,559
Rossendale73,929
Ceredigion72,351
Derbyshire Dales71,950
Boston71,881
Torridge70,770
Maldon70,623
Isle of Anglesey69,027
North Warwickshire68,145
Blaenau Gwent67,758
Ribble Valley67,592
Adur65,132
Oadby and Wigston62,983
West Devon59,924
Merthyr Tydfil58,983
Melton54,752
Clackmannanshire52,233
Rutland42,142
Na h-Eileanan Siar25,822
Shetland Islands23,150
Orkney Islands22,133
City of London16,700
Isles of Scilly2,395

Sources

  1. Office for National Statistics