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.

List of localities in Northern Ireland by population

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Table Section Text: This is a list of settlements in Northern Ireland by population. The fifty largest settlements are listed.

#	Settlement	District	County	Population

1	Belfast	Belfast	County Antrim County Down	333,000

2	Derry	Derry and Strabane	County Londonderry	85,016

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	55,000

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	Mid and East Antrim	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	Mid and East Antrim	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	Mid and East Antrim	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	Mid and East Antrim	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

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At the 2001 Census, Newtownabbey Urban Area had a population of 62,056, making it the fourth-largest settlement in Northern Ireland.

final_sentence: At the 2001 Census, Newtownabbey Urban Area had a population of 62,056, making it the fourth-largest settlement in Northern Ireland.