Ards and North Down population, 2001–2024
Ards and North Down has an estimated population of 165,415 (mid-2024), up 10.6% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Ards and North Down local authority area.
165,415
population, mid-2024
+10.6%
since 2001
+4.4%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (165,415)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 165,415 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 164,913 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 164,223 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 163,827 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 163,206 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 162,807 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 161,816 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 160,931 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 160,299 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 159,362 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 158,376 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 157,956 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 157,794 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 156,943 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 156,518 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 156,058 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 155,014 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 154,406 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 153,488 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 152,233 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 150,912 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 150,424 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 150,198 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 149,559 | — |
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Ards and North Down local authority area (code N09000011), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.