This is a list of settlements in Northern Ireland by population, based on data published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), from the 2021 Census.
Settlement classification NISRA's classification of settlements is as follows. Note that 'Large town' and 'medium town' includes Bangor, Lisburn, Newry and Armagh, which all have city status. +ClassificationPopulation thresholdNo.Total pop.%Mean pop.Band A - BelfastContains Belfast City only1291,38615.31291,386Band B - Derry CityContains Derry City only184,8844.4684,884Band C - Large town>18,00014552,95029.0539,496Band D - Medium town10,000-17,99912145,8967.6712,158Band E - Small town5,000-9,99916112,6475.927,040"Default urban-rural split" according to NISRABand F - Intermediate settlement2,500-4,9992684,7424.453,259Band G - Village1,000-2,49975112,0905.891,495Band H - Small village, hamlet or open countrysideBand H total<1,000518,58027.25Small village or hamletSmall village or hamlet total495119,565-124,5156.28-6.54242-25251-999402119,5656.28297<51934,950 or less<0.26N/AOpen countryside (the rest of Northern Ireland)394,065-399,01520.71-20.97N/AAll settlements6401,509,110-1,514,06079.29-79.552,358-2,366Total1,903,175100
Map of settlements
Settlements highlighted in red Settlement
Settlements by county
Settlements colour-coded by county Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone
List Settlements with city status are shown in bold. Districts are local government districts as established in April 2015.