2024 Mid-Year Population Estimates for Northern Ireland and Estimates of the Population Aged 85 and Over for Northern Ireland, 2024 (and 2001 to 2023 revised)

Date published: 11 September 2025

Mid-Year Population Estimates for Northern Ireland

The 2024 mid-year population and migration estimates for Northern Ireland, and areas within Northern Ireland, including estimates of those aged 85 and over, by single year of age up to 104 years, and for those aged 105 and over.

Statistics are available as follows:

Northern Ireland

• Components of population change (2001-2024)
• Population by sex and single year of age (1971-2024)
• Population by sex and age bands (1971-2024)
• Population totals (1821-2024)
• Population densities (2001-2024)
• Median age (1971-2024)
• Net migration by sex and single year of age (2001-2024)
• Net migration by sex, broad age band, and migration type (2001-2024)
• Migration flows and net migration by type (1871-2024)

Local Government Districts (LGDs)

• Components of population change (2001-2024)
• Population by sex and single year of age (2001-2024)
• Population by sex and age bands (2001-2024)
• Population totals (2001-2024)
• Population densities (2001-2024)
• Median age (2001-2024)

Northern Ireland - population aged 85 and over (2024)

• population by single year of age and sex (85 and over)
• population by single year of age and sex (all ages)

See also:

• estimates of the very old methodology and quality paper (external link opens in a new window / tab)
• estimates of the very old UK comparison paper

Documents

• 2024 Mid-Year Population Estimates - statistical bulletin
• 2024 Mid-Year Population Estimates - methodology paper
• 2024 Mid-Year Population Estimates - background quality report
• 2024 Estimates of the population aged 85 and over - background quality report
• All areas - Components of Population Change Microsoft Excel (303 KB)
• All areas - Population by sex and single year of age Microsoft Excel (3 MB)
• All areas - Population by sex and age bands Microsoft Excel (1 MB)
• All areas - Population totals Microsoft Excel (77 KB)
• All areas - Population densities Microsoft Excel (60 KB)
• All areas - Median age Microsoft Excel (84 KB)
• All areas - Net migration by sex and single year of age Microsoft Excel (318 KB)
• All areas - Net migration by sex and age bands Microsoft Excel (112 KB)
• All areas - Migration flows by type Microsoft Excel (72 KB)
• Northern Ireland - population aged 85 and over (2001-2024) Microsoft Excel (461 KB)

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