# Share aged 65 and over: highest and lowest councils in Northern Ireland (2021)

Ards and North Down had the highest share of residents aged 65 and over of Northern Ireland’s 11 councils in 2021, at 22.1%.

Belfast had the lowest, at 14.7%. The middle council, Antrim and Newtownabbey, had 17.2%.

| Rank | Area | Aged 65 and over |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Ards and North Down](https://openindex.co.uk/ards-and-north-down) | 22.1% |
| 2 | [Mid and East Antrim](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-and-east-antrim) | 19.7% |
| 3 | [Causeway Coast and Glens](https://openindex.co.uk/causeway-coast-and-glens) | 19.3% |
| 4 | [Fermanagh and Omagh](https://openindex.co.uk/fermanagh-and-omagh) | 18.4% |
| 5 | [Lisburn and Castlereagh](https://openindex.co.uk/lisburn-and-castlereagh) | 17.6% |
| 6 | [Antrim and Newtownabbey](https://openindex.co.uk/antrim-and-newtownabbey) | 17.2% |
| 7 | [Newry, Mourne and Down](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down) | 16.7% |
| =8 | [Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon](https://openindex.co.uk/armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon) | 16.0% |
| =8 | [Derry City and Strabane](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane) | 16.0% |
| 10 | [Mid Ulster](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster) | 15.0% |
| 11 | [Belfast](https://openindex.co.uk/belfast) | 14.7% |

Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, ONS Census 2021. Period: 2021. Period: 2021.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/england)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-65-and-over)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-65-and-over)

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