# Most and fewest households: places in Northern Ireland (2021)

Belfast had the highest number of households of Northern Ireland’s 11 councils in 2021, at 149,208.

Fermanagh and Omagh had the lowest, at 45,715. The middle council, Lisburn and Castlereagh, had 60,147.

| Rank | Area | Households |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Belfast](https://openindex.co.uk/belfast) | 149,208 |
| 2 | [Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon](https://openindex.co.uk/armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon) | 84,642 |
| 3 | [Ards and North Down](https://openindex.co.uk/ards-and-north-down) | 70,445 |
| 4 | [Newry, Mourne and Down](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down) | 68,397 |
| 5 | [Derry City and Strabane](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane) | 60,935 |
| 6 | [Lisburn and Castlereagh](https://openindex.co.uk/lisburn-and-castlereagh) | 60,147 |
| 7 | [Antrim and Newtownabbey](https://openindex.co.uk/antrim-and-newtownabbey) | 59,457 |
| 8 | [Mid and East Antrim](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-and-east-antrim) | 58,283 |
| 9 | [Causeway Coast and Glens](https://openindex.co.uk/causeway-coast-and-glens) | 57,576 |
| 10 | [Mid Ulster](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster) | 54,005 |
| 11 | [Fermanagh and Omagh](https://openindex.co.uk/fermanagh-and-omagh) | 45,715 |

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

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

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