Population in Ards and North Down

Population in Ards and North Down was 165,407 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is unchanged from 2024.

2025, persons165,407

Change on 2024-0%

Series high165,4152024

Series low156,9432011

Next release: Thursday, 29 July 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Population in Ards and North Down, 2011 to 2025

persons. Source: Office for National Statistics, Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-07-29.

All 15 values

Period	persons
2025	165,407
2024	165,415
2023	164,913
2022	164,223
2021	163,827
2020	163,206
2019	162,807
2018	161,816
2017	160,931
2016	160,299
2015	159,362
2014	158,376
2013	157,956
2012	157,794
2011	156,943

Compared with Northern Ireland

Place	2025
Ards and North Down	165,407
Northern Ireland	1,928,446

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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How to cite

Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). (2026). Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1) (Population, Ards and North Down, 2011 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest

MLA 9

Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1), Population, Ards and North Down, 2011 to 2025. Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), 29 July 2026, https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/ards-and-north-down-uk. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). 2026. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Population, Ards and North Down, 2011 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/ards-and-north-down-uk.

Harvard

Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom) (2026) Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1), Population, Ards and North Down, 2011 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/population/ards-and-north-down-uk (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{office_population_ards_and_north_2025,
  author = {{Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom)}},
  title = {{Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM\_2002\_1): Population, Ards and North Down, 2011 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/ards-and-north-down-uk. Publisher attribution: Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM\_2002\_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM\_2002\_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424\&gender=0\&c\_age=200\&measures=20100\&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
}

RIS

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DA  - 2026/07/29
PB  - Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom)
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What is the population in Ards and North Down?

Population in Ards and North Down was 165,407 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is unchanged from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest population in Ards and North Down?

165,415 in 2024, the highest value since 2011 in this series.

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