Population in Derry City and Strabane

Population in Derry City and Strabane was 152,659 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.2% from 2024.

2025, persons152,659

Change on 2024+0.2%

Series high152,6592025

Series low148,1912011

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

Population in Derry City and Strabane, 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	152,659
2024	152,383
2023	150,859
2022	150,836
2021	150,834
2020	150,831
2019	151,236
2018	150,712
2017	150,589
2016	150,259
2015	149,589
2014	149,307
2013	148,721
2012	148,666
2011	148,191

Compared with Northern Ireland

Place	2025
Derry City and Strabane	152,659
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, Derry City and Strabane, 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, Derry City and Strabane, 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/derry-city-and-strabane-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, Derry City and Strabane, 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/derry-city-and-strabane-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, Derry City and Strabane, 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/derry-city-and-strabane-uk (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{office_population_derry_city_and_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, Derry City and Strabane, 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/derry-city-and-strabane-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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What is the population in Derry City and Strabane?

Population in Derry City and Strabane was 152,659 in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.2% 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 Derry City and Strabane?

152,659 in 2025, the highest value since 2011 in this series.

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