Belfast population, 2001–2024
Belfast has an estimated population of 352,390 (mid-2024), up 7.2% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Belfast local authority area.
352,390
population, mid-2024
+7.2%
since 2001
+4.3%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (352,390)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 352,390 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 350,533 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 348,005 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 344,992 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 344,994 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 345,391 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 343,690 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 341,915 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 341,111 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 340,194 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 337,872 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 335,881 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 334,322 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 333,895 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 333,489 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 331,763 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 330,052 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 327,383 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 325,985 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 325,483 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 326,268 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 327,176 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 328,471 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 328,695 | — |
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Belfast local authority area (code N09000003), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.