Mid and East Antrim population, 2001–2024
Mid and East Antrim has an estimated population of 139,913 (mid-2024), up 9.8% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Mid and East Antrim local authority area.
139,913
population, mid-2024
+9.8%
since 2001
+2.4%
last 10 years
2024
peak year (139,913)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 139,913 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 139,840 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 139,200 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 139,127 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 139,134 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 139,066 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 138,592 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 138,019 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 137,718 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 137,085 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 136,610 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 135,983 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 135,837 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 135,365 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 135,157 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 134,774 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 134,169 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 133,270 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 132,021 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 130,980 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 129,925 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 129,181 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 128,281 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 127,452 | — |
High street businesses
Mid and East Antrim has 110 hairdressers and beauty salons, 35 pubs and bars, 35 licensed restaurants, 100 takeaways on the ONS business register (2025). Compare across the UK.
Rounded to the nearest 5, which is how ONS protects individual businesses from being identified.
Figures are ONS mid-year population estimates for the Mid and East Antrim local authority area (code N09000008), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.
Common questions
What is the population of Mid and East Antrim?
139,913, on the NISRA mid-2024 estimate for the Mid and East Antrim local authority area. This page charts the full annual series back to 2001, so the figure sits in its twenty-year context rather than alone.
Is Mid and East Antrim growing or shrinking?
Growing: up 9.8% since 2001, from 127,452 to 139,913. The peak year in the series so far is 2024. Year-by-year figures and the chart are on this page.