Newry, Mourne and Down population, 2001–2024
Newry, Mourne and Down has an estimated population of 183,115 (mid-2024), up 19.1% since 2001. Official ONS mid-year estimates for the Newry, Mourne and Down local authority area.
183,115
population, mid-2024
+19.1%
since 2001
+4.3%
last 10 years
2023
peak year (183,429)
Year by year
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 183,115 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 183,429 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 182,634 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 182,345 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 181,683 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 181,528 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 180,205 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 179,199 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 178,017 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 176,559 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 175,557 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 174,951 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 173,754 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 172,276 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 171,119 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 169,652 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 168,019 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 165,634 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 162,723 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 160,453 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 158,460 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 156,395 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 154,984 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 153,726 | — |
High street businesses
Newry, Mourne and Down has 150 hairdressers and beauty salons, 95 pubs and bars, 60 licensed restaurants, 130 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 Newry, Mourne and Down local authority area (code N09000010), which can differ from the population of a town of the same name. Sources & method.
Common questions
What is the population of Newry, Mourne and Down?
183,115, on the NISRA mid-2024 estimate for the Newry, Mourne and Down 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 Newry, Mourne and Down growing or shrinking?
Growing: up 19.1% since 2001, from 153,726 to 183,115. The peak year in the series so far is 2023. Year-by-year figures and the chart are on this page.