Northern Ireland

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Population now

69,214,889

As of 2026, the population of Northern Ireland is approximately 69,214,889 (live estimate), growing at 0.08% per year with a birth rate of 10.2 and a death rate of 9.4 per 1,000 people. The population is 49.2% male and 50.8% female, at a density of 133.0 people per km².

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Key indicators

Birth rate: 10.2 /1,000/yr
Death rate: 9.4 /1,000/yr
Literacy: 99.0%
Smoking: 15.4%
Density: 133.0 /km²

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Demographic profile

Northern Ireland is the 23rd most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.83% of everyone alive. Within World, it ranks 2 of 6.

Each day brings roughly 1,932 births and 1,781 deaths, adding about 55,151 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.08% annually. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.

Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Conwy, holding an estimated 16.0% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 60 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.

Literacy stands near 99.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 15.4%. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.

Quick answers

What is the population of Northern Ireland in 2026? Approximately 69,214,889 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).

How fast is Northern Ireland growing? About 0.08% per year — roughly 1,932 births and 1,781 deaths every day.

What share of the world lives in Northern Ireland? Around 0.83% — ranked 23 worldwide by population.

Population history & projection

Breakdown by states / regions

Regional figures are modelled estimates: real region names, populations allocated from the national total. Sudan carries curated state data.

State / region	Population	Male %	Birth rate	Death rate	Education %	Smoking %
Conwy	11,100,186	50.1%	11.4	9.5	97.0%	17.8%
Bedford	6,158,213	49.9%	9.7	10.0	95.8%	15.0%
East Ayrshire	4,362,919	48.1%	10.0	9.8	99.5%	17.1%
Coventry	3,416,483	49.5%	10.8	10.5	95.0%	16.4%
Cornwall	2,826,218	48.9%	10.3	9.5	99.5%	18.2%
Bury	2,420,481	48.4%	9.0	8.3	97.7%	18.4%
Brent	2,123,229	49.3%	9.3	9.0	99.5%	18.1%
East Lothian	1,895,412	48.9%	10.4	10.0	99.5%	16.0%
Dumfries and Galloway	1,714,842	48.2%	11.0	9.4	99.4%	16.5%
Central Bedfordshire	1,567,942	50.0%	10.0	9.5	99.5%	14.4%
Clackmannanshire	1,445,927	50.3%	10.8	9.9	99.5%	16.0%
Devon	1,342,845	48.6%	9.4	8.9	99.5%	15.6%
Cheshire West and Chester	1,254,522	49.1%	9.4	9.2	99.5%	15.3%
Brighton and Hove	1,177,935	48.1%	10.8	8.7	99.5%	17.7%
Cambridgeshire	1,110,843	49.2%	10.3	9.6	99.5%	16.2%
Angus	1,051,546	48.4%	11.0	8.9	99.5%	13.0%
Darlington	998,731	49.2%	10.1	10.2	99.5%	18.4%
Doncaster	951,368	48.7%	10.5	8.7	99.5%	18.3%
Blackpool	908,635	49.6%	9.0	10.5	97.2%	12.0%
Argyll and Bute	869,870	49.2%	10.8	10.3	95.3%	13.1%
Caerphilly	834,533	48.8%	10.1	9.6	99.5%	14.8%
Cumbria	802,178	48.9%	11.0	9.1	93.5%	15.8%
Bridgend	772,434	50.1%	11.3	10.2	99.5%	14.1%
Denbighshire	744,990	48.3%	10.4	9.1	99.5%	14.5%
Blaenau Gwent	719,583	49.5%	9.7	10.1	95.5%	16.6%
Derby	695,989	50.2%	10.7	8.6	96.6%	17.4%
Carmarthenshire	674,017	48.3%	9.4	8.7	99.5%	16.5%
Barking and Dagenham	653,500	49.1%	10.7	9.6	95.1%	18.3%
City of Southampton	634,295	48.7%	11.3	9.4	99.3%	16.0%
Dorset	616,278	49.7%	10.8	9.1	99.5%	18.9%
Blackburn with Darwen	599,339	48.3%	10.5	9.5	99.5%	18.6%
Dundee	583,381	49.4%	10.4	9.9	99.5%	15.8%
Derbyshire	568,320	49.3%	9.8	9.8	99.5%	16.8%
Aberdeenshire	554,080	48.7%	9.5	10.0	92.3%	13.3%
Camden	540,595	49.4%	9.5	9.8	96.4%	14.9%
Dudley	527,804	49.8%	10.7	9.4	99.5%	13.1%
City of Kingston upon Hull	515,654	48.6%	10.3	8.8	99.5%	13.2%
Bath and North East Somerset	504,097	48.9%	10.5	9.3	96.3%	12.8%
Ceredigion	493,089	49.0%	9.9	10.4	96.3%	17.8%
East Riding of Yorkshire	482,591	49.4%	11.3	9.6	92.3%	13.6%
Buckinghamshire	472,567	48.0%	9.4	9.0	97.2%	16.8%
Bromley	462,986	49.3%	10.5	9.6	99.5%	15.5%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	453,818	49.0%	10.9	9.4	95.1%	15.3%
East Dunbartonshire	445,036	50.1%	10.5	9.7	92.9%	15.4%
Barnet	436,615	48.3%	9.3	8.3	99.5%	16.8%
Cardiff	428,534	48.1%	11.2	9.3	93.4%	15.0%
Bolton	420,772	50.4%	10.4	8.4	99.5%	12.0%
Calderdale	413,309	49.8%	11.4	9.1	96.5%	17.8%
Aberdeen	406,128	48.8%	9.1	10.0	95.9%	15.5%
Croydon	399,213	49.1%	10.3	8.8	94.8%	19.1%
East Renfrewshire	392,550	49.3%	10.3	8.6	94.1%	14.6%
Ealing	386,124	48.9%	10.7	8.6	99.5%	16.4%
Bristol	379,923	49.1%	11.2	9.5	97.8%	17.9%
Birmingham	373,934	48.8%	9.6	9.6	95.0%	13.5%
Bexley	368,147	48.3%	10.2	10.0	99.5%	19.2%
Cheshire East	362,552	48.1%	9.2	9.2	99.5%	17.0%
Bracknell Forest	357,138	49.7%	10.9	10.4	97.9%	18.2%
Durham	351,897	48.4%	9.6	8.7	98.1%	18.8%
Bradford	346,821	49.7%	9.1	8.5	96.3%	17.2%
Barnsley	341,902	48.9%	10.5	10.4	95.7%	15.4%