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The population stood at 165,415 in 2024. That is 0.3% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 2001.

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Population estimate — Ards and North Down

165,415, latest 2024 (+0.3% year on year, from 164,913).

The population stood at 165,415 in 2024. That is 0.3% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest value in the published series, which begins in 2001. Its low point was 149,559 in 2001; the latest reading is 11% above that.

Show the numbers (24 periods)
Population estimate — Ards and North Down, every published period
PeriodValue
2024165,415
2023164,913
2022164,223
2021163,827
2020163,206
2019162,807
2018161,816
2017160,931
2016160,299
2015159,362
2014158,376
2013157,956
2012157,794
2011156,943
2010156,518
2009156,058
2008155,014
2007154,406
2006153,488
2005152,233
2004150,912
2003150,424
2002150,198
2001149,559

What these terms mean

Mid-year estimate
A modelled count of the population on 30 June, updated between censuses. It is an estimate, not a headcount. Source
Local authority district
The council area a statistic is published for -- 361 across the UK. In England these are boroughs, districts and unitary authorities; in Scotland, council areas; in Wales, principal areas; in Northern Ireland, districts.

Before you use these figures

  • Mid-year estimate, not a census count: This is a modelled mid-year (30 June) estimate, not a direct headcount. It is rebased periodically against the latest UK census results -- the current series was rebased to the 2021/2022 censuses, replacing previously published estimates for 2011 to 2022. Figures for the same year can therefore change between publications as later data becomes available.
  • Unrounded, but not precise to the individual: Figures are published unrounded to enable further calculation, but ONS is explicit that small estimates should not be read as accurate to a specific person -- they are produced using statistical models and disclosure-control methods, not a direct count.
  • Latest figure: 2024 — 2 years old: This dataset is published annually and the publisher hasn't released anything newer. Nothing is missing from this page.

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Population estimate — Ards and North Down
165,415 for Ards and North Down, 2024
Caveats: Mid-year estimate, not a census count; Unrounded, but not precise to the individual; Latest figure: 2024 — 2 years old
StatsMapped last confirmed this figure unchanged on 5 Sep 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis)
https://statsmapped.com/united-kingdom/local-authority/ards-and-north-down/population-estimate

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