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Population in Lisburn and Castlereagh

Every population series published for Lisburn and Castlereagh, each over its full published span. A series that begins part-way along began then: nothing earlier is published for this area, and no gap is filled in.

Net internal migration by local authority

In Lisburn and Castlereagh, net internal migration by local authority rose from 707 in Year to mid-2012 to 715 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 8 or 1.1% (ONS).

Net internal migration by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2024CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservative05001k2012201420162018202020222024Year to mid-2012: 707 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 599 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 1,012 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 990 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 834 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 1,211 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 1,243 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,220 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 659 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 539 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 320 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 485 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 715 people · published 26 September 2025

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PeriodNet internal migration by local authority
Year to mid-2012707 people
Year to mid-2013599 people
Year to mid-20141,012 people
Year to mid-2015990 people
Year to mid-2016834 people
Year to mid-20171,211 people
Year to mid-20181,243 people
Year to mid-20191,220 people
Year to mid-2020659 people
Year to mid-2021539 people
Year to mid-2022320 people
Year to mid-2023485 people
Year to mid-2024715 people

ONS. Earlier years come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 715 (Year to mid-2024). The national series and its methodology.

International migration into a local authority

In Lisburn and Castlereagh, international migration into a local authority rose from 551 in Year to mid-2012 to 671 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 120 or 21.8% (ONS).

International migration into a local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2024CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservative02004006002012201420162018202020222024Year to mid-2012: 551 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 503 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 476 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 460 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 454 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 458 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 532 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 528 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 528 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 661 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 748 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 777 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 671 people · published 26 September 2025

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PeriodInternational migration into a local authority
Year to mid-2012551 people
Year to mid-2013503 people
Year to mid-2014476 people
Year to mid-2015460 people
Year to mid-2016454 people
Year to mid-2017458 people
Year to mid-2018532 people
Year to mid-2019528 people
Year to mid-2020528 people
Year to mid-2021661 people
Year to mid-2022748 people
Year to mid-2023777 people
Year to mid-2024671 people

ONS. Earlier years come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 671 (Year to mid-2024). The national series and its methodology.

International migration out of a local authority

In Lisburn and Castlereagh, international migration out of a local authority rose from 542 in Year to mid-2012 to 686 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 144 or 26.6% (ONS).

International migration out of a local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2024CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservative02004006002012201420162018202020222024Year to mid-2012: 542 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 514 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 440 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 428 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 616 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 403 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 445 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 463 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 624 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 601 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 635 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 753 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 686 people · published 26 September 2025

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PeriodInternational migration out of a local authority
Year to mid-2012542 people
Year to mid-2013514 people
Year to mid-2014440 people
Year to mid-2015428 people
Year to mid-2016616 people
Year to mid-2017403 people
Year to mid-2018445 people
Year to mid-2019463 people
Year to mid-2020624 people
Year to mid-2021601 people
Year to mid-2022635 people
Year to mid-2023753 people
Year to mid-2024686 people

ONS. Earlier years come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 686 (Year to mid-2024). The national series and its methodology.

Net international migration by local authority

In Lisburn and Castlereagh, net international migration by local authority fell from 9 in Year to mid-2012 to -15 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 24 or 266.7% (ONS).

Net international migration by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2024CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservative-10001002012201420162018202020222024Year to mid-2012: 9 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: -11 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 36 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 32 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: -162 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 55 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 87 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 65 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: -96 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 60 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 113 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 24 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: -15 people · published 26 September 2025

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PeriodNet international migration by local authority
Year to mid-20129 people
Year to mid-2013-11 people
Year to mid-201436 people
Year to mid-201532 people
Year to mid-2016-162 people
Year to mid-201755 people
Year to mid-201887 people
Year to mid-201965 people
Year to mid-2020-96 people
Year to mid-202160 people
Year to mid-2022113 people
Year to mid-202324 people
Year to mid-2024-15 people

ONS. Earlier years come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: -15 (Year to mid-2024). The national series and its methodology.

Births by local authority

In Lisburn and Castlereagh, births by local authority fell from 1,803 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,642 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 161 or 8.9% (ONS).

Births by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2024CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservative05001k2k2012201420162018202020222024Year to mid-2012: 1,803 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 1,676 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 1,720 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 1,729 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 1,719 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 1,728 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 1,808 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,771 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 1,697 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 1,676 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,657 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 1,587 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,642 people · published 26 September 2025

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PeriodBirths by local authority
Year to mid-20121,803 people
Year to mid-20131,676 people
Year to mid-20141,720 people
Year to mid-20151,729 people
Year to mid-20161,719 people
Year to mid-20171,728 people
Year to mid-20181,808 people
Year to mid-20191,771 people
Year to mid-20201,697 people
Year to mid-20211,676 people
Year to mid-20221,657 people
Year to mid-20231,587 people
Year to mid-20241,642 people

ONS. Earlier years come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 1,642 (Year to mid-2024). The national series and its methodology.

Deaths by local authority

In Lisburn and Castlereagh, deaths by local authority rose from 1,050 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,281 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 231 or 22.0% (ONS).

Deaths by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2024CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservative05001k2012201420162018202020222024Year to mid-2012: 1,050 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 1,119 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 1,051 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 1,129 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 1,116 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 1,218 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 1,230 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 1,118 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 1,246 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 1,253 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 1,397 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 1,283 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 1,281 people · published 26 September 2025

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PeriodDeaths by local authority
Year to mid-20121,050 people
Year to mid-20131,119 people
Year to mid-20141,051 people
Year to mid-20151,129 people
Year to mid-20161,116 people
Year to mid-20171,218 people
Year to mid-20181,230 people
Year to mid-20191,118 people
Year to mid-20201,246 people
Year to mid-20211,253 people
Year to mid-20221,397 people
Year to mid-20231,283 people
Year to mid-20241,281 people

ONS. Earlier years come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 1,281 (Year to mid-2024). The national series and its methodology.

Births minus deaths by local authority

In Lisburn and Castlereagh, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 753 in Year to mid-2012 to 361 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 392 or 52.1% (ONS).

Births minus deaths by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2024CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservative02004006002012201420162018202020222024Year to mid-2012: 753 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: 557 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 669 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 600 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: 603 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: 510 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: 578 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: 653 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: 451 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 423 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: 260 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 304 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: 361 people · published 26 September 2025

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PeriodBirths minus deaths by local authority
Year to mid-2012753 people
Year to mid-2013557 people
Year to mid-2014669 people
Year to mid-2015600 people
Year to mid-2016603 people
Year to mid-2017510 people
Year to mid-2018578 people
Year to mid-2019653 people
Year to mid-2020451 people
Year to mid-2021423 people
Year to mid-2022260 people
Year to mid-2023304 people
Year to mid-2024361 people

ONS. Earlier years come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: 361 (Year to mid-2024). The national series and its methodology.

Other population change by local authority

In Lisburn and Castlereagh, other population change by local authority rose from -251 in Year to mid-2012 to -214 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 37 or 14.7% (ONS).

Other population change by local authority: Year to mid-2012 to Year to mid-2024CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservative-400-20002002012201420162018202020222024Year to mid-2012: -251 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2013: -442 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2014: 268 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2015: 130 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2016: -125 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2017: -127 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2018: -1 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2019: -115 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2020: -379 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2021: 148 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2022: -50 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2023: 94 people · published 26 September 2025Year to mid-2024: -214 people · published 26 September 2025

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PeriodOther population change by local authority
Year to mid-2012-251 people
Year to mid-2013-442 people
Year to mid-2014268 people
Year to mid-2015130 people
Year to mid-2016-125 people
Year to mid-2017-127 people
Year to mid-2018-1 people
Year to mid-2019-115 people
Year to mid-2020-379 people
Year to mid-2021148 people
Year to mid-2022-50 people
Year to mid-202394 people
Year to mid-2024-214 people

ONS. Earlier years come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: -214 (Year to mid-2024). The national series and its methodology.

Population by local authority

In Lisburn and Castlereagh, population by local authority rose from 135,280 in Mid-2011 to 151,669 in Mid-2024, a change of 16,389 or 12.1% (ONS).

Population by local authority: Mid-2011 to Mid-2024CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservative050k100k150k20152020Mid-2011: 135,280 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2012: 136,498 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2013: 137,201 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2014: 139,186 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2015: 140,938 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2016: 142,088 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2017: 143,737 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2018: 145,644 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2019: 147,467 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2020: 148,102 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2021: 149,272 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2022: 149,915 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2023: 150,822 people · published 26 September 2025Mid-2024: 151,669 people · published 26 September 2025

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PeriodPopulation by local authority
Mid-2011135,280 people
Mid-2012136,498 people
Mid-2013137,201 people
Mid-2014139,186 people
Mid-2015140,938 people
Mid-2016142,088 people
Mid-2017143,737 people
Mid-2018145,644 people
Mid-2019147,467 people
Mid-2020148,102 people
Mid-2021149,272 people
Mid-2022149,915 people
Mid-2023150,822 people
Mid-2024151,669 people

ONS. Latest: 151,669 (Mid-2024). The national series and its methodology.

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