Median age by constituency, Northern Ireland
The median age of the usually resident population of each of Northern Ireland's 18 constituencies, with Northern Ireland, at the 30th of June each year from 2021, from NISRA's population estimates.
Northern Ireland
40.3 years
Mid-2024
Verified against source, 31 October 2026, 11:12 UTC- Mid-2024
- Mid-2023
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
In order
Ranked by the hub Mid-2024
Every place, the highest figure first. The number before each is the hub's own position in the list, not the publisher's: equal figures share one, marked =.
- 1North Down45.5 years
- 2Strangford44.7 years
- 3East Antrim44.5 years
- 4East Londonderry43.0 years
- 5North Antrim42.6 years
- 6Lagan Valley41.1 years
- 7West Tyrone40.9 years
- =8Fermanagh and South Tyrone40.7 years
- =8South Antrim40.7 years
- =8South Down40.7 years
- 11Belfast East39.7 years
- 12Foyle39.2 years
- 13Newry and Armagh39.1 years
- 14Upper Barn39.0 years
- 15Mid Ulster38.7 years
- 16Belfast North37.9 years
- 17Belfast West37.6 years
- 18Belfast South and Mid Down34.5 years
Data table
19 rows
| Area | Mid-2024 | Mid-2023 | Mid-2022 | Mid-2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Down N05000013 | 45.5 years | 45.5 years | 45.4 years | 45.2 years |
| Strangford N05000016 | 44.7 years | 44.5 years | 44.3 years | 44.2 years |
| East Antrim N05000005 | 44.5 years | 44.3 years | 44.1 years | 44.0 years |
| East Londonderry N05000006 | 43.0 years | 43.0 years | 42.7 years | 42.4 years |
| North Antrim N05000012 | 42.6 years | 42.4 years | 42.2 years | 41.9 years |
| Lagan Valley N05000009 | 41.1 years | 40.9 years | 40.6 years | 40.4 years |
| West Tyrone N05000018 | 40.9 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years | 40.1 years |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone N05000007 | 40.7 years | 40.4 years | 40.1 years | 39.7 years |
| South Antrim N05000014 | 40.7 years | 40.5 years | 40.4 years | 40.1 years |
| South Down N05000015 | 40.7 years | 40.4 years | 40.1 years | 39.6 years |
| Belfast East N05000001 | 39.7 years | 39.6 years | 39.4 years | 39.4 years |
| Foyle N05000008 | 39.2 years | 39.1 years | 38.9 years | 38.6 years |
| Newry and Armagh N05000011 | 39.1 years | 38.8 years | 38.5 years | 38.2 years |
| Upper Barn N05000017 | 39.0 years | 38.8 years | 38.6 years | 38.4 years |
| Mid Ulster N05000010 | 38.7 years | 38.3 years | 38.0 years | 37.7 years |
| Belfast North N05000002 | 37.9 years | 38.0 years | 37.9 years | 38.0 years |
| Belfast West N05000004 | 37.6 years | 37.4 years | 37.1 years | 36.9 years |
| Belfast South and Mid Down N05000003 | 34.5 years | 34.5 years | 34.7 years | 34.9 years |
| Northern Ireland | 40.3 years | 40.2 years | 40.0 years | 39.8 years |
Map
Mid-2024 · 18 areas, each shaded by the fifth of the areas its figure falls in
- 34.5 to 39.0
- 39.0 to 39.7
- 39.7 to 40.9
- 40.9 to 43.0
- 43.0 to 45.5
Boundaries: Constituency boundaries, Jul 2024, from the geography spine. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024.
Source and licence
- Publisher
- Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
- Check it yourself
- https://www.nisra.gov.uk/statistics/population/mid-year-population-estimates
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Retrieved
- 31 October 2026, 11:11 UTC
- Raw files fetched
- https://ws-data.nisra.gov.uk/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/MYE01T019/JSON-stat/2.0/enSHA-256 0448e3c16119b8b15608a7bb06a640648561f0d7bbc353d19045cd75e4ec2e9c · 9,682 bytes
Verification
Verified against source, 31 October 2026, 11:12 UTC Run at 31 October 2026, 11:12 UTC; 76 of 76 figures matched the live source.
| Result | Check | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Pass | Provenance recorded | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-31T11:11:31Z; 1 raw file(s) |
| Pass | Raw files match recorded SHA-256 | 1 of 1 files intact |
| Pass | Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures | 76 of 76 figures and the headline reproduced |
| Pass | Figures are finite numbers | 76 figures, 0 invalid |
| Pass | Live source matches every figure | 76 of 76 figures match exactly after downloading 1 source file(s) again (1 byte-identical); the headline matches |
| Pass | PxStat matrix is current | latest period 2024-06-30 ended 853 days before retrieval (limit 930); matrix updated 2026-05-06T9:30:00.000Z |
| Pass | PxStat CSV edition agrees | 76 of 76 figures match https://ws-data.nisra.gov.uk/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/MYE01T019/CSV/1.0/en, where 228 of 228 cells equal the JSON-stat edition |
| Pass | Each median lies between females' and males' | in 76 of 76 areas and years |
| Pass | Source page answers | https://www.nisra.gov.uk/statistics/population/mid-year-population-estimates – HTTP 200 |
Notes
- The age at which half the usually resident population at the 30th of June is younger and half older, from NISRA's estimates for small areas, which average two methods and are constrained to its published totals.