This is a list of the former local government districts in Northern Ireland showing statistics for population, population density and area. The figures are from the 2011 Census.
These districts officially dissolved on 1 April 2015 when they were merged into eleven larger districts, statistics for which are listed at Local government in Northern Ireland.
{| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers"
! Council
! Population
! Density
! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! Type
|-
| Belfast
| 280,962
| 2,339
| 115
| City
|-
| Lisburn
| 120,165
| 247
| 447
| City
|-
| Derry
| 107,877
| 276
| 387
| City
|-
| Newry and Mourne
| 99,480
| 100
| 902
| District
|-
| Craigavon
| 93,023
| 220
| 378
| Borough
|-
| Newtownabbey
| 85,139
| 532
| 151
| Borough
|-
| North Down
| 79,900
| 958
| 81
| Borough
|-
| Ards
| 78,937
| 199
| 376
| Borough
|-
| Down
| 69,731
| 103
| 647
| District
|-
| Castlereagh
| 67,242
| 774
| 85
| Borough
|-
| Ballymena
| 64,044
| 95
| 632
| Borough
|-
| Fermanagh
| 61,805
| 32
| 1,876
| District
|-
| Armagh
| 59,349
| 82
| 671
| City and District
|-
| Coleraine
| 59,067
| 116
| 486
| Borough
|-
| Dungannon and South Tyrone
| 57,852
| 63
| 784
| Borough
|-
| Antrim
| 53,428
| 86
| 577
| Borough
|-
| Omagh
| 51,356
| 44
| 1,130
| District
|-
| Banbridge
| 48,339
| 97
| 453
| District
|-
| Magherafelt
| 45,038
| 72
| 573
| District
|-
| Strabane
| 39,384
| 45
| 862
| District
|-
| Carrickfergus
| 39,114
| 472
| 82
| Borough
|-
| Cookstown
| 37,013
| 54
| 622
| District
|-
| Limavady
| 33,536
| 58
| 586
| Borough
|-
| Larne
| 32,180
| 92
| 336
| Borough
|-
| Ballymoney
| 31,224
| 68
| 418
| Borough
|-
| Moyle
| 17,050
| 34
| 480
| District
|}
See also
- Local government in Northern Ireland
- Local Councils in Northern Ireland by area
- Local Councils in Northern Ireland by population density
- List of districts in Northern Ireland by religion or religion brought up in
- List of districts in Northern Ireland by national identity