 five largest cities of northern ireland five largest cities of northern ireland barsha lun 4102021 1601 northern ireland is one of the united kingdom s four constituent nations it is situated at the northernmost point of ireland s island sharing its land boundary with the republic of ireland towards the south the country has a population of more than 18 million this represents roughly 30 of the overall population of ireland and 3 of the uk s total population belfast is northern ireland s capital city belfast together with lisburn derry newtownabbey and bangor are northern ireland s five largest cities belfast  as mentioned before it is the countries capital city the population of belfast in 2021 is expected to be 634594 the city has a population of 445859 in 1950 since 2015 the population of belfast has increased by 3962 a 63 yearly increase belfast being a main port in the nineteenth century played an important part in the industrial revolution the city is also wellknown for its contributions to the shipbuilding sector particularly in relation to the construction of the rms titanic lisburn  the population of lisburn is estimated to be 76068 in 2021 before queen elizabeth ii awarded city status to lisburn in 2002 it was a borough the belfast metropolitan area encompasses it the town has a marine climate which is marked by warm winters and cool summers derry  derry has an estimated population of 83650 people in 20202021 the city is also known as londonderry and is famous for derry s walls which stayed untouched since the seventeenth century the city is one of ireland s oldest continually inhabited areas as shown by the numerous historic sites newtownabbey  the population of newtownabbey is around 65656 it is situated north of belfast cavehill and fortwilliam golf course divide it from the rest of belfast making it appear to be a suburb it is both a residential region and a center for computer and engineering businesses in 1958 the villages of carnmoney whiteabbey jordanstown whitehouse glengormley monkstown and whitewell merged to become newtownabbey the belfast rural district council had authority over the area prior to its formation bangor bangor has a population of 76403 people in 2021 it is located on belfast lough s southern shore it is northern ireland s oldest city yet it is also one of the uk s smallest bangor received city status from the queen in 1974 and is now located in down county university students make up the majority of bangor s population bangor is a popular tourist destination in northern ireland having attractions such as the north down museum and the bangor marina northern ireland is one of the united kingdom s four constituent nations it is situated at the northernmost point of ireland s island sharing its land boundary with the republic of ireland towards the south the country has a population of more than 18 million this represents roughly 30 of the overall population of ireland and 3 of the uk s total population belfast is northern ireland s capital city belfast together with lisburn derry newtownabbey and bangor are northern ireland s five largest cities belfast  as mentioned before it is the countries capital city the population of belfast in 2021 is expected to be 634594 the city has a population of 445859 in 1950 since 2015 the population of belfast has increased by 3962 a 63 yearly increase belfast being a main port in the nineteenth century played an important part in the industrial revolution the city is also wellknown for its contributions to the shipbuilding sector particularly in relation to the construction of the rms titanic lisburn  the population of lisburn is estimated to be 76068 in 2021 before queen elizabeth ii awarded city status to lisburn in 2002 it was a borough the belfast metropolitan area encompasses it the town has a marine climate which is marked by warm winters and cool summers derry  derry has an estimated population of 83650 people in 20202021 the city is also known as londonderry and is famous for derry s walls which stayed untouched since the seventeenth century the city is one of ireland s oldest continually inhabited areas as shown by the numerous historic sites newtownabbey  the population of newtownabbey is around 65656 it is situated north of belfast cavehill and fortwilliam golf course divide it from the rest of belfast making it appear to be a suburb it is both a residential region and a center for computer and engineering businesses in 1958 the villages of carnmoney whiteabbey jordanstown whitehouse glengormley monkstown and whitewell merged to become newtownabbey the belfast rural district council had authority over the area prior to its formation bangor bangor has a population of 76403 people in 2021 it is located on belfast lough s southern shore it is northern ireland s oldest city yet it is also one of the uk s smallest bangor received city status from the queen in 1974 and is now located in down county university students make up the majority of bangor s population bangor is a popular tourist destination in northern ireland having attractions such as the north down museum and the bangor marina  