Antrim, County Antrim - Demography

Demography

Antrim is classified as a large town by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 18,000 and 75,000). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 20,001 people living in Antrim. Of these:

• 23.1% were aged under 16 years and 15.7% were aged 60 and over
• 48.6% of the population were male and 51.4% were female
• 32.9% were from a Catholic background and 61.5% were from a Protestant background
• 3.8% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.

For more details see: Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service