Demography
Ballymena is classified as a Large Town by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population of between 18,000 and 75,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 28,717 people living in Ballymena. Of these:
- 72.2% were from a Protestant background, 24.2% were from a Roman Catholic background
- 21.6% were aged under 16 years and 19.6% were aged 60 and over
- 47.5% of the population were male and 52.5% were female
- 3.9% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.
- 7.7% were born outside Northern Ireland
For more details see: Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service website.
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