Causeway Coast and Glens: local statistics
Causeway Coast and Glens is a local government district in Northern Ireland, home to an estimated 141,752 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 7 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Causeway Coast and Glens, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
141,752 people lived in Causeway Coast and Glens in mid-2025, according to the ONS, down 0.1% on mid-2024. That is 300 fewer people than in mid-2015, a fall of 0.2%, against +4.0% for Northern Ireland as a whole, the slowest growth in Northern Ireland. The series peaked at 142,776 in mid-2019.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in Causeway Coast and Glens was £648.60 in April 2025. It is the lowest in Northern Ireland, and 9.4% less than across Northern Ireland. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £615.00, £33.60 lower.
The claimant count for Causeway Coast and Glens stood at 2,455 in August 2026, or 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 2.9% in Northern Ireland. Twelve months before, it was 3.1%. The five-year high was 4.0% (August 2021); the low was 2.8% (July 2026).
Homes in Causeway Coast and Glens sold for an average of £218,871 in July 2026, a rise of 9.6% in twelve months. It ranks as the 4th highest of 11 in Northern Ireland (average for Northern Ireland: £202,487). Prices are 85% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Causeway Coast and Glens had a life expectancy at birth of 83.2 years; for men it was 79.1, compared with 82.6 and 78.8 years across Northern Ireland. For women that is 0.5 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.2 less. It is close to the middle of the 11 council areas in Northern Ireland (6th highest for women).
7,540 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Causeway Coast and Glens in March 2026, 12% more than in 2016. That is 53 for every 1,000 residents, 4th of 11 in Northern Ireland, counting from the highest.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 142,052 |
| 2016 | 142,158 |
| 2017 | 142,296 |
| 2018 | 142,404 |
| 2019 | 142,776 |
| 2020 | 142,507 |
| 2021 | 141,664 |
| 2022 | 141,316 |
| 2023 | 141,733 |
| 2024 | 141,954 |
| 2025 | 141,752 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £118,436 |
| July 2017 | £125,052 |
| July 2018 | £131,614 |
| July 2019 | £138,734 |
| July 2020 | £145,264 |
| July 2021 | £164,556 |
| July 2022 | £184,398 |
| July 2023 | £183,701 |
| July 2024 | £197,983 |
| July 2025 | £207,239 |
| July 2026 | £218,871 |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.7 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.8 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 83.4 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 83.2 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.1 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.8 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.6 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.4 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.6 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.8 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.2 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 6,705 |
| 2017 | 6,830 |
| 2018 | 7,055 |
| 2019 | 7,170 |
| 2020 | 7,110 |
| 2021 | 7,150 |
| 2022 | 7,345 |
| 2023 | 7,255 |
| 2024 | 7,355 |
| 2025 | 7,425 |
| 2026 | 7,540 |
Questions about Causeway Coast and Glens
What is the population of Causeway Coast and Glens?
The ONS estimates 141,752 people lived in Causeway Coast and Glens in mid-2025.
What is the average salary in Causeway Coast and Glens?
£648.60 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, NISRA).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Causeway Coast and Glens?
The ONS claimant count was 2,455 in August 2026, 2.9% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the average house price in Causeway Coast and Glens?
£218,871 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+9.6% on a year).
What is life expectancy in Causeway Coast and Glens?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 79.1 years for men and 83.2 for women.
Who has power over Causeway Coast and Glens
Every body that makes decisions for Causeway Coast and Glens, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Causeway Coast and Glens council this page
- Causeway Coast and Glens in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive makes law for Northern Ireland on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- East Antrim: Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party) MP
- East Londonderry: Mr Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) MP
- North Antrim: Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Average house price: Northern Ireland figures come from Land & Property Services.
- Median full-time pay (residents): Read from “Home LGD14 Table 8 (NI).1 Weekly pay - Gross 2025.ods” in the NISRA tables.
- Median full-time pay (jobs here): Read from “Work LGD14 Table 7 (NI).1 Weekly pay - Gross 2025.ods” in the NISRA tables.
More on this area and these figures
- Figures for Northern Ireland
- UK figures: UK population · UK average weekly earnings growth · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in Northern Ireland: Antrim and Newtownabbey · Ards and North Down · Derry City and Strabane · Lisburn and Castlereagh · Mid Ulster · Mid and East Antrim
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