Mid and East Antrim: local statistics
Mid and East Antrim is a local government district in Northern Ireland, home to an estimated 139,964 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 Mid and East Antrim, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
A typical home in Mid and East Antrim cost £177,450 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, up 8.2% on a year before. That is the lowest in Northern Ireland; the average for Northern Ireland was £202,487. This July figure is the highest in the series, 63% up on July 2016.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in Mid and East Antrim was £670.80 in April 2025. That is 6.3% below the figure for Northern Ireland and the 2nd lowest of all 11 council areas in Northern Ireland. Jobs based in Mid and East Antrim paid a median £648.30 a week, £22.50 less than the figure for people who live there.
In mid-2025 the population of Mid and East Antrim was estimated at 139,964, a change of +0.0% in a year. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is +2.1%; Northern Ireland grew by 4.0% over the same years. That is the 3rd slowest growth in Northern Ireland. No earlier year in the series was higher.
In March 2026, 6,260 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Mid and East Antrim, 9% more than in 2016. There are 45 per 1,000 residents, the 8th highest of 11 in Northern Ireland.
2.7% of Mid and East Antrim residents aged 16 to 64 (2,340 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026 (Northern Ireland: 2.9%). A year earlier the rate was 3.0%. Over the last five years it peaked at 4.1% in August 2021 and was lowest at 2.6% in July 2026.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Mid and East Antrim had a life expectancy at birth of 83.1 years; for men it was 78.8 (Northern Ireland: 82.6 and 78.8). In 2012 to 2014 the figures were 82.7 and 78.8. It is the 8th highest for women of all 11 council areas in Northern Ireland.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 137,085 |
| 2016 | 137,718 |
| 2017 | 138,019 |
| 2018 | 138,592 |
| 2019 | 139,066 |
| 2020 | 139,134 |
| 2021 | 139,127 |
| 2022 | 139,200 |
| 2023 | 139,840 |
| 2024 | 139,913 |
| 2025 | 139,964 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £109,039 |
| July 2017 | £112,251 |
| July 2018 | £117,145 |
| July 2019 | £118,280 |
| July 2020 | £119,962 |
| July 2021 | £132,977 |
| July 2022 | £145,974 |
| July 2023 | £151,400 |
| July 2024 | £159,858 |
| July 2025 | £171,030 |
| July 2026 | £177,450 |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.7 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.7 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.8 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.7 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.5 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.8 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.4 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.4 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.5 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.9 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.1 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 5,735 |
| 2017 | 5,775 |
| 2018 | 5,915 |
| 2019 | 6,035 |
| 2020 | 6,015 |
| 2021 | 6,080 |
| 2022 | 6,020 |
| 2023 | 6,035 |
| 2024 | 6,170 |
| 2025 | 6,115 |
| 2026 | 6,260 |
Questions about Mid and East Antrim
What is the average house price in Mid and East Antrim?
£177,450 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+8.2% on a year).
What is the average salary in Mid and East Antrim?
£670.80 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, NISRA).
What is the population of Mid and East Antrim?
139,964 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Mid and East Antrim?
The ONS claimant count was 2,340 in August 2026, 2.7% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is life expectancy in Mid and East Antrim?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 78.8 years for men and 83.1 for women.
Who has power over Mid and East Antrim
Every body that makes decisions for Mid and East Antrim, 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
- Mid and East Antrim council this page
- Mid and East Antrim 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
- 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 average house price · UK average weekly earnings growth · UK population
- Other council areas in Northern Ireland: Antrim and Newtownabbey · Causeway Coast and Glens · Derry City and Strabane · Fermanagh and Omagh · Lisburn and Castlereagh · Mid Ulster
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