Mid Ulster: local statistics
Mid Ulster is a local government district in Northern Ireland, home to an estimated 152,292 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 Ulster, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
2.2% of Mid Ulster residents aged 16 to 64 (2,045 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026 (Northern Ireland: 2.9%). That compares with 2.3% a year before. The five-year high was 3.2% (August 2021); the low was 2.0% (January 2024).
The ONS counted 10,990 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Mid Ulster in March 2026, 19% more than in 2016. There are 72 per 1,000 residents, the 2nd highest of the 11 council areas in Northern Ireland.
152,292 people lived in Mid Ulster in mid-2025, according to the ONS, a change of -0.3% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 5.5%; Northern Ireland grew by 4.0% over the same years, the 3rd fastest growth in Northern Ireland. The series peaked at 152,718 in mid-2024.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Mid Ulster had a life expectancy at birth of 83.4 years; for men it was 79.5 (Northern Ireland: 82.6 and 78.8). For women that is 0.1 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.2 more. It is the 4th highest for women of 11 in Northern Ireland.
Full-time employees living in Mid Ulster earned a median £678.60 a week in April 2025. It is the 8th highest of 11 in Northern Ireland, and 5.2% less than across Northern Ireland. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £672.80, £5.80 lower.
A typical home in Mid Ulster cost £195,453 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, up 10.5% on July 2025. It ranks as mid-table in Northern Ireland, 7th of 11 (average for Northern Ireland: £202,487). This July figure is the highest in the series, 67% up on July 2016.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 144,404 |
| 2016 | 145,874 |
| 2017 | 147,002 |
| 2018 | 148,028 |
| 2019 | 149,230 |
| 2020 | 149,747 |
| 2021 | 150,598 |
| 2022 | 151,001 |
| 2023 | 152,006 |
| 2024 | 152,718 |
| 2025 | 152,292 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £116,718 |
| July 2017 | £118,207 |
| July 2018 | £123,247 |
| July 2019 | £128,114 |
| July 2020 | £126,506 |
| July 2021 | £142,720 |
| July 2022 | £158,235 |
| July 2023 | £163,244 |
| July 2024 | £168,895 |
| July 2025 | £185,188 |
| July 2026 | £195,453 |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.3 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 83.3 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.7 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.7 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.7 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.2 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.2 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 83.1 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.1 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 83.4 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.4 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 9,220 |
| 2017 | 9,455 |
| 2018 | 9,815 |
| 2019 | 10,060 |
| 2020 | 10,040 |
| 2021 | 10,230 |
| 2022 | 10,445 |
| 2023 | 10,550 |
| 2024 | 10,735 |
| 2025 | 10,845 |
| 2026 | 10,990 |
Questions about Mid Ulster
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Mid Ulster?
The ONS claimant count was 2,045 in August 2026, 2.2% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the population of Mid Ulster?
The ONS estimates 152,292 people lived in Mid Ulster in mid-2025.
What is life expectancy in Mid Ulster?
83.4 years for women and 79.5 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the average salary in Mid Ulster?
£678.60 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, NISRA).
What is the average house price in Mid Ulster?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £195,453.
Who has power over Mid Ulster
Every body that makes decisions for Mid Ulster, 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 Ulster council this page
- Mid Ulster 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
- Fermanagh and South Tyrone: Pat Cullen (Sinn Féin) MP
- Mid Ulster: Mr Cathal Mallaghan (Sinn Féin) MP
- West Tyrone: Órfhlaith Begley (Sinn Féin) 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 unemployment rate · UK population · Life expectancy at birth (UK)
- Other council areas in Northern Ireland: Antrim and Newtownabbey · Ards and North Down · Causeway Coast and Glens · Derry City and Strabane · Lisburn and Castlereagh · Mid and East Antrim
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