Northern Ireland
Constituent / territory of United Kingdom.
EuropeCapital metro: Belfast
2026 population
1.9M
Rank #152 globally
Area
14k km² (5k sq mi)
Metros tracked
11
61% of population in metros
Composite score
12.7
Rank #86 globally
At a glance
- Official languages
- English, Irish
- Currency
- Pound sterling (£)
- Government
- Parliamentary monarchy
- Legislature
- Northern Ireland Assembly
- Demonym
- Northern Irish
- Time zones
- UTC+01:00, UTC±00:00
- Driving side
- Left
- Calling code
- +4428, +35348
- Internet TLD
- .uk
- Established
- 1921
- Highest point
- Slieve Donard (849 m (2,785 ft))
Facts via Wikidata.
National Teams
Northern Ireland on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Olympics
Great Britain
Games 49
Medals 1,058
All-time #5
Summer #1 (G/M) 1/1
329 golds
Competes as Great Britain; the team was Great Britain & Ireland before Irish independence
Men's FootballUEFA
Northern Ireland
FIFA #70
ELO #63
WC apps 3
No World Cups
Rugby UnionSix Nations
Ireland
World #3
6N titles 24
Tests 723
No World Cups
All-island team for Ireland and Northern Ireland
CricketFull Member
Ireland
Test #10
ODI #13
T20I #10
Matches 402
All-island team for Ireland and Northern Ireland
Local Government Districts
11 entries listed under Northern Ireland. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
Northern Ireland metro footprint
11 metrosLoading map…
11 polygons
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
11 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #279 | Belfast★ Capital▲ Largest | Belfast | 815K | 9.4 | Established Metro |
| #1277 | Derry | Derry City and Strabane | 108K | 1.1 | Emerging Metro |
| #1635 | Enniskillen | Fermanagh and Omagh | 18K | 0.7 | Local Metro |
| #2726 | Portadown | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 33K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2752 | Dungannon | Mid Ulster | 26K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2755 | Ballymena | Mid and East Antrim | 24K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2756 | Coleraine | Causeway Coast and Glens | 24K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2781 | Larne | Mid and East Antrim | 18K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #3367 | Lurgan | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 67K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #4154 | Newry | Newry, Mourne and Down | 28K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #4243 | Omagh | Fermanagh and Omagh | 18K | 0.0 | Local Metro |