The reasons for the downturn in population from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency are many and varied.
Here are the results:
1.
The University Council ward in Coleraine is the area of NI which lost the most populationbetween 2014 and 2019. In 2014 its population was 2,755 and in 2019 it was 2,553 - a difference of -202 people. This means the area has decreased by 7.33% in the time period.
2.
The Lisnagelvin ward in Derry/Londonderry comes next - wth a drop of 204 people or -6%. The population changed here from 3,388 in 2014 to 3,184 in 2019.
3.
The Burleigh Hill Ward in Carrickfergus lost the next most people in NI in the same time period. This measured up as being -5.7% in the four year period - from 2014 to 2019.
4.
The Blackcave ward in Larne came next with a population drop of -5% in the five year period. According to the statistics population dropped from 1630 to 1548.