Businesses in Belfast Metropolitan AreaLocal Authorities Ranked

Name: UK business: activity, size and location
Creator: Office for National Statistics
License: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Belfast Metropolitan Area has 25,400 VAT or PAYE registered businesses (2025).

All 4 local authorities in Belfast Metropolitan Area, ranked by vat or paye businesses. Data: Office for National Statistics (2025), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Rank	Local authority	VAT or PAYE businesses
1	Belfast	11,200
2	Lisburn and Castlereagh	5,155
3	Ards and North Down	4,875
4	Antrim and Newtownabbey	4,210