Public EV chargers in Belfast
Figures as at 1 Jul 2026, published 27 Aug 2026. Next update due November 2026.
Belfast had 273 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, or 77.5 for every 100,000 people. That is below the UK average of 174.9.
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273
public EV chargers
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
85
rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
77.5
chargers per 100,000 people (UK 174.9)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026; ONS mid-2024 population
309th
of 361 councils for chargers per person
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
Since 1 January 2026
Public chargers in Belfast rose by 8% between 1 January 2026 and 1 July 2026.
| Date | Chargers | 50kW and above | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | 252 | 63 | 71.5 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | 257 | 75 | 72.9 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 273 | 85 | 77.5 |
Against Northern Ireland and the UK
Per person figures let a small council be compared with a big one.
| Area | Chargers per 100,000 | 50kW+ per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 77.5 | 24.1 |
| Northern Ireland | 60.0 | 19.3 |
| United Kingdom | 174.9 | 41.7 |
Councils ranked near Belfast
| Rank | Council | Chargers | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 306 | Charnwood | 148 | 78.6 |
| 306 | South Holland | 78 | 78.6 |
| 308 | Gravesham | 86 | 77.7 |
| 309 | Belfast | 273 | 77.5 |
| 310 | West Lancashire | 93 | 76.2 |
| 311 | Rochford | 68 | 75.7 |
| 311 | Wigan | 261 | 75.7 |
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Source and method
- Source
- Department for Transport, Electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics: data tables (EVCI) (tables EVCI0101, EVCI0102, EVCI0201 and EVCI0301)
- Figures as at
- 1 July 2026
- Published
- 27 August 2026. Next update due November 2026.
- Status
- Official statistics in development
- Licence
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
A charger is one public charging device. Rank compares all 361 councils by chargers per 100,000 people (ONS mid-2024 population). How we use the figures.
Every dataset we use is listed on our data sources page, with the credit lines on our attribution page.