Demographics of Northern Ireland
Demographics ofNorthern Ireland | |
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Population | 1,903,175 (2021 census) |
Density | 133 per km2 |
Life expectancy | |
• male | 77.2 years |
• female | 80.8 years |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 19% |
15–64 years | 64% |
65 and over | 17% |
Nationality | |
Major ethnic | White97% |
Minor ethnic | other ethnic groups 3% |
Northern Irelandis the smallest of thefour components of the United Kingdomin terms of both area and population, containing 2.9% of the total population and 5.7% of the total area of theUnited Kingdom.It is the smaller of the two political entities on the island ofIrelandby area and population, the other being theRepublic of Ireland.Northern Ireland contains 27.1% of the total population and 16.75% of the total area of the island of Ireland.
TheBelfast Metropolitan Areadominates in population terms, with over a third of the inhabitants of Northern Ireland.
When Northern Ireland was created, it had aProtestantmajority of approximately two-to-one,[1][2][3]unlike theRepublic of Ireland,whereCatholicswere in the majority.[4]The2001 censuswas the first to show that the Protestant and other (non-Catholic) Christian share of the population had dropped below 50%, but 53.1% still identified as being from a Protestant or other Christian background. In the 2011 census, this dropped to 48.4%.[5][3]In 2021, the recorded number of Catholics by background (45.7%) overtook the Protestant and other Christian by background share (43.48%), becoming the plurality, with no group in the overall majority.[6][7][8][9]
Its people speakIrish (Gaelic),Ulster Scotsand Ulster English which is itself heavily influenced by theScots languageof which Ulster Scots is a dialect. In addition theUlsterdialect of Irish (Gaelic) also has a closer connection toScottish Gaelicthan other Irish (Gaelic) dialects. This is both because of historic links with Scotland going back centuries, and because of settlements of lowland Scots Protestants in Ulster in the 17th century, such as thePlantation of Ulster.
Also unlike the Republic, a large proportion of people in Northern Ireland have aBritish national identity,although a significant minority identifies asIrish.Manypeople in Northern Irelandhave a Northern Irish identity, whether in addition to aBritishorIrishidentity or by itself.
Historic population trends[edit]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1841 | 1,648,945 | — |
1851 | 1,442,517 | −12.5% |
1861 | 1,396,453 | −3.2% |
1871 | 1,359,190 | −2.7% |
1881 | 1,304,816 | −4.0% |
1891 | 1,236,056 | −5.3% |
1901 | 1,236,952 | +0.1% |
1911 | 1,250,531 | +1.1% |
1926 | 1,256,561 | +0.5% |
1951 | 1,370,921 | +9.1% |
1961 | 1,425,042 | +3.9% |
1971 | 1,536,065 | +7.8% |
1981 | 1,543,000 | +0.5% |
1991 | 1,607,300 | +4.2% |
2001 | 1,685,267 | +4.9% |
2011 | 1,810,863 | +7.5% |
2021 | 1,903,175 | +5.1% |
Note: 1981 and 1991 data[10]
Data for years prior to 1926 are from the Census of Ireland, for those counties thatbecame Northern Ireland in 1920. 2019 estimates[11] |
Cities and towns by population[12] | ||||||
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# | Settlement | Population | Metro
population |
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1 | Belfast | 334,420 | 671,559 | |||
2 | Derry | 84,750 | 237,000 | |||
3 | Lisburn[13] | 71,403 | ||||
4 | Greater Craigavon | 68,890 | ||||
5 | Newtownabbey[13] | 66,120 | ||||
6 | Bangor[13] | 62,650 | ||||
7 | Ballymena | 30,590 | ||||
8 | Newtownards | 28,860 | ||||
9 | Newry | 28,080 | ||||
10 | Carrickfergus[13] | 27,640 |
Fertility[edit]
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Percentage of births born outside of wedlock in Northern Ireland
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Age of mother at birth in Northern Ireland
Place of birth[edit]
In 2001, 91.0% of the population were born in Northern Ireland, 7.2% were born in other parts of the UK and Ireland, and 1.8% were born elsewhere. By 2011, the proportion of immigrants from outside the UK and Ireland had risen to 4.3%, while the proportion born within them (outside Northern Ireland) had fallen to 6.7%. The highest number of non-British/Irish immigrants are inBelfast,followed byCraigavon Urban AreaandDungannon.Dungannon has a bigger share of immigrants than any town in Northern Ireland, whileStrabanehas the smallest share of these immigrants.[14]
Place of Birth | 2001[15] | 2011[16] | 2021[17] | |||
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Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
Northern Ireland | 1,534,268 | 91.04 | 1,608,853 | 88.84 | 1,646,276 | 86.50% |
England | 61,609 | 3.66 | 64,717 | 3.57 | 72,940 | 3.83% |
Scotland | 16,772 | 1.00 | 15,455 | 0.85 | 16,521 | 0.87% |
Wales | 3,008 | 0.18 | 2,552 | 0.14 | 2,796 | 0.15% |
Republic of Ireland | 39,051 | 2.32 | 37,833 | 2.09 | 40,357 | 2.12% |
Other European Union member countries | 10,355 | 0.61 | 67,451 | 3.54% | ||
— Member countries prior to 2004 expansion | 9,703 | 0.54 | ||||
— Accession countries 2004 onwards | 35,704 | 1.97 | ||||
Other outside the EU | 20,204 | 1.20 | 36,046 | 1.99 | 57,012 | 2.99% |
Europe | 3,689 | 0.19% | ||||
Africa | 10,761 | 0.57% | ||||
Middle East and Asia | 29,241 | 1.54% | ||||
North, Central America and Caribbean | 8,207 | 0.43% | ||||
South America | 1,858 | 0.10% | ||||
Oceania and other | 3,076 | 0.16% | ||||
Total | 1,685,267 | 100.00 | 1,810,863 | 100.00 | 1,903,173 | 100% |
Below are the 5 largest foreign-born groups in Northern Ireland according to 2014 ONS estimates.[18]
Country of birth | Estimated population, 2013 | Estimated population, 2014 | Estimated population, 2015 |
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Poland | 25,000 | 20,000 | 18,000 |
Lithuania | 7,000 | 8,000 | 13,000 |
India | 8,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
Philippines | 3,000 | 4,000 | 5,000 |
Ethnicity[edit]
The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents for the following censuses
Ethnic group | 2001[19][20] | 2011[21][22] | 2021[23][24] | |||
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Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
White:Total | 1,672,698 | 99.25% | 1,779,750 |
98.28% |
1,841,713 | 96.77% |
White | 1,670,988 | 99.15% | 1,778,449 | 98.21% | – | – |
White:British/Irish/Northern Irish only (national identity) and Christian/no religion/religion not stated (religion) | – | – | – | – | 1,749,970 | 91.9% |
White:Other | – | – | – | – | 87,607 | 4.6% |
White:Irish Traveller/White Gypsy | 1,710 | 0.10% | 1,301 | 0.07% | 2,609 | 0.14% |
White: Roma | – | – | – | – | 1,529 | 0.08% |
AsianorAsian British:Total | 6,824 | 0.40% | 19,130 | 1.06% | 30,667 | 1.61% |
Asian/Asian British:Indian | 1,567 | 0.09% | 6,198 | 0.34% | 9,881 | 0.52% |
Asian/Asian British:Pakistani | 668 | 0.04% | 1,091 | 0.06% | 1,596 | 0.08% |
Asian/Asian British:Bangladeshi | 252 | 0.01% | 540 | 0.03% | 710 | 0.04% |
Asian/Asian British:Chinese | 4,145 | 0.25% | 6,303 | 0.35% | 9,495 | 0.50% |
Asian/Asian British:Filipino[a] | 2,053 | 0.11% | 4,451 | 0.23% | ||
Asian/Asian British:Other Asian | 194 | 0.01% | 2,671 | 0.15% | 4,534 | 0.24% |
BlackorBlack British:Total | 1,136 | 0.07% | 3,616 | 0.20% | 11,032 | 0.58% |
Black or Black British:Caribbean | 255 | 0.02% | 372 | 0.02% | – | – |
Black or Black British:African | 494 | 0.03% | 2,345 | 0.13% | 8,069 | 0.42% |
Black or Black British:Other | 387 | 0.02% | 899 | 0.05% | 2,963 | 0.16% |
Mixed:Total | 3,319 | 0.20% | 6,014 | 0.33% | 14,382 | 0.76% |
Other: Any other ethnic group:Total | 1,290 | 0.08% | 2,353 |
0.13% |
5,385 | 0.29% |
Other:Arab[b] | – | – | 274 | 0.02% | 1,817 | 0.10% |
Other: Any other ethnic group | – | – | – | – | 3,568 | 0.19% |
Total | 1,685,267 | 100% | 1,810,863 | 100% | 1,903,179 | 100% |
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White
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White British and Irish
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White Other
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Ethnic minorities
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Mixed
Languages spoken[edit]
Englishis by far the most commonly spoken language in Northern Ireland. Tworegional languagesof Northern Ireland,IrishandUlster Scots,are protected under theEuropean Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.Several other languages are spoken by immigrants to Northern Ireland, the most common of which isPolish.
A question about knowledge of Irish was reintroduced to the census in 1991, for the first time since 1911. In 2011, the census question was modified to ask about Ulster Scots alongside Irish.[25]
Main language of all usual residents aged 3 and over
Main language | 2011[26] | 2021[27] | ||
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Usual residents aged 3+ | Proportion | Usual residents aged 3+ | Proportion | |
English | 1,681,171 | 96.86% | 1,751,510 | 95.37% |
Polish | 17,731 | 1.02% | 20,134 | 1.10% |
Lithuanian | 6,250 | 0.36% | 8,978 | 0.49% |
Irish | 4,164 | 0.24% | 5,969 | 0.32% |
Portuguese | 2,293 | 0.13% | 4,982 | 0.27% |
Slovak | 2,257 | 0.13% | 2,333 | 0.13% |
Chinese | 2,214 | 0.13% | 3,329 | 0.18% |
Tagalog/Filipino | 1,895 | 0.11% | 1,339 | 0.07% |
Latvian | 1,273 | 0.07% | 1,700 | 0.09% |
Russian | 1,191 | 0.07% | 1,605 | 0.09% |
Hungarian | 1,008 | 0.06% | 2,172 | 0.12% |
Other | 13,090 | 0.75% | 28,293 | 1.5% |
Total | 1,836,616 | 100% |
Ability in Irish of all usual residents aged 3 and over in the Census[28][29]
Ability in Irish | 2001[30] | 2011[31] | 2021[27] | |||
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Usual residents aged 3+ | Proportion | Usual residents aged 3+ | Proportion | Usual residents aged 3+ | Proportion | |
Understands spoken Irish, but cannot speak, read, or write | 36,479 | 2.25% | 70,501 | 4.06% | 90,801 | 4.94% |
Can speak but cannot read or write Irish | 24,536 | 1.52% | 24,677 | 1.43% | 37,497 | 2.04% |
Can speak and read but cannot write Irish | 7,183 | 0.44% | 7,414 | 0.43% | 9,683 | 0.53% |
Can speak, read, write, and understand Irish | 75,125 | 4.64% | 64,847 | 3.74% | 71,872 | 3.91% |
Other combination of skills | 24,167 | 1.49% | 17,459 | 1.01% | 18,764 | 1.02% |
Has some knowledge of Irish | 167,490 | 10.35% | 184,898 | 10.65% | 228,617 | 12.45% |
Ability in Ulster Scots of all usual residents aged 3 and over in the Census[32]
Ability in Ulster Scots | 2011[33] | 2021[27] | ||
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Usual residents aged 3+ | Proportion | Usual residents aged 3+ | Proportion | |
Understands spoken Ulster Scots, but cannot speak, read, or write | 92,040 | 5.30% | 115,088 | 6.27% |
Can speak but cannot read or write Ulster Scots | 10,265 | 0.59% | 26,570 | 1.45% |
Can speak and read but cannot write Ulster Scots | 7,801 | 0.45% | 12,297 | 0.67% |
Can speak, read, write, and understand Ulster Scots | 16,373 | 0.94% | 20,930 | 1.14% |
Other combination of skills | 13,725 | 0.79% | 15,728 | 0.86% |
Has some knowledge of Ulster Scots | 140,204 | 8.08% | 190,613 | 10.38% |
Religion[edit]
For the first century that Northern Ireland existed, the majority or plurality of its population identified with Protestantism, and with its founding, the region was intended to have a permanent Protestant majority.[34]With the 2021 census, Catholics outnumbered Protestants for the first time. The following table shows the religion stated by respondents to the 2001, 2011 and 2021 censuses.
Religion stated | 2001[35] | 2011[36] | 2021[37] | |||
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Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
Roman Catholic | 678,462 | 40.2 | 738,033 | 40.8 | 805,151 | 42.3 |
Presbyterian Church in Ireland | 348,742 | 20.7 | 345,101 | 19.1 | 316,103 | 16.6 |
Church of Ireland | 257,788 | 15.3 | 248,821 | 13.7 | 219,788 | 11.5 |
Methodist Church in Ireland | 59,173 | 3.5 | 54,253 | 3.0 | 44,728 | 2.4 |
Other Christian | 102,221 | 6.1 | 104,380 | 5.8 | 130,377 | 6.9 |
(Total non-Roman Catholic Christian) | 767,924 | 45.6 | 752,555 | 41.6 | 710,996 | 37.3 |
(Total Christian) | 1,446,386 | 85.8 | 1,490,588 | 82.3 | 1,516,147 | 79.6 |
Other religion | 5,028 | 0.3 | 14,859 | 0.8 | 25,519 | 1.3 |
No religion | 183,164 | 10.1 | 330,983 | 17.4 | ||
Religion not stated | 122,252 | 6.8 | 30,529 | 1.6 | ||
(No religion and Religion not stated) | 233,853 | 13.9 | 305,416 | 16.9 | 361,512 | 19.0 |
Total population | 1,685,267 | 100.0 | 1,810,863 | 100.0 | 1,903,175 | 100.0 |
The religious affiliations in the districts of Northern Ireland at the time of the 2011 census were as follows. Note thatthese boundaries changed in 2015.
District | 2001[38] | 2011[39] | 2021[40] | |||||||
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Catholic | Protestant and other Christian | Other or none | Catholic | Protestant and other Christian | Other or none | Catholic | Protestant and other Christian | No religion/not stated | Other | |
Antrim | 35.2% | 47.2% | 17.6% | 37.5% | 43.2% | 19.2% | 38.1% | 39.0% | 21.6% | 1.3% |
Ards | 10.4% | 68.7% | 20.9% | 10.9% | 65.4% | 23.6% | 10.9% | 58.8% | 29.2% | 1.1% |
Armagh | 45.4% | 45.5% | 9.1% | 44.8% | 43.0% | 12.2% | 46.4% | 41.1% | 11.7% | 0.9% |
Ballymena | 19.0% | 67.8% | 13.3% | 20.4% | 63.3% | 16.3% | 21.3% | 58.4% | 19.5% | 0.7% |
Ballymoney | 29.5% | 59.1% | 11.3% | 29.6% | 56.7% | 13.6% | 30.0% | 53.8% | 15.5% | 0.6% |
Banbridge | 28.6% | 58.7% | 12.7% | 29.4% | 55.3% | 15.3% | 31.0% | 49.4% | 18.6% | 0.9% |
Belfast | 42.1% | 40.3% | 17.5% | 41.9% | 34.1% | 24.0% | 42.5% | 29.7% | 24.5% | 3.3% |
Carrickfergus | 6.5% | 70.4% | 23.1% | 7.6% | 67.2% | 25.2% | 7.6% | 59.5% | 31.8% | 1.2% |
Castlereagh | 15.8% | 64.9% | 19.3% | 19.5% | 57.3% | 23.2% | 21.8% | 48.4% | 28.2% | 1.7% |
Coleraine | 24.1% | 60.5% | 15.4% | 25.0% | 56.8% | 18.2% | 25.3% | 52.5% | 21.2% | 1.0% |
Cookstown | 55.2% | 38.0% | 6.8% | 55.1% | 34.0% | 11.0% | 58.2% | 31.8% | 9.6% | 0.4% |
Craigavon | 41.7% | 46.7% | 11.6% | 42.1% | 42.1% | 15.8% | 43.4% | 37.7% | 17.5% | 1.4% |
Derry | 70.9% | 20.8% | 8.4% | 67.4% | 19.4% | 13.1% | 70.3% | 18.0% | 10.6% | 1.0% |
Down | 57.1% | 29.2% | 13.7% | 57.5% | 27.1% | 15.4% | 58.4% | 24.8% | 16.2% | 0.6% |
Dungannon | 57.3% | 34.9% | 7.7% | 58.7% | 29.8% | 11.5% | 62.6% | 26.9% | 9.9% | 0.7% |
Fermanagh | 55.5% | 36.1% | 8.4% | 54.9% | 34.3% | 10.8% | 55.8% | 32.1% | 11.2% | 0.9% |
Larne | 22.2% | 61.9% | 15.9% | 21.8% | 59.7% | 18.5% | 21.3% | 54.7% | 23.3% | 0.7% |
Limavady | 53.1% | 36.1% | 10.7% | 56.0% | 34.3% | 9.7% | 57.5% | 31.7% | 10.5% | 0.3% |
Lisburn | 30.1% | 53.6% | 16.4% | 32.8% | 47.9% | 19.3% | 35.2% | 41.8% | 21.6% | 1.4% |
Magherafelt | 61.5% | 32.0% | 6.5% | 62.4% | 28.3% | 9.3% | 65.0% | 26.2% | 8.1% | 0.7% |
Moyle | 56.6% | 33.8% | 9.6% | 54.4% | 32.3% | 13.3% | 54.3% | 32.1% | 13.1% | 0.5% |
Newry and Mourne | 75.9% | 16.4% | 7.7% | 72.1% | 15.2% | 12.7% | 75.1% | 14.9% | 9.3% | 0.7% |
Newtownabbey | 17.1% | 64.5% | 18.4% | 19.9% | 57.8% | 22.3% | 22.1% | 51.0% | 25.6% | 1.4% |
North Down | 10.0% | 64.5% | 25.5% | 11.2% | 60.3% | 28.5% | 11.6% | 52.2% | 34.9% | 1.4% |
Omagh | 65.1% | 26.3% | 8.6% | 65.4% | 24.8% | 9.8% | 67.7% | 22.9% | 8.8% | 0.7% |
Strabane | 63.1% | 30.9% | 6.0% | 60.1% | 30.7% | 9.2% | 63.0% | 29.5% | 7.0% | 0.5% |
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National identity[edit]
This section needs to beupdated.(September 2022) |
In Northern Ireland national identity is complex. Many in Northern Ireland have aBritish national identityand view the English, Scots and Welsh as fellow members of their common nation while regarding people from theRepublic of Irelandas foreigners. Many others in Northern Ireland view people from the Republic of Ireland as being members of their common nation encompassing the island ofIrelandand regard the English, Scots and Welsh as foreigners. Co-existing with this dichotomy is a Northern Irish identity, which can be held alone or, as is also the case with Englishness, Scottishness and Welshness, alongside a British identity, or alongside an Irish identity. A small number of people see themselves as being both British and Irish.
Although there is a strong correlation between religion and national identity, Catholics tending to identify as Irish and Protestants tending to identify as British, this is not an absolute relationship, and the correlation is much weaker amongst Catholics than it is amongst Protestants. Amongst Catholics, geography also plays an important role, with Catholics in heavily Protestant parts of Northern Ireland being more likely to call themselves British and less likely to call themselves Irish than Catholics in more Catholic areas of Northern Ireland. (The reverse is true for Protestants, but to a lesser extent.) In the 2011 census there were four of the twenty-six districts of Northern Ireland, all on the east coast, where more Catholics considered themselves British than considered themselves Irish.
While in the 2011 census Protestants outnumbered Catholics in only half of the districts in Northern Ireland, those who considered themselves British outnumbered those who considered themselves Irish in twenty of the twenty-six districts in Northern Ireland. This is partly because Catholics were more likely to see themselves as British than Protestants were to see themselves as Irish (13% vs. 4% respectively), but is also partly because those of no religion were substantially more likely to see themselves as British as see themselves as Irish. The irreligious tend to live in Protestant areas, suggesting that they are mostly of Protestant descent. Members of the immigrant population, which includes many Poles, are also more likely to consider themselves Catholic.
Northern Irish identity was almost equally held amongst Protestants as amongst Catholics, and it varied little according to geography.
In the2021 censusrespondents gave their national identity as follows.
National identity | Respondents |
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British only | 606,300(36.10%)
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Irish only | 554,400(33.01%)
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Northern Irish only | 376,400(22.41%)
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English, Scottish or Welsh | 29,000(1.73%)
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Other | 113,400(6.75%)
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British only identity
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Irish only identity
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Passports held[edit]
People born in Northern Ireland have automaticBritish citizenshipon the same basis and with the same provisions as those born elsewhere in the United Kingdom. Despite theIrish Government'swithdrawal of its constitutional claim to Northern Ireland in 1999,those born in Northern Ireland are entitled toIrish citizenship,should they so choose. Because of this entitlement most people in Northern Ireland are able to get both a British passport and an Irish Passport. Through an agreement between the Irish Government andPost Office Ltd,post offices in Northern Ireland provide a service where customers can apply for an Irish passport, alongside their service where customers can apply for a British passport. In the2011 census,respondents stated that they held the following passports.[43][44]
Passport | All usual residents | Religion or religion brought up in | |||
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Catholic | Protestant and other Christian | Other Religions | None | ||
No passport | 18.9% | 19.2% | 18.5% | 9.9% | 20.2% |
EU/EEA Countries | 82.1% | 82.4% | 82.4% | 69.3% | 78.4% |
United Kingdom | 59.1% | 38.4% | 77.8% | 56.0% | 65.2% |
Ireland | 20.8% | 40.5% | 4.1% | 10.0% | 7.2% |
Poland | 1.0% | 2.0% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.9% |
Lithuania | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% |
Other EU/EEA | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 2.4% | 4.2% |
Other | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 26.0% | 3.5% |
Passport | All usual residents | Religion or religion brought up in | |||
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Catholic | Protestant and other Christian | Other Religions | None | ||
No passport | 18.9% | 19.2% | 18.5% | 9.9% | 20.2% |
United Kingdom only | 57.2% | 36.1% | 76.3% | 51.6% | 63.3% |
Ireland only | 18.9% | 38.1% | 2.7% | 7.4% | 5.9% |
United Kingdom and Ireland only | 1.7% | 2.1% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1.1% |
United Kingdom and other (not Ireland) | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2.4% | 0.7% |
Ireland and other (not United Kingdom) | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.2% |
EU/EEA (not United Kingdom or Ireland) | 2.2% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 3.1% | 5.9% |
Other | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 23.0% | 2.7% |
Age[edit]
According to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Authority the average (median) age increased from 34 years to 37 years between the 2001 and 2011 censuses. Over the same period, the share of the population represented by children aged under 16 years fell from 24 per cent to 21 per cent, while the proportion of people aged 65 years and over rose from 13 per cent to 15 per cent.[45]
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Ards and North Down
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Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
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Antrim and Newtownabbey
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Belfast
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Causeway Coast and Glens
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Derry City and Strabane
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Fermanagh and Omagh
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Mid and East Antrim
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Mid Ulster
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Newry, Mourne and Down
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Lisburn and Castlereagh
Vital statistics since 1900[edit]
Average population[46][47][48][49] | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Total fertility rate | |
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1901 | 30,782 | 23,954 | 6,828 | |||||
1902 | 30,707 | 23,171 | 7,536 | |||||
1903 | 31,290 | 23,096 | 8,194 | |||||
1904 | 31,550 | 23,536 | 8,014 | |||||
1905 | 31,405 | 22,949 | 8,456 | |||||
1906 | 31,389 | 23,039 | 8,350 | |||||
1907 | 30,969 | 23,754 | 7,215 | |||||
1908 | 30,600 | 23,133 | 7,467 | |||||
1909 | 30,640 | 22,275 | 8,365 | |||||
1910 | 1,246,000 | 30,219 | 22,576 | 7,643 | 24.3 | 18.1 | 6.1 | |
1911 | 1,249,000 | 30,407 | 21,326 | 9,081 | 24.3 | 17.1 | 7.3 | |
1912 | 1,248,000 | 30,301 | 21,698 | 8,603 | 24.3 | 17.4 | 6.9 | |
1913 | 1,243,000 | 29,880 | 22,510 | 7,370 | 24.0 | 18.1 | 5.9 | |
1914 | 1,242,000 | 29,704 | 21,671 | 8,033 | 23.9 | 17.4 | 6.5 | |
1915 | 1,210,000 | 28,082 | 22,438 | 5,644 | 23.2 | 18.5 | 4.7 | |
1916 | 1,205,000 | 26,623 | 20,764 | 5,859 | 22.1 | 17.2 | 4.9 | |
1917 | 1,208,000 | 24,949 | 21,011 | 3,938 | 20.7 | 17.4 | 3.3 | |
1918 | 1,214,000 | 26,212 | 25,013 | 1,199 | 21.6 | 20.6 | 1.0 | |
1919 | 1,250,000 | 27,496 | 22,836 | 4,660 | 22.0 | 18.2 | 3.8 | |
1920 | 1,258,000 | 32,521 | 21,017 | 11,504 | 25.8 | 16.7 | 9.1 | |
1921 | 1,264,000 | 29,710 | 19,301 | 10,409 | 23.7 | 15.4 | 8.3 | |
1922 | 1,269,000 | 29,531 | 19,795 | 9,736 | 23.2 | 15.6 | 7.6 | |
1923 | 1,259,000 | 30,097 | 18,790 | 11,307 | 23.9 | 14.9 | 9.1 | |
1924 | 1,258,000 | 28,496 | 20,299 | 8,197 | 22.7 | 16.1 | 6.5 | |
1925 | 1,257,000 | 27,686 | 19,784 | 7,902 | 22.0 | 15.8 | 6.3 | |
1926 | 1,254,000 | 28,162 | 18,827 | 9,335 | 22.5 | 15.1 | 7.4 | |
1927 | 1,250,000 | 26,676 | 18,216 | 8,460 | 21.4 | 14.6 | 6.8 | |
1928 | 1,247,000 | 25,963 | 18,004 | 7,959 | 20.9 | 14.4 | 6.4 | |
1929 | 1,240,000 | 25,410 | 19,822 | 5,588 | 20.5 | 16.0 | 4.4 | |
1930 | 1,237,000 | 25,879 | 17,148 | 8,731 | 20.9 | 13.9 | 7.0 | |
1931 | 1,243,000 | 25,673 | 18,049 | 7,624 | 20.7 | 14.5 | 6.2 | |
1932 | 1,251,000 | 25,107 | 17,812 | 7,295 | 20.1 | 14.2 | 5.8 | |
1933 | 1,258,000 | 24,601 | 18,154 | 6,447 | 19.6 | 14.5 | 5.1 | |
1934 | 1,265,000 | 25,365 | 17,521 | 7,844 | 20.1 | 13.9 | 6.2 | |
1935 | 1,271,000 | 24,742 | 18,592 | 6,150 | 19.5 | 14.6 | 4.8 | |
1936 | 1,276,000 | 25,909 | 18,429 | 7,480 | 20.3 | 14.4 | 5.9 | |
1937 | 1,281,000 | 25,412 | 19,282 | 6,130 | 19.8 | 15.1 | 4.8 | |
1938 | 1,286,000 | 25,742 | 17,649 | 8,093 | 20.0 | 13.7 | 6.3 | |
1939 | 1,295,000 | 25,240 | 17,542 | 7,698 | 19.5 | 13.5 | 5.9 | |
1940 | 1,299,000 | 25,363 | 18,941 | 6,422 | 19.5 | 14.6 | 4.9 | |
1941 | 1,308,000 | 26,887 | 20,034 | 6,853 | 20.6 | 15.3 | 5.2 | |
1942 | 1,329,000 | 29,645 | 17,570 | 12,075 | 22.3 | 13.2 | 9.1 | |
1943 | 1,341,000 | 31,521 | 17,720 | 13,801 | 23.5 | 13.2 | 10.3 | |
1944 | 1,357,000 | 30,900 | 16,980 | 13,920 | 22.8 | 12.5 | 10.3 | |
1945 | 1,359,000 | 29,007 | 16,432 | 12,575 | 21.3 | 12.1 | 9.3 | |
1946 | 1,350,000 | 30,134 | 16,706 | 13,428 | 22.3 | 12.4 | 9.9 | |
1947 | 1,350,000 | 31,254 | 16,944 | 14,310 | 23.2 | 12.6 | 10.6 | |
1948 | 1,362,000 | 29,532 | 15,145 | 14,387 | 21.7 | 11.1 | 10.6 | |
1949 | 1,371,000 | 29,106 | 15,670 | 13,436 | 21.2 | 11.4 | 9.8 | |
1950 | 1,377,000 | 28,794 | 15,839 | 12,955 | 20.9 | 11.5 | 9.4 | |
1951 | 1,373,000 | 28,477 | 17,628 | 10,849 | 20.7 | 12.8 | 7.9 | |
1952 | 1,375,000 | 28,760 | 14,812 | 13,948 | 20.9 | 10.8 | 10.1 | |
1953 | 1,384,000 | 28,984 | 14,813 | 14,171 | 20.9 | 10.7 | 10.2 | |
1954 | 1,387,000 | 28,803 | 15,124 | 13,679 | 20.8 | 10.9 | 9.9 | |
1955 | 1,394,000 | 28,965 | 15,407 | 13,558 | 20.8 | 11.1 | 9.7 | |
1956 | 1,397,000 | 29,489 | 14,858 | 14,631 | 21.1 | 10.6 | 10.5 | |
1957 | 1,399,000 | 30,108 | 15,187 | 14,921 | 21.5 | 10.9 | 10.7 | |
1958 | 1,402,000 | 30,301 | 15,132 | 15,169 | 21.6 | 10.8 | 10.8 | |
1959 | 1,408,000 | 30,809 | 15,403 | 15,406 | 21.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | |
1960 | 1,420,000 | 31,989 | 15,296 | 16,693 | 22.5 | 10.8 | 11.8 | |
1961 | 1,427,000 | 31,915 | 16,108 | 15,807 | 22.4 | 11.3 | 11.1 | |
1962 | 1,435,000 | 32,565 | 15,226 | 17,339 | 22.7 | 10.6 | 12.1 | |
1963 | 1,446,000 | 33,414 | 15,899 | 17,515 | 23.1 | 11.0 | 12.1 | |
1964 | 1,458,000 | 34,345 | 15,354 | 18,991 | 23.6 | 10.5 | 13.0 | |
1965 | 1,469,000 | 33,890 | 15,551 | 18,339 | 23.1 | 10.6 | 12.5 | |
1966 | 1,478,000 | 33,228 | 16,441 | 16,787 | 22.5 | 11.1 | 11.4 | |
1967 | 1,491,000 | 33,415 | 14,671 | 18,744 | 22.4 | 9.8 | 12.6 | |
1968 | 1,502,000 | 33,173 | 15,933 | 17,240 | 22.1 | 10.6 | 11.5 | |
1969 | 1,513,000 | 32,428 | 16,338 | 16,090 | 21.4 | 10.8 | 10.6 | |
1970 | 1,525,000 | 32,086 | 16,551 | 15,535 | 21.0 | 10.9 | 10.2 | |
1971 | 1,540,000 | 31,765 | 16,202 | 15,563 | 20.6 | 10.5 | 10.1 | |
1972 | 1,539,000 | 29,994 | 17,032 | 12,962 | 19.5 | 11.1 | 8.4 | |
1973 | 1,530,000 | 29,200 | 17,669 | 11,531 | 19.1 | 11.5 | 7.5 | |
1974 | 1,527,000 | 27,160 | 17,327 | 9,833 | 17.8 | 11.3 | 6.4 | |
1975 | 1,524,000 | 26,130 | 16,511 | 9,619 | 17.2 | 10.8 | 6.4 | |
1976 | 1,524,000 | 26,361 | 17,030 | 9,331 | 17.3 | 11.2 | 6.1 | |
1977 | 1,523,000 | 25,437 | 16,921 | 8,516 | 16.7 | 11.1 | 5.6 | |
1978 | 1,523,000 | 26,239 | 16,153 | 10,086 | 17.2 | 10.6 | 6.6 | |
1979 | 1,528,000 | 28,178 | 16,811 | 11,367 | 18.4 | 11.0 | 7.4 | |
1980 | 1,533,000 | 28,582 | 16,835 | 11,747 | 18.6 | 11.0 | 7.7 | |
1981 | 1,543,000 | 27,166 | 16,256 | 10,910 | 17.6 | 10.5 | 7.1 | 2.79 |
1982 | 1,545,000 | 26,872 | 15,918 | 10,954 | 17.4 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 2.59 |
1983 | 1,551,000 | 27,026 | 16,039 | 10,987 | 17.4 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 2.53 |
1984 | 1,557,000 | 27,477 | 15,692 | 11,785 | 17.6 | 10.1 | 7.5 | 2.51 |
1985 | 1,565,000 | 27,427 | 15,955 | 11,472 | 17.5 | 10.2 | 7.3 | 2.50 |
1986 | 1,574,000 | 27,975 | 16,065 | 11,910 | 17.8 | 10.2 | 7.6 | 2.45 |
1987 | 1,582,000 | 27,653 | 15,334 | 12,319 | 17.5 | 9.7 | 7.8 | 2.44 |
1988 | 1,585,000 | 27,514 | 15,813 | 11,701 | 17.4 | 10.0 | 7.4 | 2.39 |
1989 | 1,590,000 | 25,831 | 15,844 | 9,987 | 16.2 | 10.0 | 6.2 | 2.35 |
1990 | 1,596,000 | 26,251 | 15,426 | 10,825 | 16.5 | 9.7 | 6.8 | 2.19 |
1991 | 1,607,000 | 26,028 | 15,096 | 10,932 | 16.2 | 9.4 | 6.9 | 2.21 |
1992 | 1,623,000 | 25,354 | 14,988 | 10,366 | 15.6 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 2.16 |
1993 | 1,636,000 | 24,722 | 15,633 | 9,089 | 15.1 | 9.6 | 5.5 | 2.08 |
1994 | 1,644,000 | 24,098 | 15,114 | 8,984 | 14.7 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 2.01 |
1995 | 1,649,000 | 23,693 | 15,310 | 8,383 | 14.4 | 9.3 | 5.1 | 1.95 |
1996 | 1,662,000 | 24,382 | 15,218 | 9,164 | 14.7 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 1.91 |
1997 | 1,671,000 | 24,087 | 14,971 | 9,116 | 14.4 | 9.0 | 5.4 | 1.95 |
1998 | 1,678,000 | 23,668 | 14,993 | 8,675 | 14.1 | 8.9 | 5.2 | 1.93 |
1999 | 1,679,000 | 22,957 | 15,663 | 7,294 | 13.7 | 9.3 | 4.3 | 1.90 |
2000 | 1,683,000 | 21,512 | 14,903 | 6,609 | 12.8 | 8.9 | 3.9 | 1.86 |
2001 | 1,689,000 | 21,962 | 14,513 | 7,449 | 13.0 | 8.6 | 4.4 | 1.75 |
2002 | 1,697,000 | 21,385 | 14,586 | 6,799 | 12.6 | 8.6 | 4.0 | 1.81 |
2003 | 1,703,000 | 21,648 | 14,462 | 7,186 | 12.7 | 8.5 | 4.2 | 1.76 |
2004 | 1,710,000 | 22,318 | 14,354 | 7,964 | 13.0 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 1.79 |
2005 | 1,724,000 | 22,328 | 14,224 | 8,104 | 12.9 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 1.84 |
2006 | 1,742,000 | 23,272 | 14,532 | 8,740 | 13.4 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 1.84 |
2007 | 1,759,000 | 24,451 | 14,649 | 9,802 | 13.9 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 1.90 |
2008 | 1,775,000 | 25,631 | 14,907 | 10,724 | 14.4 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 1.98 |
2009 | 1,789,000 | 24,910 | 14,413 | 10,497 | 13.9 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 2.05 |
2010 | 1,799,000 | 25,315 | 14,457 | 10,858 | 14.1 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 2.02 |
2011 | 1,809,000 | 25,273 | 14,204 | 11,069 | 14.0 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 2.02 |
2012 | 1,820,000 | 25,269 | 14,756 | 10,513 | 14.0 | 8.1 | 5.9 | 2.03 |
2013 | 1,830,000 | 24,277 | 14,968 | 9,309 | 13.3 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 1.95 |
2014 | 1,840,000 | 24,394 | 14,678 | 9,716 | 13.3 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 1.96 |
2015 | 1,851,000 | 24,215 | 15,553 | 8,662 | 13.1 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 1.94 |
2016 | 1,862,000 | 24,076 | 15,430 | 8,646 | 12.9 | 8.3 | 4.6 | 1.93 |
2017 | 1,871,000 | 23,075 | 16,036 | 7,039 | 12.3 | 8.6 | 3.7 | 1.85 |
2018 | 1,882,000 | 22,829 | 15,923 | 6,906 | 12.1 | 8.5 | 3.6 | 1.83 |
2019 | 1,893,700 | 22,447 | 15,758 | 6,689 | 11.9 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 1.80 |
2020 | 1,896,000 | 20,815 | 17,614 | 3,201 | 11.0 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 1.68 |
2021 | 1,903,175 | 22,071 | 17,558 | 4,513 | 11.6 | 9.2 | 2.4 | 1.79 |
2022 | 1,910,500 | 20,837 | 17,159 | 3,678 | 10.9 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 1.71 |
2023 | 19,977 | 17,254 | 2,723 |
Current vital statistics[edit]
Period | Live births | Deaths | Natural increase |
---|---|---|---|
January - May 2023 | 8,212 | 7,478 | +734 |
January - May 2024 | 8,349 | 8,172 | +177 |
Difference | +137 (+1.67%) | +694 (+9.28%) | -557 |
See also[edit]
- Demographics of the Republic of Ireland
- Demographics of the United Kingdom
- Politics of Northern Ireland
Notes[edit]
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