In one raid, in 1941, German bombers killed around one thousand people and left tens of thousands homeless. Since the ending of the region's conflict tourism has boomed in Northern Ireland, greatly aided by low cost. "What we found in the 2011 census was that the Catholic population was on average younger, so there was essentially a higher number of births in the Catholic population than deaths. The discrete capital value system means rates bills are determined by the capital value of each domestic property as assessed by the Valuation and Lands Agency. Projections 400,000 450,000 500,000 550,000 600,000 Population 554,000 The number of people holding an Ireland passport solely or jointly has increased from 375,800 people in 2011 to 614,300, up 63.5% and is consistent with the increasing demand for Ireland passports since the 2016 UK vote to leave the EU. He said there was a "fair chance" that trend had continued and was also a contributory factor to the falling Protestant population recorded in the latest census. The Population Statistics Section within Census Branch (NISRA) provides accurate, timely, user friendly and easily accessible National Statistics relating to Population Estimates, Projections and Migration for Northern Ireland. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. In December 1971, 15 people, including two children, were killed when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) bombed McGurk's Bar, the greatest loss of life in a single incident in Belfast. Key finding: Slightly over 18% of Northern Ireland's population resides in the Belfast council area, with Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon the next largest at almost 11. . 11,000 Sprinkler heads. In the latest Census, 814,600 people (42.8%) living here identified solely or along with other national identities as British, down from 876,600 people (48.4%) in 2011. The minimum temperature at Aldergrove was 14.9C (5.2F), during December 2010. With Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitrona Balfe, Jamie Dornan. [161] It was not until industry transformed the linen and shipbuilding trades that the economy and the population boomed. On census day 2021, there were 768,810 occupied households in Northern Ireland, up 9.3% from the 703,275 recorded ten years earlier. The data, published on Thursday, focuses on main language, passports and national identity, which all points to an increasingly diverse population. [154] The largest groups are Poles, Chinese and Indians.[155][156]. The metro area population of Belfast in 2020 was 631,000, a 0.64% increase from 2019. Belfast saw further severe violence and numerous bombings during the thirty years of the Troubles, c.19691998, and parts of the city remain segregated between Catholics and Protestants. Belfast remains the largest council by population with 345,400 people in 2021 while Fermanagh and Omagh has the smallest council by population with 116,800 people in 2021. The Census held on 21 March 2021, Northern Ireland's centenary year, highlighted a population of 1,903,175 the highest ever but the data also shows that the population continues to age. [8], Similarly to the trend across all of Northern Ireland, the Protestant population within the city has been in decline, while the non-religious, other religious and Catholic population has risen. The climate of Belfast is significantly milder than most other locations in the world at a similar latitude, due to the warming influence of the Gulf Stream. Today, Belfast is Northern Ireland's educational and commercial hub. 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The population of Northern Ireland on census day, 21 March 2021, was 1,903,175. Information on consultations and the planning of the 2021 Census in Northern Ireland. The population was just under 1.4 million in 1821 and grew to 1.7 million in the next twenty years. Belfast was granted borough status by James VI and I in 1613 and official city status by Queen Victoria in 1888. The Belfast Liverpool route is the busiest domestic flight route in the UK excluding London with 555,224 passengers in 2009. The college has over 53,000 students enrolled on full-time and part-time courses, making it one of the largest further education colleges in the UK and the largest in the island of Ireland. 63.84% were economically active, 36.16% were economically inactive; 5.59% were unemployed, of these 43.56% were long-term unemployed. [253], In 2018, six hotels were opened, with the biggest in Northern Ireland, the 53million Grand Central Hotel Belfast officially open to the public. Information about the range of administrative data sources used in the production of population and migration statistics. There are no less than twelve other minor rivers in and around Belfast, namely the Blackstaff, the Colin, the Connswater, the Cregagh, the Derriaghy, the Forth, the Knock, the Legoniel, the Loop, the Milewater, the Purdysburn and the Ravernet.[73]. Belfast has a large port used for exporting and importing goods, and for passenger ferry services. Belfast's population is evenly split between its Protestant and Catholic residents. [89] Some 13 more frosty nights than Stormont. [44] The new welfare state contributed, in turn, to rising expectations; in the 1960s, a possible factor in new and growing protest over the Unionist government's record on civil and political rights. Formerly known as Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education, it specialises in vocational education. [152][153], Ethnic minority communities have been in Belfast since the 1930s. Belfast has grown by 4,186 in the last year, which represents a 0.6% annual change. The consultants said Belfast does not have the population to support a light rail system, suggesting that investment in bus-based rapid transit would be preferable. Other significant sportspeople from Belfast include double world snooker champion Alex "Hurricane" Higgins[235] and world champion boxers Wayne McCullough, Rinty Monaghan and Carl Frampton. [31][32] With their American kinsmen, the region's Presbyterians were to share a growing disaffection from the Crown. Belfast has a direct rail connection with Dublin called Enterprise which is operated jointly by NIR and Iarnrd ireann, the state railway company of the Republic of Ireland. Over the decade population increase was greatest in the older age groups. [24] The mainly English and Manx settlers took Anglican communion at Corporation Church on the quay-side end of High Street. [67] In the 2017 UK general election, Belfast elected one Member of Parliament (MP) from each constituency to the House of Commons at Westminster, London. Median Age The median age for Belfast residents is 60.1 years young. In November 2011, Belfast became the smallest city to host the MTV Europe Music Awards. 4.34% did not have English as their first language. Now known as Shorts Bombardier it works as an international aircraft manufacturer located near the Port of Belfast. While the number of households in Northern Ireland was 768,810. [63] Since 1973 it has been a local government district under local administration by Belfast City Council. Most of their victims were Catholics with no links to the Provisional IRA. The total population of Belfast was 345,418 in 2021, an increase of 3.5%. These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. In addition 17.4% had No religion, a marked increase on 2011 of 10.1% and points to the increased secularisation of our population. Developments include Victoria Square, the Cathedral Quarter, and the Laganside with the Odyssey complex and the landmark Waterfront Hall. [121] The Ulster Hall (18591862) was originally designed for grand dances but is now used primarily as a concert and sporting venue. In particular, the region has a booming tourist industry with record levels of visitors and tourist revenues and has established itself as a significant location for call centres. Founded in 1966, it has existed in its present form since 1981, when the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra was disbanded. Belfast: Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Census 2021 shows that 12.4% (228,600 people) had some ability in the Irish language, up from 10.7% decade ago while the figure for Ulster-Scots is 10.4% (190,600 people), up from 8.1%. The total voting age population of Belfast, Maine, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 5,400. [106] The Golden Mile is the name given to the mile between Belfast City Hall and Queen's University. After this was; British only 27%, Northern Irish only 17%, British and Northern Irish only 7%, Irish and Northern Irish only 2%, British, Irish and Northern Irish only 2%, British and Irish less than 1% and Other identities with 10%.[8]. [245] In 2006, this board became part of the Education Authority for Northern Ireland. More than 100,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost since the 1970s. Belfast remains the largest council by population with 345,400 people in 2021 while Fermanagh and Omagh has the smallest council by population with 116,800 people in 2021. Belfast's 2023 population is now estimated at 696,537. . Among surviving elements of the early pre-Victorian town are the Belfast Entries, 17th-century alleyways off High Street, including, in Winecellar's Entry, White's Tavern (rebuilt 1790); the First Presbyterian (Non-Subscribing) Church (178183) in Rosemary Street (whose members led the abolitionist charge against Greg and Cunningham);[34] St George's Church of Ireland (1816) on the High Street site of the old Corporation Church; and the oldest public building in Belfast, Clifton House (177174), the Belfast Charitable Society poorhouse on North Queen Street.[35]. Belfast City Council takes part in the twinning scheme,[256] and is twinned with the following sister cities: The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the City of Belfast. [33] In hopes of French assistance, in 1798 the Society organised a republican insurrection. Many ex-NHL players have featured on the Giants roster, none more famous than world superstar Theo Fleury. [ADD GENDER BREAKDOWN] 0. . It was the first aircraft manufacturing company in the world. Belfast Zoo is owned by Belfast City Council. [39], In the spring of 1942, the German Luftwaffe appeared twice over Belfast. In what the Unionist government understood as its reward for wartime service, London had agreed that parity in taxation between Northern Ireland and Great Britain should be matched by parity in the services delivered. [194] A 2005 survey of how people travel in Northern Ireland showed that people in Belfast made 77% of all journeys by car, 11% by public transport and 6% on foot. On Census Day 27 March 2011, considering the population aged 16 to 74 years old: Long-term unemployed are those who stated that they have not worked since 2009 or earlier, Percentage Catholic or brought up Catholic, Percentage born outside the UK and Ireland, When the population of Belfast town began to grow in the 17th century, its economy was built on commerce. The latest census was the first to be held since the UK voted to leave the European Union in 2016, which has prompted an increase in applications for Irish passports in Northern Ireland. [8], The age demographics of Belfast is different to the rest of the constituent country, 18% were aged 0 to 14, 37% aged 15 to 39, 30% aged 40 to 64 and 15% aged 65 and above. Census figures (2011) showed that Belfast has a total non-white population of 10,219 or 3.3%,[156] while 18,420 or 6.6%[155] of the population were born outside the UK and Ireland. There are other factors as well but those are the two key things.". [191] The Mary G McGeown Regional Nephrology Unit at the City Hospital is the kidney transplant centre and provides regional renal services for Northern Ireland. The largest person-specific national identities were: - British only - 606,300 people or 31.9% of our population; - Irish only - 554,400 people or 29.1% of our population; - Northern Irish only - 376,400 people or 19.8% of our population; and. Northern Ireland's population is divided between mostly-Protestant Unionists, who want to maintain Northern Ireland's status as part of the United Kingdom, . The previous 2011 census showed that 45.1% of the population were Catholic or brought up Catholic while 48.4% were from a Protestant or other Christian background. [216] The language is heavily promoted in the city and is particularly visible in the Falls Road area, where the signs on both the iconic black taxis and on the public buses are bilingual. Plans to bring in additional water tariffs have been deferred by devolution in May 2007. The architectural style of Belfast's public buildings range from a small set of Georgian buildings, many examples of Victorian, including the main Lanyon Building at Queen's University Belfast and the Linenhall Library, (both designed by Sir Charles Lanyon). - British & Northern Irish 151,300 people or 8% of our population. In 2021 there were 92,500 people resident in Northern Ireland (or 4.9% of our population) who held a non-UK/Ireland passport only. During the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, local sunset is before 16:00 while sunrise is around 08:45. As lords of Clandeboye, the O'Neill dynasty were the local Irish power. A consequence of this northern latitude is that it both endures short winter days and enjoys long summer evenings. The provision of certain resources for these schools (for example, such as the provision of textbooks) is supported by the charitable organisation TACA. the U.K. ranks number 21 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population. Next release On 21 March 2023, NISRA will publish. The report by Atkins & KPMG, however, said there would be the option of migrating to light rail in the future should the demand increase. The 2001 census population in the same Urban Area had fallen to 277,391[142] people, with 579,554 people living in the wider Belfast Metropolitan Area. [10][11] The name therefore translates literally as "(river) mouth of the sandbar" or "(river) mouth of the ford". [71], The River Farset is also named after this silt deposit (from the Irish feirste meaning "sand spit"). Telephone: +44 (0)300 200 7836. 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[231] Casement Park in west Belfast, home to the Antrim county teams, has a capacity of 32,000 which makes it the second largest Gaelic Athletic Association ground in Ulster. They are widely used to express other statistics as a rate and thus enable comparisons across the United Kingdom and other countries. Belfast's two MPs remained nominees of the Chichesters (Marquesses of Donegall). [174] In March 2007, the average house in Belfast cost 91,819, with the average in south Belfast being 141,000. This was followed by the drilling and eventual arming of a 100,000-strong Ulster Volunteer Force. In 2021 the number of people with a white ethnic group was 1,837,600 (96.6% of the population). [241] It is one of the largest universities in the UK with 25,231 undergraduate and postgraduate students spread over 250 buildings, 120 of which are listed as being of architectural merit. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. In the deadliest event, known as the Ballymurphy massacre, between 9 and 11 August 1971 members of the Parachute Regiment killed at least nine civilians. The Ulster University also maintains a campus in the city, which concentrates on fine art, design and architecture. [125], Parks and gardens are an integral part of Belfast's heritage, and home to an abundance of local wildlife and popular places for a picnic, a stroll or a jog. [40], At the end of World War II, the Unionist Government undertook programmes of "slum clearance" (the Blitz had exposed the "uninhabitable" condition of much of the city's housing) which involved decanting populations out of mill and factory, and constructing terraced streets into new peripheral housing estates. [179], Belfast has been the fastest-growing economy of the thirty largest cities in the UK over the past decade, a new economy report by Howard Spencer has found. Elsewhere 634,600 people (33.3%) living here identified solely or along with other national identities as Irish. Liverpool University Press. Belfast: A Profile of the City. [56], An enduring physical legacy of the conflict are the extensive "peace lines" (or "peace walls") that continue to separate loyalist from republican districts. 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