One in Belfast and one in Dublin? Many ex-NHL players have featured on the Giants roster, none more famous than world superstar Theo Fleury. 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. This group has increased in size from 2011 when 5.6% or 101,200 people were recorded in this way. Let us know what you think in the comments below. Email: info@nisra.gov.uk. Other major developments include the regeneration of the Titanic Quarter, and the erection of the Obel Tower, a skyscraper set to be the tallest tower on the island. There is, however, a combined ferry and rail ticket between Belfast and cities in Great Britain, which is referred to as SailRail. In 1919, workers in all three cities struck for a ten-hour reduction in the working week. Liverpool University Press. [31][32] With their American kinsmen, the region's Presbyterians were to share a growing disaffection from the Crown. Belfast was heavily bombed during World War II. Conservationists are celebrating a bumper year for barn owls in Northern Ireland. In 2007, Belfast saw house prices grow by 50%, the fastest rate of growth in the UK. 2,900 doors, which if laid end to end would stretch for 5 miles. There are no rail services to cities in other countries of the United Kingdom, due to the lack of a bridge or tunnel connecting Great Britain to the island of Ireland. U2, Van Morrison, Snow Patrol, Simple Minds, Elton John, Rogue Male, Katie Melua, Boney M, Paul Muldoon, Stiff Little Fingers, Nanci Griffith, Glenn Patterson, Orbital, James Taylor, Fun Boy Three, Spandau Ballet, The Police, Barnbrack, Gary Moore, Neon Neon, Toxic Waste, Energy Orchard, and Billy Bragg. "That's because [of] the fundamentals of the UK economy and [because] people actually want to invest in the UK," he commented on that report.[180]. [24] In 1616, after the Nine Years' War, the last of the local line, Conn O'Neill (remembered in Connswater River),[25] was forced to sell their remaining stronghold, the Grey Castle or Castle Reagh (An Caislen Riabhach in Irish)[26] in the hills to the east of Belfast, together with surrounding lands, to English and Scottish adventurers. [187] The recent dramatic rise in house prices has made these reforms unpopular.[188]. [229] Since his death the City Airport was named after him and a trust has been set up to fund a memorial to him in the city centre. The usual resident population as at Census day (21 March 2021), by single year of age, is aged on to 30 June 2021 and then births, deaths and migration are accounted for. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom[5] and the second-largest in Ireland. [20], The county borough of Belfast was created when it was granted city status by Queen Victoria in 1888,[21] and the city continues to straddle County Antrim on the left bank of the Lagan and County Down on the right.[22]. For the first time ever, there are more people from a Catholic background than Protestant The proportion of the resident population, either Catholic or brought up Catholic, is 45.7% compared to 43.48% Protestant. The current club president is Irish-language enthusiast Linda Ervine who comes from a unionist background in the area. 41.21% had no or low (Level 1*) qualifications. In 200405, 5.9million people visited Belfast, a 10% increase from the previous year, and spent 262.5million.[213]. The Giants were founded in 2000 and play their games at the 9,500 capacity SSE Arena, where crowds normally range from 4,000 to 7,000. He added that the surge in the number of people holding Irish passports was influenced by Brexit. The number of people holding a UK passport solely or jointly stood at one million, a decrease from 1.07m a decade earlier. Formerly known as Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education, it specialises in vocational education. [195] A road improvement-scheme in Belfast began early in 2006, with the upgrading of two junctions along the Westlink dual-carriageway to grade-separated standard. To sign up to our FREE newsletters, see here. In 2021 the number of people with a white ethnic group was 1,837,600 (96.6% of the population). [38] This period of communal violence (192022) was commonly referred to as the Belfast Pogrom. Belfast produced the Formula One racing stars John Watson who raced for five different teams during his career in the 1970s and 1980s and Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine. For key statistics relating to population estimates, explore the population statistics dashboard. The Royal Courts of Justice in Chichester Street are home to Northern Ireland's Supreme Court. The areas around the Falls Road, Ardoyne and New Lodge (Catholic nationalist) and the Shankill Road (Protestant loyalist) are among the ten most deprived wards in Northern Ireland. [8], 84% of Belfast was born within Northern Ireland, 4% within England, less than 1% for Scotland and Wale, 2% within the Republic of Ireland and 10% from other countries. In 1920-21, as the island of Ireland was partitioned, up to 500 people were killed in disturbances in Belfast, the bloodiest period of strife in the city until the Troubles of the late 1960s onwards. 2021 in Belfast, Northern . Belfast is divided into four Northern Ireland Assembly and UK parliamentary constituencies: Belfast North, Belfast West, Belfast South and Belfast East. The Harland and Wolff shipyard has two of the largest dry docks in Europe,[119] where the giant cranes, Samson and Goliath stand out against Belfast's skyline. [75] The Castlereagh Hills overlook the city on the southeast. There are other factors as well but those are the two key things.". The census happens only once every 10 years. Belfast contains most of Northern Ireland's regional specialist centres. [14], The compilers of Ulster-Scots use various transcriptions of local pronunciations of "Belfast" (with which they sometimes are also content)[15][16] including Bilfawst,[17][18] Bilfaust[19] or Baelfawst. At the beginning of the 20th century Belfast was both the largest producer of linen in the world and also boasted the world's largest shipyard. [121] The Ulster Hall (18591862) was originally designed for grand dances but is now used primarily as a concert and sporting venue. [143], The 2001 census recorded 81,650 people from Catholic backgrounds and 79,650 people from Protestant backgrounds of working age living in Belfast. Apart from London, this was the greatest loss of life in a night raid during the Blitz. Temperature extremes here have slightly more variability due to the more inland location. The Forest of Belfast is a partnership between government and local groups, set up in 1992 to manage and conserve the city's parks and open spaces. Median Age The median age for Belfast residents is 60.1 years young. A decision as to the outcome was to be made by a United States district court judge. Population of Northern Ireland 1971-2021 Published by D. Clark , Dec 21, 2022 The population of Northern Ireland reached 1.9 people in 2021, compared with 1.81 million ten years earlier in. [122] A history of the development of these structures can be found at the Peacewall Archive. Belfast was granted borough status by James VI and I in 1613 and official city status by Queen Victoria in 1888. [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. [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. The other listed destinations were Berlin (Germany), Cambodia, Cape Town (South Africa), Cartagena (Colombia), Istanbul (Turkey), the Lassen Volcanic National Park (US), Saqqara (Egypt), the Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail (US), Waiheke Island (New Zealand), Washington, D.C. (US), and Waterton Lakes National Park (Canada). 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]. The IRA ceasefire in 1994 and the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 have given investors increased confidence to invest in Belfast. This is an increase from 2011, when 54,200 people resident in Northern Ireland (or 3% of our population) held a non-UK/Ireland passport only. Connolly, S.J. The Jordanstown campus, just seven miles (11km) from Belfast city centre concentrates on engineering, health and social science. The city is flanked on the north and northwest by a series of hills, including Divis Mountain, Black Mountain and Cavehill, thought to be the inspiration for Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. Queen's University Belfast was founded in 1845 and is a member of the Russell Group, an association of 24 leading research-intensive universities in the UK. Belfast's population is diversifying. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. [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. Bus and rail public transport in Northern Ireland is operated by subsidiaries of Translink. Belfast has two universities. [54] In all, over 1,600 people were killed in political violence in the city between 1969 and 2001. The estimated population of the BelfastHealth and Social Care Trust (HSCT) at 30 June 2020 was 359,230, of which 175,027(48.7%)were male and 184,203(51.3%) were female. Elsewhere 634,600 people (33.3%) living here identified solely or along with other national identities as Irish. [174] In March 2007, the average house in Belfast cost 91,819, with the average in south Belfast being 141,000. [72] Superseded by the River Lagan as the more important river in the city, the Farset now languishes in obscurity, under High Street. The Belfast Liverpool route is the busiest domestic flight route in the UK excluding London with 555,224 passengers in 2009. Our 2022/23 work plan is available here. [244], The Belfast Education and Library Board was established in 1973 as the local council responsible for education, youth and library services within 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. Queen's University of Belfast is the main university in the city. [170] 2021 Foreign Terrorist Organization/Executive Order 13224 Group Designations. More than 100,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost since the 1970s. the United Kingdom population is equivalent to 0.87% of the total world population. Census 2021. FACT There was major communal violence in the city during partition. Second World War [ edit] Main article: Belfast Blitz BELFAST BT9 5RR. The statistics also show an increasingly diverse population across ethnic group, main language, country of birth and passports held. [155] The majority of the estimated 5,000 Muslims[157] and 200 Hindu families[158] living in Northern Ireland live in the Greater Belfast area. Slightly further afield is Aldergrove Airport. Census figures detailing the national identity, passports and religious make-up of Northern Ireland show a population more diverse than ever before. 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. [6] By the time it was granted city status in 1888, it was a major centre of Irish linen production, tobacco-processing and rope-making. Colourpoint Books. The population was just under 1.4 million in 1821 and grew to 1.7 million in the next twenty years. That acted to increase the size of the Catholic population from 2011 to 2021. 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. Ed. 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. The data also shows that population ageing has been happening across each of the 11 local councils. [10] The sandbar formed at the confluence (at present-day Donegall Quay) of two rivers: the Lagan, which flows into Belfast Lough, and the Farset, a tributary of the Lagan. The census population of Northern Ireland on 21 March 2021 was 1,903,175 people, which was 0.2 per cent higher than our 2020 mid-year . London 10 M. Manchester 3 M These include British only, Irish only, British and Northern Irish etc. It is likely Catholics will outnumber Protestants by 2021 in Northern Ireland, according to a leading academic. 2018-based Population Projections for Northern Ireland. The population of Belfast was 345,418 in 2021. "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. On 25 October 2012 the stage 2 report for the York Street intersection was approved[197] and in December 2012 the planned upgrade moved into stage 3 of the development process. Over the decade population increase was greatest in the older age groups. [178] The city's two airports have helped make the city one of the most visited weekend destinations in Europe. On 21 March 2023, NISRA will publish the third phase of main statistics results from Census 2021 for a number of census topics, including: Data will be available for Northern Ireland and the 11 Local Government Districts. [142] These two distinct cultural communities have both contributed significantly to the city's culture. Bombing, assassination and street violence formed a backdrop to life throughout the Troubles. Black taxis are common in the city, operating on a share basis in some areas. Thesecond phase of main statistics results from Census 2021are now available. 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. In line with the ageing population, the average household size across Northern Ireland decreased from 2.54 usual residents per household in 2011 to 2.44 usual residents per household last year. [168][169] This has led to a period of sustained economic growth and large-scale redevelopment of the city centre. [213] A combination of relative peace, international investment and an active promotion of arts and culture is attracting more tourists to Belfast than ever before. Mid Year Population Estimates. [79] As an urban and coastal area, Belfast typically gets snow on fewer than 10 days per year. The economy of Belfast, Northern Ireland was initially built on trade through Belfast Harbour.Later, industry contributed to its growth, particularly shipbuilding and linen. It is home to Botanic Gardens and the Ulster Museum, which was reopened in 2009 after major redevelopment. On the day he was buried in the city, 100,000 people lined the route from his home on the Cregagh Road to Roselawn cemetery. [177] Visitor numbers rose by 6% to reach 6.8million in 2006, with tourists spending 324million, an increase of 15% on 2005. Belfast's population is evenly split between its Protestant and Catholic residents. It also has a major aerospace industry. The metro area population of Belfast in 2020 was 631,000, a 0.64% increase from 2019. It is served by two airports: George Best Belfast City Airport, 3 miles (5 kilometres) from the city centre, and Belfast International Airport 15 miles (24 kilometres) west of the city. [228], Belfast was the home town of former Manchester United player George Best, the 1968 European Footballer of the Year, who died in November 2005. 2012. In 2021, the proportion of residents who identified as Catholic was 43%, 12% Presbyterian, 8% for the Church of Ireland, 3% Methodist, 6% of Christian religions, 3% other religions and 24% no religion or not stated. Belfast Zoo is owned by Belfast City Council. [114][115] The dome is 173ft (53m) high and figures above the door state "Hibernia encouraging and promoting the Commerce and Arts of the City".[116]. The other hotels included AC Marriot, Hampton By Hilton, EasyHotel, Maldron Belfast City Centre and Flint. In addition 17.4% had No religion, a marked increase on 2011 of 10.1% and points to the increased secularisation of our population. the U.K. ranks number 21 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population. The city is the headquarters of BBC Northern Ireland, ITV station UTV and commercial radio stations Q Radio and U105. [166], The rise of mass-produced and cotton clothing following World War I were some of the factors which led to the decline of Belfast's international linen trade. What percentage of Belfast, Maine residents are senior citizens? Ards and North Down has the highest percentage of older people at 22.1% while in contrast Mid Ulster has the highest percentage of people aged under 15 at 21.7%. [134], At the 2001 census, the population was 276,459,[142] while 579,554 people lived in the wider Belfast Metropolitan Area. The zoo houses more than 1,200 animals of 140 species including Asian elephants, Barbary lions, Malayan sun bears (one of the few in the United Kingdom), two species of penguin, a family of western lowland gorillas, a troop of common chimpanzees, a pair of red pandas, a pair of Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos and Francois' langurs. The number of one person households is now the highest on record, a change driven at least in part by our ageing population. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. [206] Using articulated buses, the 90million service saw a 17% increase in its first month in Belfast, with 30,000 more people using the Gliders every week. The metro area population of Edinburgh in 2020 was 537,000, a 1.13% increase from 2019. [50] A particularly notorious group, based on the Shankill Road in the mid-1970s, became known as the Shankill Butchers. [143], This made it the fifteenth-largest city in the United Kingdom, but the eleventh-largest conurbation. This rise slowed and peaked around the start of the Troubles with the 1971 census showing almost 600,000 people in the Belfast Urban Area. Segregation has been present throughout the history of Belfast but has been maintained and increased by each outbreak of violence in the city. Shipbuilding was also a key industry; the Harland & Wolff shipyard, which built the RMSTitanic, was the world's largest shipyard. Football clubs active in Belfast include: Linfield, Glentoran, Crusaders, Cliftonville, Donegal Celtic, Harland & Wolff Welders, Dundela, Knockbreda, PSNI, Queen's University, Newington, Sport & Leisure and Brantwood. Belfast's two MPs remained nominees of the Chichesters (Marquesses of Donegall). [172] Over the past 10 years employment has grown by 16.4%, compared with 9.2% for the UK as a whole. [74] The shape of the giant's nose, known locally as Napoleon's Nose, is officially called McArt's Fort probably named after Art O'Neill, a 17th-century chieftain who controlled the area at that time. Belfast expanded very rapidly from being a market town to becoming an industrial city during the course of the 19th century. A consequence of this northern latitude is that it both endures short winter days and enjoys long summer evenings. Media Queries [24] However, this original 'Belfast Castle' was much smaller and of far less strategic importance than nearby Carrickfergus Castle, which was constructed at Carrickfergus and was probably built in the late 1170s. [104] Windsor House, 262ft (80m) high, has 23 floors and is the second tallest building (as distinct from structure) in Ireland. NISRA released the first phase of main statistics from Census 2021 on 22 September 2022. [252] They also hope to invest in a new modern transport system (including high-speed rail and others) for Belfast, with a cost of 250million. [246], Belfast is one of the most visited cities in the UK,[247] and the second most visited on the island of Ireland. [43] In addition to the public construction, this provided for universal health care, comprehensive social security, and "revolutionised access" to secondary and further education. [190] It also provides the city's specialist neurosurgical, ophthalmology, ENT, and dentistry services. The Magee campus, about 70mi (113km) from Belfast city centre has many teaching strengths; including business, computing, creative technologies, nursing, Irish language and literature, social sciences, law, psychology, peace and conflict studies and the performing arts. [117] Work has started on the taller Obel Tower, which already surpasses the height of Windsor House in its unfinished state. Belfast is home to one of the biggest ice hockey clubs in the United Kingdom, the Belfast Giants. Information on the assurance mechanisms for Census 2021. [154] The largest groups are Poles, Chinese and Indians.[155][156]. [185] Belfast has approximately 1,300km (808mi) of sewers, which are currently being replaced in a project costing over 100million and due for completion in 2009. Sectarian tensions were heightened by movements to repeal the Acts of Union (which followed the 1798 rebellion) and to restore a Parliament in Dublin. There are 184 primary, secondary and grammar schools in the city. [243], Belfast Metropolitan College is a large further education college with three main campuses around the city, including several smaller buildings. [184] The citizens of Belfast pay for their water in their rates bill. 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. Please note layouts will be subject to change as tables are finalised. The most prevalent main languages other than English were Polish (20,100 people), Lithuanian (9,000), Irish (6,000), Romanian (5,600) and Portuguese (5,000). Numerous events take place throughout including festivals such as Rose Week and special activities such as bird watching evenings and great beast hunts. It was bombed several times during the Troubles but has now been restored to its former glory. There are two independent cinemas in Belfast: the Queen's Film Theatre and the Strand Cinema, which host screenings during the Belfast Film Festival and the Belfast Festival at Queen's. Phoenix Natural Gas Ltd. started supplying customers in Larne and Greater Belfast with natural gas in 1996 via the newly constructed Scotland-Northern Ireland pipeline. Buy tickets for Belfast:. 63.84% were economically active, 36.16% were economically inactive; 5.59% were unemployed, of these 43.56% were long-term unemployed. In 2019 there was also an increase in black, Hispanic, and other non-white races. Minority ethnic groups have increased in size and the number of people living here born outside the UK and Ireland is up to around one person in 15, the highest ever recorded. The study found that bus-based rapid transit produces positive economic results, but light rail does not. The Globalization and World Cities Research Network listed Belfast as a Gamma + global city in 2020. In the mid-17th century, Belfast exported beef, butter, hides, tallow and corn and it imported coal, cloth, wine, brandy, paper, timber and tobacco. However, the establishment of the Shaw's Road Gaeltacht community has inspired use of the language across Northern Ireland. These statistics are also of interest to those involved in research & academia. 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. The number of people aged 65 or more rose by over 60,000, to nearly one-third of a million people in Census 2021, a near 25% increase on 2011 and demonstrates the scale of population change due to ageing. [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. In contrast, 15.9% or 302,200 people did not hold a passport. In late August 2018, at least three groups were vying for the right to purchase the 5,500 RMS Titanic relics that were an asset of the bankrupt Premier Exhibitions. [52] The British Army, first deployed on the streets in August 1969, was also responsible for civilian deaths. Telephone: +44 (0)300 200 7836. On January 14 the Department of State designated Harakat Sawa'd Misr (HASM) as . When Swift was living at Lilliput Cottage near the bottom of Belfast's Limestone Road, he imagined that the Cavehill resembled the shape of a sleeping giant safeguarding the city. The airport is located northwest of the city, near Lough Neagh, while the George Best Belfast City Airport, which is closer to the city centre by train from Sydenham on the Bangor Line, adjacent to Belfast Lough, offers UK domestic flights and a few European flights. [89] Some 13 more frosty nights than Stormont. 2018-based Population Projections for Northern Ireland Statistical Bulletin Charts. Until 2011 the route went to Stranraer and used inter alia a HSS (High Speed Service) vesselwith a crossing time of around 90 minutes. The Belfast Giants are a huge brand in Northern Ireland and their increasing stature in the game led to the Belfast Giants playing the Boston Bruins of the NHL on 2 October 2010 at the SSE Arena in Belfast, losing the game 51. Population by council area. [195] It showed that Belfast has 0.70 cars per household compared to figures of 1.18 in the East and 1.14 in the West of Northern Ireland. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. [68], Short Brothers plc is a British aerospace company based in Belfast. Demographics", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Demography_of_Belfast&oldid=1113127401, Demographics by city in the United Kingdom, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 29 September 2022, at 22:14. Photograph: Getty Images . 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. [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. [102], Belfast city centre is divided into two postcode districts, BT1 for the area lying north of the City Hall, and BT2 for the area to its south. It gives us the most accurate estimate of all the people and. Dr Marshall said academic research following the 2011 census also found evidence of an increasing number of people who would have previously described themselves as Protestant choosing to identify as having no religion. Since 2001, boosted by increasing numbers of tourists, the city council has developed a number of cultural quarters. Leander ASC is a well known swimming club in Belfast. 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