[80] In an average year the warmest day will rise to a temperature of 25.0C (77.0F)[81] with a day of 25.1C (77.2F) or above occurring roughly once every two in three years. 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. Many ex-NHL players have featured on the Giants roster, none more famous than world superstar Theo Fleury. The zoo also carries out important conservation work and takes part in European and international breeding programmes which help to ensure the survival of many species under threat. For key statistics relating to population estimates, explore the population statistics dashboard. When early in the American War of Independence, Belfast Lough was raided by the privateer John Paul Jones, the townspeople assembled their own Volunteer militia. The first nationalist Lord Mayor of Belfast was Alban Maginness of the SDLP, in 1997. [201], In April 2008, the Department for Regional Development reported on a plan for a light-rail system, similar to that in Dublin. The Ulster Orchestra, based in Belfast, is Northern Ireland's only full-time symphony orchestra and is well renowned in the United Kingdom. Dr David Marshall, director of Census and population statistics at the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Catholics outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland for the first time since the partition of the island, census figures show. 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. 12 January 2022. [189] The Royal Victoria Hospital is an internationally renowned centre of excellence in trauma care and provides specialist trauma care for all of Northern Ireland. The Giants play in the 10-team professional Elite Ice Hockey League which is the top league in the United Kingdom. In 1932, the devolved parliament for the region was housed in new buildings at Stormont on the eastern edge of the city. Stena Line runs regular routes to Cairnryan in Scotland using its conventional vesselswith a crossing time of around 2 hours 15 minutes. The Gaeltacht Quarter is an area around the Falls Road in west Belfast which promotes and encourages the use of the Irish language. [69], In 1994, a weir was built across the river by the Laganside Corporation to raise the average water level so that it would cover the unseemly mud flats which gave Belfast its name[70] (from Irish Bal Feirste'The sandy ford at the river mouth'). [68], Short Brothers plc is a British aerospace company based in Belfast. The number of people who are British only is down from 722,400 in 2011 to 606,300 in 2021. the U.K. ranks number 21 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population. [142] These two distinct cultural communities have both contributed significantly to the city's culture. Belfast is one of the constituent cities that makes up the Dublin-Belfast corridor region, which has a population of just under 3million. The economy of Belfast, Northern Ireland was initially built on trade through Belfast Harbour.Later, industry contributed to its growth, particularly shipbuilding and linen. Leander ASC is a well known swimming club in Belfast. 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. Let us know what you think in the comments below. Previously, the city was exclusively white (categorised as a simplified ethnic group within Northern Ireland) at 98% white in 2001, however by 2021, this had dropped down to 93%. 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. The ornately decorated Crown Liquor Saloon, designed by Joseph Anderson in 1876, in Great Victoria Street is one of only two pubs in the UK that are owned by the National Trust (the other is the George Inn, Southwark in London). The total voting age population of Belfast, Maine, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 5,400. [12][13] This area became the hub around which the original settlement developed. 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. Generally, population statistics are available disaggregated by age and sex with information also available for a wide range of administrative and statistical geographies. [128], With an average of 670,000 visitors per year between 2007 and 2011, one of the most popular parks is Botanic Gardens[129] in the Queen's Quarter. [177] Visitor numbers rose by 6% to reach 6.8million in 2006, with tourists spending 324million, an increase of 15% on 2005. 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. [250], Frommer's, the American travel guidebook series, listed Belfast as the only United Kingdom destination in its Top 12 Destinations to Visit in 2009. [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. Thesecond phase of main statistics results from Census 2021are now available. Sign up to our FREE newsletter. [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. Since 2001, boosted by increasing numbers of tourists, the city council has developed a number of cultural quarters. London 10 M. Manchester 3 M The population of Belfast was 345,418 in 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. On Census Day 27 March 2011, in Belfast Local Government District (2014), considering the resident population: Respondents could indicate more than one national identity. Socio-economic areas radiate out from the Central Business District, with a pronounced wedge of affluence extending out the Malone Road and Upper Malone Road to the south. The 2021 Census recorded 967,000 females. Download Historical Data Save as Image From: To: Zoom: Historical U.N. Information on the assurance mechanisms for Census 2021. [190] It also provides the city's specialist neurosurgical, ophthalmology, ENT, and dentistry services. It is likely Catholics will outnumber Protestants by 2021 in Northern Ireland, according to a leading academic. "The converse is true for the Protestant population. [60][61] As the target date of 2023 approaches, only a small number have been dismantled.[62]. This service is known as the Belfast Suburban Rail system. [175] In 2004, Belfast had the lowest owner occupation rate in Northern Ireland at 54%. In contrast, the number of people who are Irish only is up from 457,500 in 2011 to 554,400 in 2021. The rest of the Belfast post town is divided in a broadly clockwise system from BT3 in the north-east round to BT15, with BT16 and BT17 further out to the east and west respectively. 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. Belfast has a large port used for exporting and importing goods, and for passenger ferry services. [192]Musgrave Park Hospital in south Belfast specialises in orthopaedics, rheumatology, sports medicine and rehabilitation. Census figures detailing the national identity, passports and religious make-up of Northern Ireland show a population more diverse than ever before. As Northern Ireland's capital city, Belfast is host to the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont, the site of the devolved legislature for Northern Ireland. In 2007, Belfast saw house prices grow by 50%, the fastest rate of growth in the UK. Estimates of the population of Northern Ireland as of 30 June each year by age and sex. Conversely the coldest night of the year averages 6.9C (19.6F)[88] (or 1.9C [3.4F] lower than Stormont) and 39 nights should register an air frost. 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. That acted to increase the size of the Catholic population from 2011 to 2021. Photograph: Getty Images . [7] Industrialisation, and the resulting inward migration,[8] made Belfast one of Ireland's biggest cities. [110] Plans include apartments, a riverside entertainment district, and a major Titanic-themed museum. Belfast remained a small settlement of little importance during the Middle Ages. The number of one person households now stands at 234,600 (30.5% of all households), up from 196,400 one person households in 2011 (27.9%). Information relating to the Population Statistics teams engagement with its users/stakeholders. [217] Projects to promote the language in the city are funded by various sources, notably Foras na Gaeilge, an all-Ireland body funded by both the Irish and British governments. Belfast has two universities. The Northern Ireland usually resident population increased by 5.1% (92,300) from 2011 to 2021. 21 October 2019. 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. Belfast's population is diversifying. [82] The absolute minimum temperature at Stormont is 9.9C (14F), during January 1982,[83] although in an average year the coldest night will fall no lower than 4.5C (23.9F) with air frost being recorded on just 26 nights. [53], During the 1970s and 1980s Belfast was one of the world's most dangerous cities. In 2017, the Belfast Interface Project published a study entitled "Interface Barriers, Peacelines & Defensive Architecture" that identified 97 separate walls, barriers and interfaces in Belfast. 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. Mid Year Population Estimates. 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. 25.56% had a degree or higher qualification; while. [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. The number of people holding a UK passport solely or jointly stood at one million, a decrease from 1.07m a decade earlier. Fortunes were made carrying rough linen clothing and salted provisions to the slave plantations of the West Indies; sugar and rum to Baltimore and New York; and for the return to Belfast of flaxseed from the colonies where the relative scarcity of labour made unprofitable the processing of the flax into linen fibre. Donegall Quay was built out into the river as the harbour was developed further and trade flourished. In contrast, 15.9% or 302,200 people did not hold a passport. The zoo is one of the top visitor attractions in Northern Ireland, receiving more than 295,000 visitors a year. There was major communal violence in the city during partition. This group has increased in size from 2011 when 5.6% or 101,200 people were recorded in this way. "Clearly, in part that's driven by the impact of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union in 2016. Belfast (/blfst/ BEL-fast, /-fst/ -fahst;[a] from Irish: Bal Feirste [bel f()t], meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford'[4]) is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. 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. Belfast is home to one of the biggest ice hockey clubs in the United Kingdom, the Belfast Giants. [59] In May 2013, the Northern Ireland Executive committed to the removal of all peace lines by mutual consent. Population growth was proportionately greatest in Lisburn and Castlereagh with 149,100 people in 2021, up 10.6% from 2011. Now known as Shorts Bombardier it works as an international aircraft manufacturer located near the Port of Belfast. [100] In June 2007, a 16million programme was announced which will transform and redevelop streets and public spaces in the city centre. The City Hall was finished in 1906 and was built to reflect Belfast's city status, granted by Queen Victoria in 1888. Custom House Square is one of the city's main outdoor venues for free concerts and street entertainment. [155] Almost half of those born outside the UK and Ireland live in south Belfast, where they comprise 9.5% of the population. [131] U2 played here in 1997. 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. The population of Northern Ireland on census day, 21 March 2021, was 1,903,175. [151] Areas where segregated working-class areas meet are known as interface areas and sometimes marked by peace lines. [167] For several decades, Northern Ireland's fragile economy required significant public support from the British exchequer of up to 4billion per year.[167]. [79] As an urban and coastal area, Belfast typically gets snow on fewer than 10 days per year. 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. By the turn of the 19th century, Belfast had transformed into the largest linen producing centre in the world,[162] earning the city and its hinterlands the nickname "Linenopolis" during the Victorian Era and into the early part of the 20th century. Belfast has grown by 4,186 in the last year, which represents a 0.6% annual change. [38] This period of communal violence (192022) was commonly referred to as the Belfast Pogrom. 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. [246], Belfast is one of the most visited cities in the UK,[247] and the second most visited on the island of Ireland. 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. In 1997, unionists lost overall control of Belfast City Council for the first time in its history, with the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland gaining the balance of power between nationalists and unionists. 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. After the passing of the Government of Ireland Act, 1920, it became the seat of the government of Northern Ireland. The 1999 Heineken Cup champions Ulster Rugby play at Ravenhill Stadium in the south of the city. In the 2019 UK general election, the DUP lost two of their seats in Belfast; to Sinn Fin in North Belfast and to the SDLP in South Belfast. Although BT derives from Belfast, the BT postcode area extends across the whole of Northern Ireland.[103]. While the number of households in Northern Ireland was 768,810. In 1919, workers in all three cities struck for a ten-hour reduction in the working week. The Ulster University also maintains a campus in the city, which concentrates on fine art, design and architecture. The area has a large student population and hosts the annual Belfast International Arts Festival each autumn. These include British only, Irish only, British and Northern Irish etc. [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. . For other uses, see, Northern Ireland Assembly and Westminster. The team currently plays in the Down Senior County League.[233]. [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. To sign up to our FREE newsletters, see here. Read more: NI Census figures show Catholics outnumber Protestants for first time. [121] The Ulster Hall (18591862) was originally designed for grand dances but is now used primarily as a concert and sporting venue. [ADD GENDER BREAKDOWN] 0. . [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]. 5.23% had some knowledge of Ulster-Scots; and. 96.77% were white (including Irish Traveller) while 3.23% were from an ethnic minority population; 48.82% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic faith and 42.47% belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' denomination; and. [150], The highest levels of segregation in the city are in west Belfast with many areas greater than 90% Catholic. the United Kingdom 2020 population is estimated at 67,886,011 people at mid year according to UN data. Conservationists are celebrating a bumper year for barn owls in Northern Ireland. [145] Since then, the inner city numbers have dropped dramatically as people have moved to swell the Greater Belfast suburb population. Further emboldened by the French Revolution, a more radical element in the town, the United Irishmen, called for Catholic emancipation and an independent representative government for the country. [173], Northern Ireland's peace dividend has led to soaring property prices in the city. A decision as to the outcome was to be made by a United States district court judge. [159] This represents a 1.60% increase since the 2001 Census. The data also shows that population ageing has been happening across each of the 11 local councils. Developments include Victoria Square, the Cathedral Quarter, and the Laganside with the Odyssey complex and the landmark Waterfront Hall. In 2019 there was also an increase in black, Hispanic, and other non-white races. [28], Reluctant to let valuable crop go to seed, flax growers and linen merchants benefited from a three-way exchange. [178] The city's two airports have helped make the city one of the most visited weekend destinations in Europe. [168][169] This has led to a period of sustained economic growth and large-scale redevelopment of the city centre. Belfast is situated on Northern Ireland's eastern coast at 543549N 055545W / 54.59694N 5.92917W / 54.59694; -5.92917. For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage here. [36] But also common to this "industrial triangle" were traditions of labour militancy. It was made internationally famous as the setting for the classic film, Odd Man Out, starring James Mason. The rebel tradesmen and tenant farmers were defeated north of the town at the Battle of Antrim and to the south at the Battle of Ballynahinch. Like all areas of the island of Ireland outside of the Gaeltacht, the Irish language in Belfast is not that of an unbroken intergenerational transmission. However, since the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, there has been significant urban regeneration in the city centre including Victoria Square, Queen's Island and Laganside as well as the Odyssey complex and the landmark Waterfront Hall. This was followed by the drilling and eventual arming of a 100,000-strong Ulster Volunteer Force. [76] The highest temperature recorded at any official weather station in the Belfast area was 30.8C (87.4F) at Shaw's Bridge on 12 July 1983. [29] Profits from the trade financed improvements in the town's commercial infrastructure, including the Lagan Canal, new docks and quays, and the construction of the White Linen Hall which together attracted to Belfast the linen trade that had formerly gone through Dublin. [54] In all, over 1,600 people were killed in political violence in the city between 1969 and 2001. In 2008, Belfast was named a finalist in the Large City (200,001 and over) category of the RHS Britain in Bloom competition along with London Borough of Croydon and Sheffield. Broadcasting only over the Internet is Homely Planet, the Cultural Radio Station for Northern Ireland, supporting community relations.[223]. 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. [144], Belfast experienced a huge growth in population in the first half of the 20th century. Please note layouts will be subject to change as tables are finalised. The city is the headquarters of BBC Northern Ireland, ITV station UTV and commercial radio stations Q Radio and U105. The 2021 census figures also show show that the percentage of the population brought up as Catholic has overtaken Protestant for the first time. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The site of Belfast has been occupied since the Bronze Age. [46] These opposing groups in this conflict are now often termed republican and loyalist respectively, although they are also loosely referred to as 'nationalist' and 'unionist'. [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. Introduced in 2018, it is a bus rapid transit system linking East Belfast, West Belfast and the Titanic Quarter from the City Centre. 43.32% indicated that they had a British national identity, 35.10% had an Irish national identity and 26.92% had a Northern Irish national identity. From 1990-2019 the percentage of white population has declined by over 6%. 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. . A consequence of this northern latitude is that it both endures short winter days and enjoys long summer evenings. 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. [152][153], Ethnic minority communities have been in Belfast since the 1930s. [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. [172] Over the past 10 years employment has grown by 16.4%, compared with 9.2% for the UK as a whole. It is home to Northern Ireland's first Acquired Brain Injury Unit, costing 9million and opened by Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in May 2006. [68] 2012. Belfast was granted borough status by James VI and I in 1613 and official city status by Queen Victoria in 1888. [160] The present city however is a product of the Industrial Revolution. The share of the Northern Ireland population represented by people aged 65 years and over stood at 17.2% in 2021. The industrial estate and docklands BT3. These materials are designed to help users make the most of census data. The most recent example of this conflict was known as the Troubles a civil conflict that raged from the late 1960s to 1998. In addition 17.4% had No religion, a marked increase on 2011 of 10.1% and points to the increased secularisation of our population. 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Belfast was heavily bombed during World War II. The townlands of Belfast are its oldest surviving land divisions and most pre-date the city. Belfast: A Profile of the City. The city of Belfast is the provincial capital of Northern Ireland. 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. - British & Northern Irish 151,300 people or 8% of our population. In 192021, 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. "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]. 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