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Census 2011

Overview

The population of Northern Ireland was 1,810,863 at the time of the 2011 Census. An increase of 7.5% since the 2001 Census.

Population

1,810,863
A household is either one person living alone or a group of people living at the same address who share cooking facilities and share a living room, sitting room or dining area .
703,275
A grouping of ages where a person’s age is their age at their last birthday on or prior to census.
0-14 years 20%
15-44 years 41%
45-64 years 24%
65+ years 15%
Sex
  • Females 51%
  • Males 49%

Country of birth

  • Northern Ireland 89%
  • England 4%
  • Scotland <1%
  • Wales <1%
  • Republic of Ireland 2%
  • Other country 4%

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Religion and Ethnicity Statistics Northern Ireland - Census 2011

Religion, religious denomination or body the respondent indicated they belong to.
  • Catholic 41%
  • Presbyterian 19%
  • Church of Ireland 14%
  • Methodist 3%
  • Other Christian religions 6%
  • Other religions <1%
  • No religion/not stated 17%
Religion, religious denomination or body the respondent indicated they belong to, or for people who do not regard themselves as belonging to any religion, the religious group brought up in.
  • Catholic 45%
  • Protestant & other Christian 48%
  • Other religions <1%
  • None 6%
Respondents own perceived ethnic group and cultural background.
  • White 98%
  • Asian 1%
  • Black <1%
  • Mixed <1%
  • Other <1%

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    This web application is based on and inspired by the ONS Digital Content team prototypes. It has been modified by NISRA and released as a prototype to explore Census data for Northern Ireland. We welcome feedback from users through our short survey.