NISRA released the first phase of main statistics from Census 2021 on 22 September 2022. 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. They are widely used to express other statistics as a rate and thus enable comparisons across the United Kingdom and other countries. [55], During the Troubles the Europa Hotel suffered 36 bomb attacks becoming known as "the most bombed hotel in the world". 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. 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. It was bombed several times during the Troubles but has now been restored to its former glory. [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. 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 . 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. Connolly, S.J. In total, 1,484,700 people (78%) held a single passport and 116,300 people (6.1%) held more than one passport. The area has a large student population and hosts the annual Belfast International Arts Festival each autumn. [130] Other attractions in the park include the Tropical Ravine, a humid jungle glen built in 1889, rose gardens and public events ranging from live opera broadcasts to pop concerts. 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. Dr David Marshall, director of Census and population statistics at the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, said the differing age profiles of the Protestant and Catholic communities was key to understanding the shifting numbers. [147], As with many cities, Belfast's inner city is currently characterised by the elderly, students and single young people, while families tend to live on the periphery. The other hotels included AC Marriot, Hampton By Hilton, EasyHotel, Maldron Belfast City Centre and Flint. [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. [201], In April 2008, the Department for Regional Development reported on a plan for a light-rail system, similar to that in Dublin. [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. - British & Northern Irish 151,300 people or 8% of our population. Census 2021 also shows us that the population is also becoming more diverse. [170] [190] It also provides the city's specialist neurosurgical, ophthalmology, ENT, and dentistry services. "[211] According to The Guardian the bid may have been undermined by the city's history and volatile politics. Belfast is home to one of the biggest ice hockey clubs in the United Kingdom, the Belfast Giants. [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. Throughout the Troubles, Belfast artists continued to express themselves through poetry, art and music. Bombing, assassination and street violence formed a backdrop to life throughout the Troubles. The total population of Belfast was 345,418 in 2021, an increase of 3.5%. [77] The absolute maximum temperature at the weather station at Stormont is 29.7C (85.5F), set during July 1983. One of Northern Ireland's two community TV stations, NvTv, is based in the Cathedral Quarter of the city. [160] The present city however is a product of the Industrial Revolution. [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'. The population of Northern Ireland on census day, 21 March 2021, was 1,903,175. [122] A history of the development of these structures can be found at the Peacewall Archive. [246], Belfast is one of the most visited cities in the UK,[247] and the second most visited on the island of Ireland. The zoo is one of the top visitor attractions in Northern Ireland, receiving more than 295,000 visitors a year. This fall is counterbalanced, but only partially, by increases in the number of people who identify as British and Northern Irish, up from 111,700 in 2011 to 151,300 in 2021, and by those who identify as British, Irish and Northern Irish, up from 18,400 in 2011 to 28,100 in 2021. 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. These materials are designed to help users make the most of census data. 2012. The current club president is Irish-language enthusiast Linda Ervine who comes from a unionist background in the area. [33] In hopes of French assistance, in 1798 the Society organised a republican insurrection. Opposite but comparatively high levels are seen in the predominantly Protestant east Belfast. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. [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. Information on consultations and the planning of the 2021 Census in Northern Ireland. [48][49] Loyalist paramilitaries including the UVF and the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) said that the killings they carried out were in retaliation for the IRA campaign. [159] This represents a 1.60% increase since the 2001 Census. the United Kingdom population is equivalent to 0.87% of the total world 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. The IRA ceasefire in 1994 and the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 have given investors increased confidence to invest in Belfast. The statistics also show an increasingly diverse population across ethnic group, main language, country of birth and passports held. [210] In 2003, Belfast had an unsuccessful bid for the 2008 European Capital of Culture. the United Kingdom 2020 population is estimated at 67,886,011 people at mid year according to UN data. Second World War [ edit] Main article: Belfast Blitz 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. 21 October 2019. Belfast saw the worst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, with nearly half of the total deaths in the conflict occurring in the city. [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. [63] Since 1973 it has been a local government district under local administration by Belfast City Council. 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. Further information on the statistics that we produce is available within our main publications summary. The port supplied an avenue for trade with Great Britain and later Europe and North America. These statistics are also of interest to those involved in research & academia. Over 60 conferences took place that year with 30,000 people helping contribute to a record 45million pounds for the local economy. [248] In 2008, 7.1million tourists visited the city. Belfast has two universities. Some 24 chicks fledged from eight known breeding pairs - a 500% increase in chicks from 2021 . The Giant's Ring, a 5,000-year-old henge, is located near the city,[23] and the remains of Iron Age hill forts can still be seen in the surrounding hills. There has also been an increase in the number of people who identify as Irish and Northern Irish, up from 19,100 in 2011 to 33,600 in 2021, and in those who identify as British, Irish and Northern Irish up from 18,400 in 2011 to 28,100 in 2021. [151] Areas where segregated working-class areas meet are known as interface areas and sometimes marked by peace lines. [77], The city gets significant precipitation (greater than 1mm) on 157 days in an average year with an average annual rainfall of 846 millimetres (33.3in),[78] less than areas of northern England or most of Scotland,[77] but higher than Dublin or the south-east coast of Ireland. 5.23% had some knowledge of Ulster-Scots; and. This was made up of:. [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. Belfast was heavily bombed during World War II. Published by D. Clark , Dec 21, 2022 In 2021, Belfast was the local district that had the highest number of inhabitants in Northern Ireland, with an estimated population of 345,000, followed. During the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, local sunset is before 16:00 while sunrise is around 08:45. Belfast is situated on Northern Ireland's eastern coast at 543549N 055545W / 54.59694N 5.92917W / 54.59694; -5.92917. [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. Belfast: A Profile of the City. There are a number of Irish language Primary schools and one secondary school in Belfast. The crisis was abated by the onset of the Great War, the sacrifices of the UVF in which continue to be commemorated in the city (Somme Day) by unionist and loyalist organisations. In 1921, as the greater part of Ireland seceded as the Irish Free State, Belfast became the capital of the six counties remaining as Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom. Over 2.2million passengers flew between Belfast and London in 2009.[205]. [59] In May 2013, the Northern Ireland Executive committed to the removal of all peace lines by mutual consent. Numerous events take place throughout including festivals such as Rose Week and special activities such as bird watching evenings and great beast hunts. Information on the assurance mechanisms for Census 2021. Civil unrest impacted the city's industry for many years, but with the . Belfast: A Profile of the City. 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. [173], Northern Ireland's peace dividend has led to soaring property prices in the city. [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 number of people holding a UK passport solely or jointly stood at one million, a decrease from 1.07m a decade earlier. [149], These zones Catholic/republican on one side and Protestant/loyalist on the other are invariably marked by flags, graffiti and murals. The most recent example of this conflict was known as the Troubles a civil conflict that raged from the late 1960s to 1998. With the undertaking of Plantation, Belfast was established as a town in 1613 by Sir Arthur Chichester. Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, to the south of the city centre, attracts thousands of visitors each year to its International Rose Garden. For key statistics relating to population estimates, explore the population statistics dashboard. 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. On January 14 the Department of State designated Harakat Sawa'd Misr (HASM) as . The number of people living in Northern Ireland who were born outside the UK and Ireland has grown from 81,500 people (4.5%) in 2011 to 124,300 people (6.5%) in 2021, the highest ever recorded in Northern Ireland. While the number of households in Northern Ireland was 768,810. 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. Yesterday at 16:01. Burns and the other pupils at north Belfast's Holy Cross Girls' primary were subjected to a barrage of abuse from a group of loyalist . Belfast's 2023 population is now estimated at 696,537. [184] The citizens of Belfast pay for their water in their rates bill. [111][112] The district of Ballyhackamore has even acquired the name "Ballysnackamore" due to the preponderance of dining establishments in the area.[113]. Public outrage, however, defeated the proposal of the greatest of the merchant houses, Cunningham and Greg, to commission ships for the Middle Passage.[30]. The first nationalist Lord Mayor of Belfast was Alban Maginness of the SDLP, in 1997. The metro area population of Edinburgh in 2020 was 537,000, a 1.13% increase from 2019. According to the latest census statistics, 26.2% of the residents of Belfast are 65 or older. As with the vast majority of the rest of Ireland, Belfast has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb in the Kppen climate classification), with a narrow range of temperatures and rainfall throughout the year. This comprised 3 DUP and 1 Sinn Fin. The second phase of main statistics results from Census 202 1 are now available. [132] Rose Week in July each year features over 20,000 blooms. [144], Belfast experienced a huge growth in population in the first half of the 20th century. [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 company began its association with Belfast in 1936, with Short & Harland Ltd, a venture jointly owned by Shorts and Harland and Wolff. Apart from London, this was the greatest loss of life in a night raid during the Blitz. The first Lord Mayor of Belfast was Daniel Dixon, who was elected in 1892. All councils are more secular in 2021 than they were ten years ago. All Biggest Cities in the United Kingdom. [219], Belfast is the home of the Belfast Telegraph, Irish News, and The News Letter, the oldest English-language daily newspaper in the world still in publication. It had a population of 345,418 in 2021[update].[2]. 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. In one raid, in 1941, German bombers killed around one thousand people and left tens of thousands homeless. While the overall population increased by 5%, the number of people aged 65 or more grew by nearly 25%. Built in the 1830s and designed by Sir Charles Lanyon, Botanic Gardens Palm House is one of the earliest examples of a curvilinear and cast iron glasshouse. [104] Windsor House, 262ft (80m) high, has 23 floors and is the second tallest building (as distinct from structure) in Ireland. the U.K. ranks number 21 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population. There are currently five weather observing stations in the Belfast area: Helen's Bay, Stormont, Newforge, Castlereagh, and Ravenhill Road. 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. Just over 3% of our population, or 65,600 people, now belong to ethnic minority groups, around double the 2011 figure of 1.8% or 32,400 people and four times the 2001 figure (0.8% or 14,300 people). Given the progressive enlargement of the British electoral franchise, this would have had an overwhelming Catholic majority and, it was widely believed, interests inimical to the Protestant and industrial north. Belfast has grown by 4,186 in the last year, which represents a 0.6% annual change. Leander ASC is a well known swimming club in Belfast. [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. 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. 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. Slightly further afield is Aldergrove Airport. [117] Work has started on the taller Obel Tower, which already surpasses the height of Windsor House in its unfinished state. 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. The Belfast Marathon is run annually on May Day, and attracted 20,000 participants in 2011. Elsewhere 634,600 people (33.3%) living here identified solely or along with other national identities as Irish. This is up from 513,400 people (28.4%) in 2011. As "Dissenters" from the established Church, Presbyterians were conscious of sharing, if only in part, the disabilities of Ireland's dispossessed Roman Catholic majority; and of being denied representation in the Irish Parliament. [89] Some 13 more frosty nights than Stormont. [107] Since the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, the nearby Lisburn Road has developed into the city's most exclusive shopping strip. 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. 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. Contents 1 Population 1.1 Population 1.1.1 Sex 1.2 Age 2 Ethnicity 3 Migration 3.1 Country of birth 3.2 Passports held 4 Religion 5 Identity 6 References Population [ edit] Population density of Belfast City Council in 2011 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. [133] It has an area of 128 acres (0.52km2) of meadows, woodland and gardens and features a Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Garden, a Japanese garden, a walled garden, and the Golden Crown Fountain commissioned in 2002 as part of the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations.[132]. [57][58] They divide communities that account for 14 of the 20 most deprived wards in Northern Ireland. 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. This group is up from 61,900 people in 2011 (3.4% of the population) to 113,400 people in 2021 (6% of the population). 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. [31][32] With their American kinsmen, the region's Presbyterians were to share a growing disaffection from the Crown. Most of Belfast's water is supplied via the Aquarius pipeline from the Silent Valley Reservoir in County Down, created to collect water from the Mourne Mountains. The average warmest day at Aldergrove for example will reach a temperature of 25.4C (77.7F),[86] (1.0C [1.8F] higher than Stormont) and 2.1 days[87] should attain a temperature of 25.1C (77.2F) or above in total. [60][61] As the target date of 2023 approaches, only a small number have been dismantled.[62]. Queries relating to Census 2021 in Northern Ireland should be directed to the Census Customer Services. Media Queries [71], The River Farset is also named after this silt deposit (from the Irish feirste meaning "sand spit"). In 2019 there was also an increase in black, Hispanic, and other non-white races. In 1950, the population of Belfast was 445,879 . [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]. Liverpool University Press. 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. 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. One in Belfast and one in Dublin? 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. 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The facility comprises four stages of 16,000 square feet (1,500m2). [24] The mainly English and Manx settlers took Anglican communion at Corporation Church on the quay-side end of High Street. Ed. On Census Day (27 March 2011) the usually resident population of Belfast Local Government District was 333,871 accounting for 18.44% of the NI total. 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%). [110] Plans include apartments, a riverside entertainment district, and a major Titanic-themed museum. The population of Northern Ireland on census day, 21 March 2021, was 1,903,175. Belfast is still a port with commercial and industrial docks, including the Harland & Wolff shipyard, dominating the Belfast Lough shoreline. 41.21% had no or low (Level 1*) qualifications. [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. [160] It provided a market for the surrounding countryside and the natural inlet of Belfast Lough gave the city its own port. Estimates of the population of Northern Ireland as of 30 June each year by age and sex. Our 2022/23 work plan is available here. It is home to Botanic Gardens and the Ulster Museum, which was reopened in 2009 after major redevelopment. Colourpoint Books. The metro area population of Belfast in 2019 was 627,000, a 0.64% increase from 2018. [47], Belfast saw some of the worst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, particularly in the 1970s, with rival paramilitary groups formed on both sides. Generally, population statistics are available disaggregated by age and sex with information also available for a wide range of administrative and statistical geographies. Belfast has a large port used for exporting and importing goods, and for passenger ferry services. Between 1845 and 1849 the Great Famine devastated the overall population of Ireland, causing. The Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN) Web Service receives funding from both universities and is a rich source of information and source material on the Troubles as well as society and politics in Northern Ireland. [236] "Mouth of the Farset" might be an alternative interpretation. Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9.30 am to 4.00 pm (excluding public, bank and all Northern Ireland government holidays). The Normans may have built a castle on a site now bounded by Donegall Place, Castle Place, Cornmarket and Castle Lane in the late twelfth century or early thirteenth century, in what is now Belfast City Centre. 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. 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 Zoo is owned by Belfast City Council. In 1864 and 1886 the issue had helped trigger deadly sectarian riots. The main current religions are now Catholic (42.3%); Presbyterian (16.6%); Church of Ireland (11.5%); Methodist (2.3%); other Christian denominations (6.9%) and other religions (1.3%). 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 Globalization and World Cities Research Network listed Belfast as a Gamma + global city in 2020. To sign up to our FREE newsletters, see here. [174] In March 2007, the average house in Belfast cost 91,819, with the average in south Belfast being 141,000. In the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections in 2022, Belfast elected 20 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), 5 from each constituency. The city of Belfast is the provincial capital of Northern Ireland. On census day 2021, there were 768,810 occupied households in Northern Ireland, up 9.3% from the 703,275 recorded ten years earlier. [28], Reluctant to let valuable crop go to seed, flax growers and linen merchants benefited from a three-way exchange. [199] These are outnumbered by private hire taxis. It was the first aircraft manufacturing company in the world. Belfast was granted borough status by James VI and I in 1613 and official city status by Queen Victoria in 1888. Rivers of Belfast". 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[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. 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. Belfast elected 7 Sinn Fin, 5 DUP, 5 Alliance Party, 1 SDLP, 1 UUP and 1 PBPA MLAs. [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. Want the biggest political stories and analysis sent to you every week? Belfast's population is evenly split between its Protestant and Catholic residents. 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. 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