Want the biggest political stories and analysis sent to you every week? In the mid-17th century, Belfast exported beef, butter, hides, tallow and corn and it imported coal, cloth, wine, brandy, paper, timber and tobacco. For key statistics relating to population estimates, explore the population statistics dashboard. British Business Bank report reveals external finance among Northern Ireland smaller businesses increased significantly from 45% during Q3 2021 to 56% in Q3 2022, the only UK region to see a rise [160] The present city however is a product of the Industrial Revolution. 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. Custom House Square is one of the city's main outdoor venues for free concerts and street entertainment. [39], In the spring of 1942, the German Luftwaffe appeared twice over Belfast. - British & Northern Irish 151,300 people or 8% of our population. [68], Short Brothers plc is a British aerospace company based in Belfast. [89] Some 13 more frosty nights than Stormont. 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 . The Royal Courts of Justice in Chichester Street are home to Northern Ireland's Supreme Court. At the 2021 census, the prevalence rates for the main religions were: Catholic (42 per cent); Presbyterian (16 per cent); Church of Ireland (11.5 per cent); Methodist (2.4 per cent); Other Christian or Christian-related denominations (6.9 per cent); other Religions and Philosophies (1.3 per cent); those declaring no religion (17.4 per cent) and 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. [72] Superseded by the River Lagan as the more important river in the city, the Farset now languishes in obscurity, under High Street. [12][13] This area became the hub around which the original settlement developed. Donegall Quay was built out into the river as the harbour was developed further and trade flourished. Weather station is located 2.5 miles (4.0km) from the Belfast city centre. 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. 2012. From 1990-2019 the percentage of white population has declined by over 6%. Liverpool University Press. U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Belfast city, Maine QuickFacts Belfast city, Maine Table (a) Includes persons reporting only one race (c) Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories Slightly further afield is Aldergrove Airport. [174] In March 2007, the average house in Belfast cost 91,819, with the average in south Belfast being 141,000. [79] As an urban and coastal area, Belfast typically gets snow on fewer than 10 days per year. 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. This comprised 3 DUP and 1 Sinn Fin. The improvement scheme was completed five months ahead of schedule in February 2009, with the official opening taking place on 4 March 2009.[196]. Projected future population of Northern Ireland by age and sex, Estimates of the population aged 85 and over in Northern Ireland, by age and sex, Projected future population for areas within Northern Ireland by age and sex, Estimates of the population for Small Areas and Neighbourhood Renewal Areas within Northern Ireland, Projected future number of households in Northern Ireland by household type and size, Estimates of long-term international migration for Northern Ireland, Listing of completed ad-hoc requests made by users of Population Statistics. Colby HouseStranmillis CourtBELFASTBT9 5RRTelephone: +44(0)28 9025 5156, Estimates of the Population Aged 85 and Over, Long-Term International Migration Statistics, 2021 Mid Year Population Estimates for Northern Ireland, 2021 Mid Year Population Estimates for Northern Ireland Statistical Bulletin Charts, Tables and Maps, 2020-based Interim Population Projections for Northern Ireland, 2020-based Interim Population Projections for Northern Ireland - figures and tables. Taking in Dublin Road, Great Victoria Street, Shaftesbury Square and Bradbury Place, it contains some of the best bars and restaurants in the city. 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. [117] Work has started on the taller Obel Tower, which already surpasses the height of Windsor House in its unfinished state. Since the expansion of the European Union, numbers have been boosted by an influx of Eastern European immigrants. [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 study found that bus-based rapid transit produces positive economic results, but light rail does not. 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. One of the offers was by a group including the National Maritime Museum and National Museums Northern Ireland, with assistance by James Cameron. Yesterday at 16:01. The city has become a popular film location; The Paint Hall at Harland and Wolff has become one of the UK Film Council's main studios. the United Kingdom population is equivalent to 0.87% of the total world population. It is likely Catholics will outnumber Protestants by 2021 in Northern Ireland, according to a leading academic. [170] [100] In June 2007, a 16million programme was announced which will transform and redevelop streets and public spaces in the city centre. 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. [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. In total in 1990 only 1.1% of the population of Belfast was non-white, while as of 2019 5% of the population was non-white. Belfast's population is diversifying. 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. This is up from 513,400 people (28.4%) in 2011. Population growth was proportionately greatest in Lisburn and Castlereagh with 149,100 people in 2021, up 10.6% from 2011. [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. 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. 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. [184] Rates in Belfast (and the rest of Northern Ireland) were reformed in April 2007. Opposite but comparatively high levels are seen in the predominantly Protestant east Belfast. However, the establishment of the Shaw's Road Gaeltacht community has inspired use of the language across Northern Ireland. 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). [220][221] The Belfast Telegraph was bought by the Dublin-based Independent News & Media group in March 2000.[222]. As with any modern economy, the service sector is vital to Northern Ireland's development and is enjoying excellent growth. A young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s. [183] The rest of the city's water is sourced from Lough Neagh, via Dunore Water Treatment Works in County Antrim. [143], The 2001 census recorded 81,650 people from Catholic backgrounds and 79,650 people from Protestant backgrounds of working age living in Belfast. Stena Line runs regular routes to Cairnryan in Scotland using its conventional vesselswith a crossing time of around 2 hours 15 minutes. 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 2011, English was not the main language of 3.1% (54,500 people). The zoo is one of the top visitor attractions in Northern Ireland, receiving more than 295,000 visitors a year. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. The Census 2021 population is recorded at 1,903,175 people, up from 1,810,863 people in 2011. 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. [50] A particularly notorious group, based on the Shankill Road in the mid-1970s, became known as the Shankill Butchers. See all related documents. Information on Census 2021 in Northern Ireland. [214] The music school of Queen's University is responsible for arranging a notable series of lunchtime and evening concerts, often given by renowned musicians which are usually given in The Harty Room at the university (University Square). For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage here. Colourpoint Books. 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 current metro area population of Belfast in 2022 is 639,000, a 0.63% increase from 2021. A 2021 coroner's report found that all those killed had been innocent and that the killings were "without justification". In the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections in 2022, Belfast elected 20 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), 5 from each constituency. [181], Der Spiegel, a German weekly magazine for politics and economy, titled Belfast as The New Celtic Tiger which is "open for business".[182]. Queries relating to Census 2021 in Northern Ireland should be directed to the Census Customer Services. To sign up to our FREE newsletters, see here. Musicians and bands who have written songs about or dedicated to Belfast include Since the ending of the region's conflict tourism has boomed in Northern Ireland, greatly aided by low cost. [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'. 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]. [51] The Provisional IRA detonated 22 bombs within the confines of Belfast city centre on 21 July 1972, on what is known as Bloody Friday, killing nine people. It also has a major aerospace industry. The population of Belfast was 345,418 in 2021. Proportionately the fastest growing group is people with other national identities - typically identities from outside UK and Ireland. Estimates of the population of Northern Ireland as of 30 June each year by age and sex. [84] The lowest temperature to occur in recent years was 8.8C (16.2F) on 22 December 2010.[85]. London had the next highest. [192]Musgrave Park Hospital in south Belfast specialises in orthopaedics, rheumatology, sports medicine and rehabilitation. 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. [66] The Lord Mayor's duties include presiding over meetings of the council, receiving distinguished visitors to the city, representing and promoting the city on the national and international stage.[65]. [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 site of Belfast has been occupied since the Bronze Age. Rough terrain and dense forest cover, combined with low population densities and historically weak government presence, define Colombia's borders with Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, . [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. In November 2011, Belfast became the smallest city to host the MTV Europe Music Awards. [226], The Northern Ireland national football team, ranked 59th as of October 2022 in the FIFA World Rankings,[227] plays its home matches at Windsor Park. [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. Weatherall, Norman (text) and Evans, David (paintings) 2002, This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 00:22. Census 2021. Most of their victims were Catholics with no links to the Provisional IRA. 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. Conservationists are celebrating a bumper year for barn owls in Northern Ireland. But it was with Scottish Presbyterians that the town was to grow as an industrial port. [144], Belfast experienced a huge growth in population in the first half of the 20th century. 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. 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%). [122] A history of the development of these structures can be found at the Peacewall Archive. Between 1845 and 1849 the Great Famine devastated the overall population of Ireland, causing. [101] Major arterial roads (quality bus corridor) into the city include the Antrim Road, Shore Road, Holywood Road, Newtownards Road, Castlereagh Road, Cregagh Road, Ormeau Road, Malone Road, Lisburn Road, Falls Road, Springfield Road, Shankill Road, and Crumlin Road, Four Winds. [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. Check out the Belfast Official Trailer starring Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe! There are currently five weather observing stations in the Belfast area: Helen's Bay, Stormont, Newforge, Castlereagh, and Ravenhill Road. 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. Projections 400,000 450,000 500,000 550,000 600,000 Population 554,000 These include British only, Irish only, British and Northern Irish etc. Information on consultations and the planning of the 2021 Census in Northern Ireland. Founded in 1966, it has existed in its present form since 1981, when the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra was disbanded. "The religious demography of Northern Ireland in part is driven by age structures," he said. Belfast was heavily bombed during World War II. The metro area population of Edinburgh in 2021 was 543,000, a 1.12% increase from 2020. All councils are more secular in 2021 than they were ten years ago. [59] In May 2013, the Northern Ireland Executive committed to the removal of all peace lines by mutual consent. Last edited on 17 February 2023, at 00:22, communal violence in the city during partition, Globalization and World Cities Research Network, Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies), Northern Ireland Assembly Elections in 2022, List of tallest buildings and structures in Belfast, Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail, "Standard Area Measurements (2016) for Administrative Areas in the United Kingdom", "Where are the largest cities in Britain? On census day 2021, there were 768,810 occupied households in Northern Ireland, up 9.3% from the 703,275 recorded ten years earlier. In 2021, the number of people resident in Northern Ireland who were themselves born in NI was 1,646,300. Median Age The median age for Belfast residents is 60.1 years young. [149], These zones Catholic/republican on one side and Protestant/loyalist on the other are invariably marked by flags, graffiti and murals. 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. "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]. 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. 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]. In total, 4.6% (85,100 people) of our population aged 3 and over had a main language other than English. In a demonstration of their resolve not to submit to a Dublin parliament, in 1912 Belfast City Hall unionists presented the Ulster Covenant, which, with an associated Declaration for women, was to accumulate over 470,000 signatures. Belfast is one of the constituent cities that makes up the Dublin-Belfast corridor region, which has a population of just under 3million. The total voting age population of Belfast, Maine, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 5,400. [104] Windsor House, 262ft (80m) high, has 23 floors and is the second tallest building (as distinct from structure) in Ireland. Updated 9:57 AM EDT, Sun July 11, 2021 Link Copied! [187] The recent dramatic rise in house prices has made these reforms unpopular.[188]. More than 100,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost since the 1970s. 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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%. [177] Visitor numbers rose by 6% to reach 6.8million in 2006, with tourists spending 324million, an increase of 15% on 2005. "The converse is true for the Protestant population. 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. 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. Email: info@nisra.gov.uk. 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. [10] The word bal means "mouth" or "river-mouth," while feirsde/feirste is the genitive singular of fearsaid and refers to a sandbar or tidal ford across a river's mouth. The statistics show that over the last ten years the population increased by over 90,000 people from 1.811 million to 1.903 million or by five per cent. 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. Energy bill support package for Northern Ireland - what you need to know, Household energy bills in NI 'to be capped from November', Northern Ireland Census results announced as population hits all-time high. Some 24 chicks fledged from eight known breeding pairs - a 500% increase in chicks from 2021 . 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. Belfast City Council is the local council with responsibility for the city. Originally a more significant river than it is today, the Farset formed a dock on High Street until the mid 19th century. The Giants have been league champions 6 times, most recently in the 202122 season. Now known as Shorts Bombardier it works as an international aircraft manufacturer located near the Port of Belfast. [248] In 2008, 7.1million tourists visited the city. Temperature extremes here have slightly more variability due to the more inland location. When it comes to national identity, 31.9% said they had a British-only identity, 29.1% said Irish-only, 19.8% said Northern Irish-only while 8% said British and Northern Irish. 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. [8], Belfast has become in recent decades an ethnically diverse city, although this ethnic diversity is not to the same scale as other cities across the United Kingdom. Sign up to our FREE newsletter. [120] The Lyric Theatre, which re-opened on 1 May 2011 after undergoing a rebuilding programme and is the only full-time producing theatre in Northern Ireland, is where film star Liam Neeson began his career. Belfast's 2023 population is now estimated at 696,537. 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. 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. [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. Belfast elected 7 Sinn Fin, 5 DUP, 5 Alliance Party, 1 SDLP, 1 UUP and 1 PBPA MLAs. 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%. [155] Almost half of those born outside the UK and Ireland live in south Belfast, where they comprise 9.5% of the population. [71], The River Farset is also named after this silt deposit (from the Irish feirste meaning "sand spit"). The mid-2021 population estimates are primarily based on the 2021 censuses (for England and Wales, and Northern Ireland). 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. Formerly known as Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education, it specialises in vocational education. Draft table layoutsare available to download ahead of the publication. The number of one person households is now the highest on record, a change driven at least in part by our ageing population. Belfast is at the western end of Belfast Lough and at the mouth of the River Lagan giving it the ideal location for the shipbuilding industry that once made it famous. [56], An enduring physical legacy of the conflict are the extensive "peace lines" (or "peace walls") that continue to separate loyalist from republican districts. The council spends 1.5million every year on running and promoting the zoo, which is one of the few local government-funded zoos in the UK and Ireland. Consequently, the arterial roads along which this expansion took place (such as the Falls Road or the Newtownards Road) are more significant in defining the districts of the city than nucleated settlements. The area has a large student population and hosts the annual Belfast International Arts Festival each autumn. Following the partition of Ireland in 1921, Belfast became the seat of government for Northern Ireland. Irish Traveller, Arab, Pakistani and Roma ethnicities also each constituted 1,500 people or more. [165] The Harland and Wolff shipbuilding firm was created in 1861, and by the time the Titanic was built, in 1912, it had become the largest shipyard in the world. These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. 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