Demographics of Northern Ireland

Population

1,685,267

The population of Northern Ireland has increased annually since 1978.^[1]

Place of birth

• UK:
  • Northern Ireland: 1,534,268 (91.0%)
  • England: 61,609 (3.7%)
  • Scotland: 16,772 (1.0%)
  • Wales: 3,008 (0.2%)
• Europe:
  • Republic of Ireland: 39,051 (2.3%)
  • Elsewhere in the EU: 10,355 (0.6%)
• Elsewhere: 20,204 (1.2%)

Ethnicity

• White: 1,670,988 (99.15%)
• Chinese: 4,145 (0.25%)
• Mixed: 3,319 (0.20%)
• Irish Traveller: 1,710 (0.10%)
• Indian: 1,567 (0.09%)
• Other Ethnic Group: 1,290 (0.08%)
• Pakistani: 666 (0.04%)
• Black African: 494 (0.03%)
• Other Black: 387 (0.02%)
• Black Caribbean: 255 (0.02%)
• Bangladeshi: 252 (0.01%)
• Other Asian: 194 (0.01%)

source: Northern Ireland Census 2001
See also Ethnic Minorities in Northern Ireland

Life expectancy at birth:^[2]
Men: 76 years
Women: 80.8 years

Age structure:^[1]
0-15 years:
398,056
16-17 years:
53,458
Total under 18 years:
451,514 (26.8%)
18-64 years:
1,010,428 (60%)
65-74 years:
123,193 (7.3%)
75 years and over:
100,150 (5.9%)

Population growth rate:^[3]
0.275% (2007 est.)

Birth rate:^[1]
12.7 births/1,000 population (2000)

Death rate:^[1]
8.8 deaths/1,000 population (2000)

Migration rate:^[4]
2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 m/f
0-14 years:
1.05 m/f
15-64 years:
1.025 m/f
65 years and over:
0.75 m/f
total population:
0.98 m/f (2007 est.)

Infant mortality rate:^[1]
6.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1999)

Total Period Fertility Rate (TPFR):^[1]
1.74 children born/woman (2000)

HIV/AIDS prevalence rate:^[5]
0.024% (2005 est.)

People living with HIV/AIDS:^[5]
408 (2005)

[edit] References

[edit] See also

Demographics of the United Kingdom