The number of people who were recorded as Northern Irish only is broadly stable - standing at 379,300 people in 2011 and 376,400 people in 2021. Over 2.2million passengers flew between Belfast and London in 2009.[205]. In one raid, in 1941, German bombers killed around one thousand people and left tens of thousands homeless. The total population of Belfast was 345,418 in 2021, an increase of 3.5%. A consequence of this northern latitude is that it both endures short winter days and enjoys long summer evenings. [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. It was bombed several times during the Troubles but has now been restored to its former glory. [162] Like many British cities dependent on traditional heavy industry, Belfast suffered serious decline since the 1960s, exacerbated greatly in the 1970s and 1980s by the Troubles. In 1932, the devolved parliament for the region was housed in new buildings at Stormont on the eastern edge of the city. [134], At the 2001 census, the population was 276,459,[142] while 579,554 people lived in the wider Belfast Metropolitan Area. [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. The metro area population of Belfast in 2020 was 631,000, a 0.64% increase from 2019. 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. The Edwardian architectural style of Belfast City Hall influenced the Victoria Memorial in Calcutta, India, and Durban City Hall in South Africa. 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. Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9.30 am to 4.00 pm (excluding public, bank and all Northern Ireland government holidays). The city is flanked on the north and northwest by a series of hills, including Divis Mountain, Black Mountain and Cavehill, thought to be the inspiration for Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. 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. On the day he was buried in the city, 100,000 people lined the route from his home on the Cregagh Road to Roselawn cemetery. Belfast elected 7 Sinn Fin, 5 DUP, 5 Alliance Party, 1 SDLP, 1 UUP and 1 PBPA MLAs. 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. 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. A 2021 coroner's report found that all those killed had been innocent and that the killings were "without justification". 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Ed. Our2022/23work planis available here. Some 24 chicks fledged from eight known breeding pairs - a 500% increase in chicks from 2021 - according to . There are currently five weather observing stations in the Belfast area: Helen's Bay, Stormont, Newforge, Castlereagh, and Ravenhill Road. Figures from 2016 of working age population. Information about the range of administrative data sources used in the production of population and migration statistics. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [210] In 2003, Belfast had an unsuccessful bid for the 2008 European Capital of Culture. [144], Belfast experienced a huge growth in population in the first half of the 20th century. The IRA ceasefire in 1994 and the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 have given investors increased confidence to invest in Belfast. 25.56% had a degree or higher qualification; while. 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 Ulster Orchestra, based in Belfast, is Northern Ireland's only full-time symphony orchestra and is well renowned in the United Kingdom. . Check out the Belfast Official Trailer starring Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe! The voting age population is 42.4% male and 57.6% female. [175] In 2004, Belfast had the lowest owner occupation rate in Northern Ireland at 54%. There are no less than twelve other minor rivers in and around Belfast, namely the Blackstaff, the Colin, the Connswater, the Cregagh, the Derriaghy, the Forth, the Knock, the Legoniel, the Loop, the Milewater, the Purdysburn and the Ravernet.[73]. Explanation: For Scotland, the 2021 figures refer to mid-2021 population estimates. The Belfast Marathon is run annually on May Day, and attracted 20,000 participants in 2011. The minimum temperature at Aldergrove was 14.9C (5.2F), during December 2010. 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. Originally a more significant river than it is today, the Farset formed a dock on High Street until the mid 19th century. 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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. One of the offers was by a group including the National Maritime Museum and National Museums Northern Ireland, with assistance by James Cameron. The current club president is Irish-language enthusiast Linda Ervine who comes from a unionist background in the area. The other hotels included AC Marriot, Hampton By Hilton, EasyHotel, Maldron Belfast City Centre and Flint. [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. [230], Belfast is home to over twenty Gaelic football and hurling clubs. There were 6.4million visitors in 2005, which was a growth of 8.5% from 2004. The Ulster University also maintains a campus in the city, which concentrates on fine art, design and architecture. The population was just under 1.4 million in 1821 and grew to 1.7 million in the next twenty years. 4.34% did not have English as their first language. The bid was run by an independent company, Imagine Belfast, who boasted that it would "make Belfast the meeting place of Europe's legends, where the meaning of history and belief find a home and a sanctuary from caricature, parody and oblivion. In the period since the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, Belfast has begun a social, economic and cultural transformation giving it a growing international cultural reputation. Belfast 400 People Places and History. From 1990-2019 the percentage of white population has declined by over 6%. Donegall Quay was built out into the river as the harbour was developed further and trade flourished. The majority of the animals are in danger in their natural habitat. Belfast: A Profile of the City. The population of Northern Ireland on census day, 21 March 2021, was 1,903,175. The remaining 9.3% or 177,400 people neither belonged to nor were brought up in any religion. This service is known as the Belfast Suburban Rail system. 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. 63.84% were economically active, 36.16% were economically inactive; 5.59% were unemployed, of these 43.56% were long-term unemployed. This was followed by the drilling and eventual arming of a 100,000-strong Ulster Volunteer Force. [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 number of people holding an Ireland passport solely or jointly has increased from 375,800 people in 2011 to 614,300, up 63.5% and is consistent with the increasing demand for Ireland passports since the 2016 UK vote to leave the EU. The city of Belfast is the provincial capital of Northern Ireland. [184] The citizens of Belfast pay for their water in their rates bill. 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. The industrial estate and docklands BT3. Information on consultations and the planning of the 2021 Census in Northern Ireland. Lloyd George, Parnell and Patrick Pearse all attended political rallies there. It features a criss-cross of escalators and suspended walkways and nine high-tech galleries. Census 2021. Second World War [ edit] Main article: Belfast Blitz The Census 2021 population is recorded at 1,903,175 people, up from 1,810,863 people in 2011. Belfast saw the worst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, with nearly half of the total deaths in the conflict occurring in the city. The city expanded to the natural barrier of the hills that surround it, overwhelming other settlements. Belfast: A Profile of the City. During the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, local sunset is before 16:00 while sunrise is around 08:45. [161] It was not until industry transformed the linen and shipbuilding trades that the economy and the population boomed. Belfast is home to the Stormont cricket ground since 1949 and was the venue for the Irish cricket team's first ever One Day International against England in 2006.[234]. [107] Since the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, the nearby Lisburn Road has developed into the city's most exclusive shopping strip. 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. Bombing, assassination and street violence formed a backdrop to life throughout the Troubles. [60][61] As the target date of 2023 approaches, only a small number have been dismantled.[62]. This is balanced by the summer solstice in June, when the sun sets after 22:00 and rises before 05:00. Protestant workers who organised to secure their access to jobs and housing gave a new lease of life in the town to the once largely rural Orange Order. The most recent example of this conflict was known as the Troubles a civil conflict that raged from the late 1960s to 1998. Although BT derives from Belfast, the BT postcode area extends across the whole of Northern Ireland.[103]. 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. In 200405, 5.9million people visited Belfast, a 10% increase from the previous year, and spent 262.5million.[213]. 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. [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. Information relating to the Population Statistics teams engagement with its users/stakeholders. [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. 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. With the undertaking of Plantation, Belfast was established as a town in 1613 by Sir Arthur Chichester. Belfast households made slightly more than Hodgdonhouseholds ($55,804) and Richmondhouseholds ($55,878) . The Northern Ireland usually resident population increased by 5.1% (92,300) from 2011 to 2021. Bus and rail public transport in Northern Ireland is operated by subsidiaries of Translink. This article is about the city in Northern Ireland. 2012. [100] In June 2007, a 16million programme was announced which will transform and redevelop streets and public spaces in the city centre. [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. Civil unrest impacted the city's industry for many years, but with the . Weather station is located 3.9 miles (6.3km) from the Belfast city centre. 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. 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. In addition to the shipyards and the Shorts Brothers aircraft factory, the Belfast Blitz severely damaged or destroyed more than half the city's housing stock, devastated the old town centre around High Street, and killed over a thousand people. On Census Day 27 March 2011, in Belfast Local Government District (2014), considering the population aged 3 years old and over: On Census Day 27 March 2011, considering the population aged 16 years old and over: Level 1 is 14 O Levels/CSE/GCSE (any grades) or equivalent. Thesecond phase of main statistics results from Census 2021are now available. 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. With Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitrona Balfe, Jamie Dornan. The metro area population of Edinburgh in 2021 was 543,000, a 1.12% increase from 2020. Mid Year Population Estimates Estimates of the. [143], This made it the fifteenth-largest city in the United Kingdom, but the eleventh-largest conurbation. [6] By the time it was granted city status in 1888, it was a major centre of Irish linen production, tobacco-processing and rope-making. [42], The cost was borne by the British Exchequer. The Giants play in the 10-team professional Elite Ice Hockey League which is the top league in the United Kingdom. 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 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. The city of Belfast is the provincial capital of Northern Ireland. 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%. In contrast, 15.9% or 302,200 people did not hold a passport. The city's elected officials are the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Deputy Lord Mayor and High Sheriff who are elected from among 60 councillors. [9], The name Belfast derives from the Irish Bal Feirsde, later spelt Bal Feirste (Irish pronunciation:[bel f()t]). Download Historical Data Save as Image From: To: Zoom: Historical U.N. 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. 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. That acted to increase the size of the Catholic population from 2011 to 2021. Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, to the south of the city centre, attracts thousands of visitors each year to its International Rose Garden. The average household size decreased across all 11 local councils. [142] These two distinct cultural communities have both contributed significantly to the city's culture. [89] Some 13 more frosty nights than Stormont. 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. Black taxis are common in the city, operating on a share basis in some areas. All councils are more secular in 2021 than they were ten years ago. It is home to Botanic Gardens and the Ulster Museum, which was reopened in 2009 after major redevelopment. Indeed, the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin has indicated additional demand for passports from people living here in Northern Ireland," he said. The service is being recognised as helping to modernise the city's public transport.[207]. Belfast was granted borough status by James VI and I in 1613 and official city status by Queen Victoria in 1888. Belfast is linked directly to Coleraine, Portrush and Derry. In 2021 the number of people with a white ethnic group was 1,837,600 (96.6% of the population). 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. For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage here. 5.23% had some knowledge of Ulster-Scots; and. [111][112] The district of Ballyhackamore has even acquired the name "Ballysnackamore" due to the preponderance of dining establishments in the area.[113]. This increasing diversity is evident to a greater or lesser degree across all 11 local councils. Since 2001, boosted by increasing numbers of tourists, the city council has developed a number of cultural quarters. This was made up of:. [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. 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. [199] These are outnumbered by private hire taxis. Demographics", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Demography_of_Belfast&oldid=1113127401, Demographics by city in the United Kingdom, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 29 September 2022, at 22:14. BELFAST BT9 5RR. [71], The River Farset is also named after this silt deposit (from the Irish feirste meaning "sand spit"). 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. [122] A history of the development of these structures can be found at the Peacewall Archive. Also published today are results for the national identity (person based) classification, which relates to the specific single identity or specific multiple identities people recorded in Census 2021. second phase of main statistics results from Census 2021, Census 2021 person and household estimates for Data Zones in Northern Ireland, Census 2021 main statistics for Northern Ireland (phase 2), Census 2021 main statistics health, disability and unpaid care tables, household composition and living arrangements. 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

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