[29] Profits from the trade financed improvements in the town's commercial infrastructure, including the Lagan Canal, new docks and quays, and the construction of the White Linen Hall which together attracted to Belfast the linen trade that had formerly gone through Dublin. Combining current religion and religion of upbringing gives 45.7% who were Catholic, 43.5% who were Protestant, Other Christian or Christian related and 1.5% who were from other non-Christian religions. Slightly further afield is Aldergrove Airport. Sign up to our FREE newsletter. The population of the United Kingdom was estimated to have been over 67 million in 2021, with almost 9.3 million of these people living in South East England. The most prevalent main languages other than English were Polish (20,100 people), Lithuanian (9,000), Irish (6,000), Romanian (5,600) and Portuguese (5,000). Please note layouts will be subject to change as tables are finalised. [36] But also common to this "industrial triangle" were traditions of labour militancy. Generally, population statistics are available disaggregated by age and sex with information also available for a wide range of administrative and statistical geographies. 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. 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. It is home to Botanic Gardens and the Ulster Museum, which was reopened in 2009 after major redevelopment. Read more: NI Census figures show Catholics outnumber Protestants for first time. "What we found in the 2011 census was that the Catholic population was on average younger, so there was essentially a higher number of births in the Catholic population than deaths. [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. [184] Rates in Belfast (and the rest of Northern Ireland) were reformed in April 2007. It was bombed several times during the Troubles but has now been restored to its former glory. [121] The Ulster Hall (18591862) was originally designed for grand dances but is now used primarily as a concert and sporting venue. 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. 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. In 2021, the median household income of Belfast households was $55,900. [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. 2018-based Population Projections for Northern Ireland Statistical Bulletin Charts. [67] In the 2017 UK general election, Belfast elected one Member of Parliament (MP) from each constituency to the House of Commons at Westminster, London. Leander ASC is a well known swimming club in Belfast. The study found that bus-based rapid transit produces positive economic results, but light rail does not. [68] [244], The Belfast Education and Library Board was established in 1973 as the local council responsible for education, youth and library services within the city. Ethnicity figures also show that the white population of Belfast has fallen from 97 per cent in 2011 to 93 per cent in 2021. The first Lord Mayor of Belfast was Daniel Dixon, who was elected in 1892. Stena Line also operates a route to Liverpool. There was major communal violence in the city during partition. In 1950, the population of Belfast was 445,879 . Belfast elected 7 Sinn Fin, 5 DUP, 5 Alliance Party, 1 SDLP, 1 UUP and 1 PBPA MLAs. In one raid, in 1941, German bombers killed around one thousand people and left tens of thousands homeless. 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. [8], In 2021, 51% of the population was female while 49% was male. Population statistics are widely used in policy development in areas such as housing, healthcare and education, as well as being used to allocate public funds to the Northern Ireland Executive through the Barnett formula. 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. In the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections in 2022, Belfast elected 20 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), 5 from each constituency. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 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. The city expanded to the natural barrier of the hills that surround it, overwhelming other settlements. [173], Northern Ireland's peace dividend has led to soaring property prices in the city. 2,900 doors, which if laid end to end would stretch for 5 miles. [118] The restaurant panels in the Crown Bar were originally made for Britannic, the sister ship of the Titanic,[116] built in Belfast. On average, it was older 10 years ago and what we've found is that there's more deaths than births in the Protestant population, and that acts to bring the Protestant population down in number. Sectarian tension was not in itself unique to Belfast: it was shared with Liverpool and Glasgow, cities that following the Great Famine had also experienced large-scale Irish Catholic immigration. Indeed, the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin has indicated additional demand for passports from people living here in Northern Ireland," he said. [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. 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. The zoo also carries out important conservation work and takes part in European and international breeding programmes which help to ensure the survival of many species under threat. This service is known as the Belfast Suburban Rail system. The visitors spent 285.2million, supporting more than 15,600 jobs. [10] The sandbar formed at the confluence (at present-day Donegall Quay) of two rivers: the Lagan, which flows into Belfast Lough, and the Farset, a tributary of the Lagan. The population of Northern Ireland on census day, 21 March 2021, was 1,903,175. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. . Shipbuilding was also a key industry; the Harland & Wolff shipyard, which built the RMSTitanic, was the world's largest shipyard. The rebel tradesmen and tenant farmers were defeated north of the town at the Battle of Antrim and to the south at the Battle of Ballynahinch. [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. In 2021 the number of people with a white ethnic group was 1,837,600 (96.6% of the population). 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. [125], Parks and gardens are an integral part of Belfast's heritage, and home to an abundance of local wildlife and popular places for a picnic, a stroll or a jog. The number of people who are British only is down from 722,400 in 2011 to 606,300 in 2021. The area has a large student population and hosts the annual Belfast International Arts Festival each autumn. Ranging in length from a few hundred metres to over 5 kilometres, the security barriers have increased both in height and number since 1998. Many of Belfast's oldest buildings are found in the Cathedral Quarter area, which is currently undergoing redevelopment as the city's main cultural and tourist area. It became a city by royal charter in 1888. He added that the surge in the number of people holding Irish passports was influenced by Brexit. Belfast: A Profile of the City. The Belfast Giants are a huge brand in Northern Ireland and their increasing stature in the game led to the Belfast Giants playing the Boston Bruins of the NHL on 2 October 2010 at the SSE Arena in Belfast, losing the game 51. 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 February 2006, Belfast's unemployment rate stood at 4.2%, lower than both the Northern Ireland[171] and the UK average of 5.5%. [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. [10][11] The name therefore translates literally as "(river) mouth of the sandbar" or "(river) mouth of the ford". 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. The statistics also show an increasingly diverse population across ethnic group, main language, country of birth and passports held. The Belfast Marathon is run annually on May Day, and attracted 20,000 participants in 2011. [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 architectural style of Belfast's public buildings range from a small set of Georgian buildings, many examples of Victorian, including the main Lanyon Building at Queen's University Belfast and the Linenhall Library, (both designed by Sir Charles Lanyon). With Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitrona Balfe, Jamie Dornan. Something went wrong, please try again later. Belfast is still a port with commercial and industrial docks, including the Harland & Wolff shipyard, dominating the Belfast Lough shoreline. 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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 Ulster University also maintains a campus in the city, which concentrates on fine art, design and architecture. [236] Weather station is located 3.9 miles (6.3km) from the Belfast city centre. [89] Some 13 more frosty nights than Stormont. [9], The name Belfast derives from the Irish Bal Feirsde, later spelt Bal Feirste (Irish pronunciation:[bel f()t]). As with any modern economy, the service sector is vital to Northern Ireland's development and is enjoying excellent growth. [152][153], Ethnic minority communities have been in Belfast since the 1930s. Buy tickets for Belfast:. [71], The River Farset is also named after this silt deposit (from the Irish feirste meaning "sand spit"). 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. It had a population of 345,418 in 2021[update].[2]. 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. Information on Census 2021 in Northern Ireland. [168][169] This has led to a period of sustained economic growth and large-scale redevelopment of the city centre. 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. [176], Peace has boosted the numbers of tourists coming to Belfast. In 2005, Belfast International Airport was the 11th busiest commercial airport in the UK, accounting for just over 2% of all UK terminal passengers while the George Best Belfast City Airport was the 16th busiest and had 1% of UK terminal passengers. BELFAST BT9 5RR. [225], Belfast has several notable sports teams playing a diverse variety of sports such as football, Gaelic games, rugby, cricket, and ice hockey. In contrast, 15.9% or 302,200 people did not hold a passport. [110], In its 2018 report on Best Places to Live in Britain, The Sunday Times named Ballyhackamore, "the brunch capital of Belfast", as the best place in Northern Ireland. The city is served by two airports: The George Best Belfast City Airport adjacent to Belfast Lough and Belfast International Airport which is near Lough Neagh. This increasing diversity is evident to a greater or lesser degree across all 11 local councils. The metro area population of Belfast in 2020 was 631,000, a 0.64% increase from 2019. Thesecond phase of main statistics results from Census 2021are now available. There were 6.4million visitors in 2005, which was a growth of 8.5% from 2004. The Belfast Liverpool route is the busiest domestic flight route in the UK excluding London with 555,224 passengers in 2009. While the number of households in Northern Ireland was 768,810. In 2007, Belfast saw house prices grow by 50%, the fastest rate of growth in the UK. Other significant sportspeople from Belfast include double world snooker champion Alex "Hurricane" Higgins[235] and world champion boxers Wayne McCullough, Rinty Monaghan and Carl Frampton. The Belfast City Council area in the 2011 census. It played an important role in the Industrial Revolution in Ireland, briefly becoming the biggest linen-producer in the world, earning it the nickname "Linenopolis". [43] In addition to the public construction, this provided for universal health care, comprehensive social security, and "revolutionised access" to secondary and further education. [107] Since the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, the nearby Lisburn Road has developed into the city's most exclusive shopping strip. [193] Other hospitals in Belfast include the Mater Hospital in north Belfast and the Children's Hospital. [159] This represents a 1.60% increase since the 2001 Census. While the overall population increased by 5%, the number of people aged 65 or more grew by nearly 25%. In November 2011, Belfast became the smallest city to host the MTV Europe Music Awards. Belfast Zoo is owned by Belfast City Council. 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Northern Ireland's population is divided between mostly-Protestant Unionists, who want to maintain Northern Ireland's status as part of the United Kingdom, . the United Kingdom 2020 population is estimated at 67,886,011 people at mid year according to UN data. The Belfast City Hospital is the regional specialist centre for haematology and is home to a cancer centre that rivals the best in the world. 21 October 2019. 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. Over 2.2million passengers flew between Belfast and London in 2009.[205]. 96.77% were white (including Irish Traveller) while 3.23% were from an ethnic minority population; 48.82% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic faith and 42.47% belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' denomination; and. 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. [117] Work has started on the taller Obel Tower, which already surpasses the height of Windsor House in its unfinished state. [181], Der Spiegel, a German weekly magazine for politics and economy, titled Belfast as The New Celtic Tiger which is "open for business".[182]. Belfast was heavily bombed during World War II. [53], During the 1970s and 1980s Belfast was one of the world's most dangerous cities. Today, Belfast is Northern Ireland's educational and commercial hub. 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]. 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. The metro area population of Edinburgh in 2021 was 543,000, a 1.12% increase from 2020. [52] The British Army, first deployed on the streets in August 1969, was also responsible for civilian deaths. Check out the Belfast Official Trailer starring Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe! Since the ending of the region's conflict tourism has boomed in Northern Ireland, greatly aided by low cost. Although BT derives from Belfast, the BT postcode area extends across the whole of Northern Ireland.[103]. Public outrage, however, defeated the proposal of the greatest of the merchant houses, Cunningham and Greg, to commission ships for the Middle Passage.[30]. Estimates of the population of Northern Ireland as of 30 June each year by age and sex. [220][221] The Belfast Telegraph was bought by the Dublin-based Independent News & Media group in March 2000.[222]. In 1932, the devolved parliament for the region was housed in new buildings at Stormont on the eastern edge of the city. 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. Let us know what you think in the comments below. The population of Belfast was 345,418 in 2021. 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It also has a major aerospace industry. 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. [178] The city's two airports have helped make the city one of the most visited weekend destinations in Europe. Northern Ireland Railways provides suburban services along three lines running through Belfast's northern suburbs to Carrickfergus, Larne and Larne Harbour, eastwards towards Bangor and south-westwards towards Lisburn and Portadown. 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 2021 in Belfast, Northern . 606km of data cables which laid end to end . It was made internationally famous as the setting for the classic film, Odd Man Out, starring James Mason. The current metro area population of Belfast in 2022 is 639,000, a 0.63% increase from 2021. [57][58] They divide communities that account for 14 of the 20 most deprived wards in Northern Ireland. The metro area population of Belfast in 2021 was 635,000, a 0.63% increase from 2020. The largest person-specific national identities were: - British only - 606,300 people or 31.9% of our population; - Irish only - 554,400 people or 29.1% of our population; - Northern Irish only - 376,400 people or 19.8% of our population; and. [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]. [145] Since then, the inner city numbers have dropped dramatically as people have moved to swell the Greater Belfast suburb population. [218] Oceanographer Robert Ballard said he favored this bid since it would ensure that the memorabilia would be permanently displayed in Belfast (where the Titanic was built) and in Greenwich. [7] Industrialisation, and the resulting inward migration,[8] made Belfast one of Ireland's biggest cities. 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