Demography of Northern Ireland - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Population

1,685,267

The population of Northern Ireland has increased annually since 1978.

Summary of vital statistics since 1900

	Average population (x 1000)	Live births	Deaths	Natural change	Crude birth rate (per 1000)	Crude death rate (per 1000)	Natural change (per 1000)
1901		30 782	23 954	6 828
1902		30 707	23 171	7 536
1903		31 290	23 096	8 194
1904		31 550	23 536	8 014
1905		31 405	22 949	8 456
1906		31 389	23 039	8 350
1907		30 969	23 754	7 215
1908		30 600	23 133	7 467
1909		30 640	22 275	8 365
1910	1 246	30 219	22 576	7 643	24.3	18.1	6.1
1911	1 249	30 407	21 326	9 081	24.3	17.1	7.3
1912	1 248	30 301	21 698	8 603	24.3	17.4	6.9
1913	1 243	29 880	22 510	7 370	24.0	18.1	5.9
1914	1 242	29 704	21 671	8 033	23.9	17.4	6.5
1915	1 210	28 082	22 438	5 644	23.2	18.5	4.7
1916	1 205	26 623	20 764	5 859	22.1	17.2	4.9
1917	1 208	24 949	21 011	3 938	20.7	17.4	3.3
1918	1 214	26 212	25 013	1 199	21.6	20.6	1.0
1919	1 250	27 496	22 836	4 660	22.0	18.2	3.8
1920	1 258	32 521	21 017	11 504	25.8	16.7	9.1
1921	1 264	29 710	19 301	10 409	23.7	15.4	8.3
1922	1 269	29 531	19 795	9 736	23.2	15.6	7.6
1923	1 259	30 097	18 790	11 307	23.9	14.9	9.1
1924	1 258	28 496	20 299	8 197	22.7	16.1	6.5
1925	1 257	27 686	19 784	7 902	22.0	15.8	6.3
1926	1 254	28 162	18 827	9 335	22.5	15.1	7.4
1927	1 250	26 676	18 216	8 460	21.4	14.6	6.8
1928	1 247	25 963	18 004	7 959	20.9	14.4	6.4
1929	1 240	25 410	19 822	5 588	20.5	16.0	4.4
1930	1 237	25 879	17 148	8 731	20.9	13.9	7.0
1931	1 243	25 673	18 049	7 624	20.7	14.5	6.2
1932	1 251	25 107	17 812	7 295	20.1	14.2	5.8
1933	1 258	24 601	18 154	6 447	19.6	14.5	5.1
1934	1 265	25 365	17 521	7 844	20.1	13.9	6.2
1935	1 271	24 742	18 592	6 150	19.5	14.6	4.8
1936	1 276	25 909	18 429	7 480	20.3	14.4	5.9
1937	1 281	25 412	19 282	6 130	19.8	15.1	4.8
1938	1 286	25 742	17 649	8 093	20.0	13.7	6.3
1939	1 295	25 240	17 542	7 698	19.5	13.5	5.9
1940	1 299	25 363	18 941	6 422	19.5	14.6	4.9
1941	1 308	26 887	20 034	6 853	20.6	15.3	5.2
1942	1 329	29 645	17 570	12 075	22.3	13.2	9.1
1943	1 341	31 521	17 720	13 801	23.5	13.2	10.3
1944	1 357	30 900	16 980	13 920	22.8	12.5	10.3
1945	1 359	29 007	16 432	12 575	21.3	12.1	9.3
1946	1 350	30 134	16 706	13 428	22.3	12.4	9.9
1947	1 350	31 254	16 944	14 310	23.2	12.6	10.6
1948	1 362	29 532	15 145	14 387	21.7	11.1	10.6
1949	1 371	29 106	15 670	13 436	21.2	11.4	9.8
1950	1 377	28 794	15 839	12 955	20.9	11.5	9.4
1951	1 373	28 477	17 628	10 849	20.7	12.8	7.9
1952	1 375	28 760	14 812	13 948	20.9	10.8	10.1
1953	1 384	28 984	14 813	14 171	20.9	10.7	10.2
1954	1 387	28 803	15 124	13 679	20.8	10.9	9.9
1955	1 394	28 965	15 407	13 558	20.8	11.1	9.7
1956	1 397	29 489	14 858	14 631	21.1	10.6	10.5
1957	1 399	30 108	15 187	14 921	21.5	10.9	10.7
1958	1 402	30 301	15 132	15 169	21.6	10.8	10.8
1959	1 408	30 809	15 403	15 406	21.9	10.9	10.9
1960	1 420	31 989	15 296	16 693	22.5	10.8	11.8
1961	1 427	31 915	16 108	15 807	22.4	11.3	11.1
1962	1 435	32 565	15 226	17 339	22.7	10.6	12.1
1963	1 446	33 414	15 899	17 515	23.1	11.0	12.1
1964	1 458	34 345	15 354	18 991	23.6	10.5	13.0
1965	1 469	33 890	15 551	18 339	23.1	10.6	12.5
1966	1 478	33 228	16 441	16 787	22.5	11.1	11.4
1967	1 491	33 415	14 671	18 744	22.4	9.8	12.6
1968	1 502	33 173	15 933	17 240	22.1	10.6	11.5
1969	1 513	32 428	16 338	16 090	21.4	10.8	10.6
1970	1 525	32 086	16 551	15 535	21.0	10.9	10.2
1971	1 540	31 765	16 202	15 563	20.6	10.5	10.1
1972	1 539	29 994	17 032	12 962	19.5	11.1	8.4
1973	1 530	29 200	17 669	11 531	19.1	11.5	7.5
1974	1 527	27 160	17 327	9 833	17.8	11.3	6.4
1975	1 524	26 130	16 511	9 619	17.1	10.8	6.3
1976	1 524	26 361	17 030	9 331	17.3	11.2	6.1
1977	1 523	25 437	16 921	8 516	16.7	11.1	5.6
1978	1 523	26 239	16 153	10 086	17.2	10.6	6.6
1979	1 528	28 178	16 811	11 367	18.4	11.0	7.4
1980	1 533	28 582	16 835	11 747	18.6	11.0	7.7
1981	1 543	27 302	16 256	11 046	17.7	10.5	7.2
1982	1 545	27 025	15 918	11 107	17.5	10.3	7.2
1983	1 551	27 225	16 039	11 186	17.6	10.3	7.2
1984	1 557	27 693	15 692	12 001	17.8	10.1	7.7
1985	1 565	27 635	15 955	11 680	17.7	10.2	7.5
1986	1 574	28 152	16 065	12 087	17.9	10.2	7.7
1987	1 582	27 865	15 334	12 531	17.6	9.7	7.9
1988	1 585	27 767	15 813	11 954	17.5	10.0	7.5
1989	1 590	26 080	15 844	10 236	16.4	10.0	6.4
1990	1 596	26 499	15 426	11 073	16.6	9.7	6.9
1991	1 607	26 265	15 096	11 169	16.3	9.4	7.0
1992	1 623	25 572	14 988	10 584	15.8	9.2	6.5
1993	1 636	24 909	15 633	9 276	15.2	9.6	5.7
1994	1 644	24 289	15 114	9 175	14.8	9.2	5.6
1995	1 649	23 860	15 310	8 550	14.5	9.3	5.2
1996	1 662	24 582	15 218	9 364	14.8	9.2	5.6
1997	1 671	24 277	14 971	9 306	14.5	9.0	5.6
1998	1 678	23 668	14 993	8 675	14.1	8.9	5.2
1999	1 679	22 957	15 663	7 294	13.7	9.3	4.3
2000	1 683	21 512	14 903	6 609	12.8	8.9	3.9
2001	1 689	21 962	14 513	7 449	13.0	8.6	4.4
2002	1 697	21 385	14 586	6 799	12.6	8.6	4.0
2003	1 703	21 648	14 462	7 186	12.7	8.5	4.2
2004	1 710	22 318	14 354	7 964	13.0	8.4	4.7
2005	1 724	22 328	14 224	8 104	12.9	8.2	4.7
2006	1 742	23 272	14 532	8 740	13.4	8.3	5.0
2007	1 759	24 451	14 649	9 802	13.9	8.3	5.6
2008	1 775	25 631	14 907	10 724	14.4	8.4	6.0
2009	1 789	24 910	14 413	10 497	13.9	8.1	5.9
2010

Place of birth

UK:
- Northern Ireland
  Northern Ireland
  Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
  
  : 1,534,268 (91.0%)
- England
  England
  England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
  
  : 61,609 (3.7%)
- Scotland
  Scotland
  Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
  
  : 16,772 (1.0%)
- Wales
  Wales
  Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
  
  : 3,008 (0.2%)
Europe:
- Republic of Ireland
  Republic of Ireland
  Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
  
  : 39,051 (2.3%)
- Elsewhere in the EU: 10,355 (0.6%)
Elsewhere: 20,204 (1.2%)

Ethnicity

White
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...

: 1,670,988 (99.15%)
Chinese
Han Chinese
Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...

: 4,145 (0.25%)
Mixed: 3,319 (0.20%)
Irish Traveller
Irish Traveller
Irish Travellers are a traditionally nomadic people of ethnic Irish origin, who maintain a separate language and set of traditions. They live predominantly in the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.-Etymology:...

: 1,710 (0.10%)
India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n: 1,567 (0.09%)
Other Ethnic Group: 1,290 (0.08%)
Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

i: 666 (0.04%)
Black African: 494 (0.03%)
Other Black: 387 (0.02%)
Black Caribbean: 255 (0.02%)
Bangladeshi
British Bangladeshi
A British Bangladeshi is a person of Bangladeshi origin who resides in the United Kingdom having emigrated to the UK and attained citizenship through naturalisation or whose parents did so; they are also known as British Bengalis...

: 252 (0.01%)
Other Asian: 194 (0.01%)

source: Northern Ireland Census 2001

See also Ethnic Minorities in Northern Ireland
Ethnic minorities in Northern Ireland
During The Troubles, the levels of immigration to Northern Ireland were low. However, there has been an increase since the power sharing agreement brought an end to official terrorist activity....

Life expectancy at birth:

Men: 76 years

Women: 80.8 years

Age structure:

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%)

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:

6.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1999)

Total Period Fertility Rate (TPFR)

Total Fertility Rate

The total fertility rate of a population is the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime if she were to experience the exact current age-specific fertility rates through her lifetime, and she...

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?ID=951:
2.02 children born/woman (2000)

HIV/AIDS prevalence rate:

0.024% (2005 est.)

People living with HIV/AIDS:

408 (2005)