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The Population of Northern IrelandOverviewIn June 2008 it is estimated there were 1.775 million people living in Northern Ireland;
with 21.5% being children (aged under 16) and 16.7% being of state pension age.
During 2008 just over 25,000 babies were born in Northern Ireland and just under 15,000 people died.
The fastest growing areas within the province are Craigavon, Dungannon and Newry and Mourne Local Government Districts.
It is projected that the Northern Ireland population will reach 1.8 million by 2011. More informationStatistics on the population comes from two main sources: Other key publications Annual Population Estimates |
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