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NI Summary Statistics

Date published: 22 March 2017

Topics: NI Summary Statistics

A new infographic highlighting some Key Statistics has been released.

 

  • The population of Northern Ireland now stands at 1,851,600 
  • 70% of people describe their health as good or very good
  • Economic activity from quarter 3 2015 to quarter 3 2016 is up by 1.6%
  • 23,600 have immigrated into the Northern Ireland while 21,500 people emigrated out of Northern Ireland
  • Gross annual pay now stands at £21,000 
  • There were 105,023 recorded crimes (excluding fraud)
  • Unemployment (claimant count) is at 2.8%
  • The average house price in Northern Ireland is now at £125,480
  • £821M was spent by overseas tourists from October 2015 to September 2016

NI Summary Statistics

A new infographic highlighting some Key Statistics has been released.

 

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