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Census 2021 main statistics demography tables – country of birth

Date published: 22 September 2022

Statistics: Census 2021,  Census 2021 results,  Main statistics

Download the main statistics demography tables related to country of birth from the 2021 Census in Northern Ireland.

This demography sub-theme provides estimates for country of birth at various levels of detail including basic, intermediate, and full detail, as well as a historical breakdown for Northern Ireland.

Data are available for Northern Ireland and the 11 Local Government Districts. The full detail and historical tables are available for Northern Ireland. Selected tables have been updated to include settlement and electoral ward data – download all main statistics tables available at settlement and electoral ward geographies.

This page was last updated on 30 November 2023.

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Search all published census data using our Census 2021 table lookup.

Documents

  • MS-A16 Country of birth - basic detail [UPDATED] Microsoft Excel (352 KB)
  • MS-A17 Country of birth - intermediate detail Microsoft Excel (169 KB)
  • MS-A18 Country of birth - full detail Microsoft Excel (159 KB)
  • MS-A19 Country of birth - 1851-2021 Microsoft Excel (160 KB)
  • MS-A31 Country of birth (basic detail) by broad age bands [UPDATED] Microsoft Excel (621 KB)

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