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2016-based Population Projections for Northern Ireland

Date published: 26 October 2017

Statistics: Population,  National Population Projections

Population Projections for Northern Ireland and Statistical Bulletin (2016)

National projections by sex and single year of age are produced every two years for the UK and each of the UK constituent countries by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). National projections provide an estimate of the future size and age structure of the population of Northern Ireland.

This release includes the following documents:

  • Statistical bulletin
  • Press notice

and the following tables (for the Principal Projection):

  • Projection summary (2016-2066)
  • Single year of age and sex (2016-2066)
  • 5 year age bands and sex (2016-2066)

See also:

  • 2016-based National Population Projections Quality and Methodology Information report
  • National Population Projections Accuracy Report
  • 2016-based National Projections Assumption Papers
  • 2016-based projections for Northern Ireland: Variant projections 
  • 2016-based projections: Underlying projection data
  • 2016-based projections: Extra Variants
  • An interactive population pyramid up to mid-2066 is available on the NINIS website.
  • A 2016-based population projections infographic is also available.

Documents

  • 2016-based population projections - statistical bulletin Adobe PDF (855 KB)
  • 2016-based population projections - press notice Adobe PDF (90 KB)
  • Principal projection - projection summary (2016-2066) Microsoft Excel (308 KB)
  • Principal projection - single year of age and sex (2016-2066) Microsoft Excel (312 KB)
  • Principal projection - 5 year age bands and sex (2016-2066) Microsoft Excel (901 KB)

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