2022-based Population Projections for Northern Ireland

Date published: 28 January 2025

Population Projections for Northern Ireland

National projections by sex and single year of age are produced routinely 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 (2022-2072)
• Single year of age and sex (2022-2072)
• 5 year age bands and sex (2022-2072)

See also:

• 2022-based National Population Projections Quality and Methodology Information report
• National Population Projections Accuracy Report
• 2022-based National Projections Assumption Papers on fertility, mortality and migration
• How the assumptions are set
• 2022-based projections for Northern Ireland: Variant projections 

Documents

• 2022-based population projections - statistical bulletin Adobe PDF (961 KB)
• Principal projection - population by age and sex (2022-2072) Microsoft Excel (910 KB)
• 2022-based population projections - summary infographic Adobe PDF (2 MB)
• 2022-based population projections - press notice Adobe PDF (129 KB)
• Principal projection - projection summary (2022-2072) Microsoft Excel (210 KB)

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