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2022-based Population Projections for Northern Ireland: Variant projections

Date published: 28 January 2025

Statistics: Population,  National Population Projections

Variant projections are produced based on alternative, but generally plausible, assumptions of future fertility, mortality and net migration.

This page contains the following tables for each variant projection:

  • Projection summary (2022-2072)
  • Single year of age and sex (2022-2072)
  • 5 year age bands and sex (2022-2072)

Documents

  • Variant population projections - population by age and sex (2022-2072) Microsoft Excel (10 MB)
  • High population variant - projection summary (2022-2072) Microsoft Excel (211 KB)
  • Low population variant - projection summary (2022-2072) Microsoft Excel (211 KB)
  • High fertility variant - projection summary (2022-2072) Microsoft Excel (211 KB)
  • Low fertility variant - projection summary (2022-2072) Microsoft Excel (211 KB)
  • High life expectancy variant - projection summary (2022-2072) Microsoft Excel (211 KB)
  • Low life expectancy variant - projection summary (2022-2072) Microsoft Excel (211 KB)
  • High migration variant - projection summary (2022-2072) Microsoft Excel (211 KB)
  • Low migration variant - projection summary (2022-2072) Microsoft Excel (211 KB)
  • Zero net migration variant - projection summary (2022-2072) Microsoft Excel (209 KB)
  • No long term life expectancy improvement - projection summary (2022-2072) Microsoft Excel (208 KB)
  • Replacement fertility - projection summary (2022-2072) Microsoft Excel (210 KB)
  • Old age structure - projection summary (2022-2072) Microsoft Excel (211 KB)
  • Young age structure - projection summary (2022-2072) Microsoft Excel (210 KB)

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Last updated: 21 March 2025

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