Census 2021 main statistics language tables

Date published: 22 September 2022

Statistics:

Download the main statistics language tables from the 2021 Census in Northern Ireland. This theme provides estimates for a number of census topics including main language, household language, knowledge of Irish, knowledge of Ulster-Scots, frequency of speaking Irish, frequency of speaking Ulster-Scots, and proficiency in English.

Data are available for Northern Ireland and the 11 Local Government Districts. The full detail table is available for Northern Ireland.

This page was last updated on 31 May 2023.

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Documents

MS-B05 Knowledge of Irish
Excel (158 KB)
MS-B07 Frequency of speaking Irish
Excel (158 KB)
MS-B08 Knowledge of Ulster-Scots
Excel (158 KB)
MS-B10 Frequency of speaking Ulster-Scots
Excel (157 KB)
MS-B11 Household language
Excel (156 KB)
MS-B12 Main language
Excel (161 KB)
MS-B13 Main language - full detail [New]
Excel (157 KB)
MS-B14 Proficiency in English
Excel (156 KB)
MS-B27 Main language by broad age bands [New]
Excel (180 KB)

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