Census 2021 results

Flexible Table Builder

Use our Flexible Table Builder to create your own custom Census 2021 tables.

Area explorer

We have updated our census area explorer to include more data for District Electoral Areas, Super Data Zones and Data Zones.

Main statistics

Main Statistics (MS) tables provide summary statistics for the majority of census questions and topics.

Population and household estimates

These first results from Census 2021 provide the usual resident population and number of households in Northern Ireland.

UK census-based statistics

Access 'Census-based statistics UK: 2021'.

Ireland and Northern Ireland

Access the joint census publication from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and NISRA.

Grid Square

Census 2021 Grid Square product provides basic census statistics for a combination of 1 kilometre and 100-metre grid squares in Northern Ireland.

Microdata products

Microdata consists of small data samples representing entire households and individuals.

Origin-destination

Origin-destination data show the movement of people from one location to another. They are also known as flow data.

Alternative populations

Statistics are available for two alternative populations: daytime population and workplace population.

Census output geography

Understanding census statistical output geography.

Commissioned outputs

Census 2021 commissioned outputs are produced in response to user requests.

Quality notes, issues and corrections

Details of quality notes, issues, and corrections to published Census 2021 data.

Revisions and corrections policy

Outlines the revisions and corrections policy for census outputs.

Outputs prospectus

This prospectus outlines the planned release schedule for Census 2021 statistics in Northern Ireland.

Impact of COVID-19 on Census 2021 in Northern Ireland

Potential impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the data collection and output from Census 2021.