It gives us the most accurate estimate of all the people and. Figures from 2016 of working age population. [77], The city gets significant precipitation (greater than 1mm) on 157 days in an average year with an average annual rainfall of 846 millimetres (33.3in),[78] less than areas of northern England or most of Scotland,[77] but higher than Dublin or the south-east coast of Ireland. Fortunes were made carrying rough linen clothing and salted provisions to the slave plantations of the West Indies; sugar and rum to Baltimore and New York; and for the return to Belfast of flaxseed from the colonies where the relative scarcity of labour made unprofitable the processing of the flax into linen fibre. There is, however, a combined ferry and rail ticket between Belfast and cities in Great Britain, which is referred to as SailRail. Formed ostensibly for defence of the Kingdom, the Volunteers were soon pressing their own protest against "taxation without representation". The zoo houses more than 1,200 animals of 140 species including Asian elephants, Barbary lions, Malayan sun bears (one of the few in the United Kingdom), two species of penguin, a family of western lowland gorillas, a troop of common chimpanzees, a pair of red pandas, a pair of Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos and Francois' langurs. [191] The Mary G McGeown Regional Nephrology Unit at the City Hospital is the kidney transplant centre and provides regional renal services for Northern Ireland. Belfast remains the largest council by population with 345,400 people in 2021 while Fermanagh and Omagh has the smallest council by population with 116,800 people in 2021. [46] These opposing groups in this conflict are now often termed republican and loyalist respectively, although they are also loosely referred to as 'nationalist' and 'unionist'. 2021 Foreign Terrorist Organization/Executive Order 13224 Group Designations. The remaining 9.3% or 177,400 people neither belonged to nor were brought up in any religion. Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9.30 am to 4.00 pm (excluding public, bank and all Northern Ireland government holidays). [213] A combination of relative peace, international investment and an active promotion of arts and culture is attracting more tourists to Belfast than ever before. The Giants play in the 10-team professional Elite Ice Hockey League which is the top league in the United Kingdom. [40], At the end of World War II, the Unionist Government undertook programmes of "slum clearance" (the Blitz had exposed the "uninhabitable" condition of much of the city's housing) which involved decanting populations out of mill and factory, and constructing terraced streets into new peripheral housing estates. Conservationists are celebrating a bumper year for barn owls in Northern Ireland. [146] The population density in 2011 was 24.88 people/hectare (compared to 1.34 for the rest of Northern Ireland). The estimated population of the BelfastHealth and Social Care Trust (HSCT) at 30 June 2020 was 359,230, of which 175,027(48.7%)were male and 184,203(51.3%) were female. - British & Northern Irish 151,300 people or 8% of our population. Initial raids were a surprise as the city was believed to be outside of the range of German bomber planes. Further information on the statistics that we produce is available within our main publications summary. . Taking in Dublin Road, Great Victoria Street, Shaftesbury Square and Bradbury Place, it contains some of the best bars and restaurants in the city. "The religious demography of Northern Ireland in part is driven by age structures," he said. To sign up to our FREE newsletters, see here. [36] But also common to this "industrial triangle" were traditions of labour militancy. [38] This period of communal violence (192022) was commonly referred to as the Belfast Pogrom. [241] It is one of the largest universities in the UK with 25,231 undergraduate and postgraduate students spread over 250 buildings, 120 of which are listed as being of architectural merit. [106] The Golden Mile is the name given to the mile between Belfast City Hall and Queen's University. [8], Similarly to the trend across all of Northern Ireland, the Protestant population within the city has been in decline, while the non-religious, other religious and Catholic population has risen. [218] Oceanographer Robert Ballard said he favored this bid since it would ensure that the memorabilia would be permanently displayed in Belfast (where the Titanic was built) and in Greenwich. The Belfast campus has a specific focus on Art and Design and Architecture, and is currently undergoing major redevelopment. Together with French Huguenot refugees, they introduced the production of linen, an industry that carried Belfast trade to the Americas. Parts of Belfast are segregated by walls, commonly known as "peace lines", erected by the British Army after August 1969, and which still divide 14 districts in the inner city. The data, published on Thursday, focuses on main language, passports and national identity, which all points to an increasingly diverse population. The largest person-specific national identities were: - British only - 606,300 people or 31.9% of our population; - Irish only - 554,400 people or 29.1% of our population; - Northern Irish only - 376,400 people or 19.8% of our population; and. [99] In 2008 a process was proposed for the removal of the 'peace walls'. Contents 1 Population 1.1 Population 1.1.1 Sex 1.2 Age 2 Ethnicity 3 Migration 3.1 Country of birth 3.2 Passports held 4 Religion 5 Identity 6 References Population [ edit] Population density of Belfast City Council in 2011 When the Titanic was built in Belfast in 19111912, Harland and Wolff had the largest shipyard in the world. [31][32] With their American kinsmen, the region's Presbyterians were to share a growing disaffection from the Crown. The Jordanstown campus, just seven miles (11km) from Belfast city centre concentrates on engineering, health and social science. Belfast 400 People Places and History. Over 60 conferences took place that year with 30,000 people helping contribute to a record 45million pounds for the local economy. [117] Work has started on the taller Obel Tower, which already surpasses the height of Windsor House in its unfinished state. The rebel tradesmen and tenant farmers were defeated north of the town at the Battle of Antrim and to the south at the Battle of Ballynahinch. While the number of households in Northern Ireland was 768,810. Let us know what you think in the comments below. [252] They also hope to invest in a new modern transport system (including high-speed rail and others) for Belfast, with a cost of 250million. Belfast: A Profile of the City. On Census Day 27 March 2011, considering the population aged 16 to 74 years old: Long-term unemployed are those who stated that they have not worked since 2009 or earlier, Percentage Catholic or brought up Catholic, Percentage born outside the UK and Ireland, When the population of Belfast town began to grow in the 17th century, its economy was built on commerce. Ards and North. In 2017, the Belfast Interface Project published a study entitled "Interface Barriers, Peacelines & Defensive Architecture" that identified 97 separate walls, barriers and interfaces in Belfast. Information relating to the Population Statistics teams engagement with its users/stakeholders. In 1997, unionists lost overall control of Belfast City Council for the first time in its history, with the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland gaining the balance of power between nationalists and unionists. As lords of Clandeboye, the O'Neill dynasty were the local Irish power. [65] The current Lord Mayor is Tina Black of Sinn Fin, while the Deputy Lord Mayor is Michelle Kelly of the Alliance Party. After the passing of the Government of Ireland Act, 1920, it became the seat of the government of Northern Ireland. Belfast saw the worst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, with nearly half of the total deaths in the conflict occurring in the city. [145] Since then, the inner city numbers have dropped dramatically as people have moved to swell the Greater Belfast suburb population. [10][11] The name therefore translates literally as "(river) mouth of the sandbar" or "(river) mouth of the ford". [166], The rise of mass-produced and cotton clothing following World War I were some of the factors which led to the decline of Belfast's international linen trade. [165] The Harland and Wolff shipbuilding firm was created in 1861, and by the time the Titanic was built, in 1912, it had become the largest shipyard in the world. Opposite but comparatively high levels are seen in the predominantly Protestant east Belfast. [184] Rates in Belfast (and the rest of Northern Ireland) were reformed in April 2007. This escalation in segregation, described as a "ratchet effect", has shown little sign of decreasing. In 200405, 5.9million people visited Belfast, a 10% increase from the previous year, and spent 262.5million.[213]. In 1864 and 1886 the issue had helped trigger deadly sectarian riots. Information on the assurance mechanisms for Census 2021. [118] The restaurant panels in the Crown Bar were originally made for Britannic, the sister ship of the Titanic,[116] built in Belfast. Black taxis are common in the city, operating on a share basis in some areas. Belfast has a direct rail connection with Dublin called Enterprise which is operated jointly by NIR and Iarnrd ireann, the state railway company of the Republic of Ireland. In 1919, workers in all three cities struck for a ten-hour reduction in the working week. During the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, local sunset is before 16:00 while sunrise is around 08:45. The Census held on 21 March 2021, Northern Ireland's centenary year, highlighted a population of 1,903,175 the highest ever but the data also shows that the population continues to age. [10] The sandbar formed at the confluence (at present-day Donegall Quay) of two rivers: the Lagan, which flows into Belfast Lough, and the Farset, a tributary of the Lagan. 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[80] In an average year the warmest day will rise to a temperature of 25.0C (77.0F)[81] with a day of 25.1C (77.2F) or above occurring roughly once every two in three years. Explanation: For Scotland, the 2021 figures refer to mid-2021 population estimates. By the turn of the 19th century, Belfast had transformed into the largest linen producing centre in the world,[162] earning the city and its hinterlands the nickname "Linenopolis" during the Victorian Era and into the early part of the 20th century. The census data also showed that the population continued to age. [154] The largest groups are Poles, Chinese and Indians.[155][156]. [38] This period of communal violence (1920-22) was commonly referred to as the Belfast Pogrom . [45], Belfast has been the scene of various episodes of sectarian conflict between its Catholic and Protestant populations. In a demonstration of their resolve not to submit to a Dublin parliament, in 1912 Belfast City Hall unionists presented the Ulster Covenant, which, with an associated Declaration for women, was to accumulate over 470,000 signatures. [8], The age demographics of Belfast is different to the rest of the constituent country, 18% were aged 0 to 14, 37% aged 15 to 39, 30% aged 40 to 64 and 15% aged 65 and above. The city of Belfast is the provincial capital of Northern Ireland. The statistics also show an increasingly diverse population across ethnic group, main language, country of birth and passports held. [57][58] They divide communities that account for 14 of the 20 most deprived wards in Northern Ireland. The visitors spent 285.2million, supporting more than 15,600 jobs. On census day 2021, there were 768,810 occupied households in Northern Ireland, up 9.3% from the 703,275 recorded ten years earlier. [133] It has an area of 128 acres (0.52km2) of meadows, woodland and gardens and features a Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Garden, a Japanese garden, a walled garden, and the Golden Crown Fountain commissioned in 2002 as part of the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations.[132]. The number of people aged 65 or more rose by over 60,000, to nearly one-third of a million people in Census 2021, a near 25% increase on 2011 and demonstrates the scale of population change due to ageing. The area has a large student population and hosts the annual Belfast International Arts Festival each autumn. [66] The Lord Mayor's duties include presiding over meetings of the council, receiving distinguished visitors to the city, representing and promoting the city on the national and international stage.[65]. [228], Belfast was the home town of former Manchester United player George Best, the 1968 European Footballer of the Year, who died in November 2005. [214] The music school of Queen's University is responsible for arranging a notable series of lunchtime and evening concerts, often given by renowned musicians which are usually given in The Harty Room at the university (University Square). The crisis was abated by the onset of the Great War, the sacrifices of the UVF in which continue to be commemorated in the city (Somme Day) by unionist and loyalist organisations. Belfast's two MPs remained nominees of the Chichesters (Marquesses of Donegall). In 2021 there were 92,500 people resident in Northern Ireland (or 4.9% of our population) who held a non-UK/Ireland passport only. There are other factors as well but those are the two key things.". Weather station is located 2.5 miles (4.0km) from the Belfast city centre. [249] Numerous tour bus companies and boat tours run there throughout the year, including tours based on the series Game of Thrones, which has had various filming locations around Northern Ireland. 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