[144], Belfast experienced a huge growth in population in the first half of the 20th century. In 200405, 5.9million people visited Belfast, a 10% increase from the previous year, and spent 262.5million.[213]. [170] Information relating to the Population Statistics teams engagement with its users/stakeholders. The service is being recognised as helping to modernise the city's public transport.[207]. Bombing, assassination and street violence formed a backdrop to life throughout the Troubles. ", "Linenopolis: The Linen Quarter of Belfast | Connolly Cove |", "History Belfast's golden age of shipbuilding", "Historical Internal Migration in Ireland". [ADD GENDER BREAKDOWN] 0. . See all related documents. Custom House Square is one of the city's main outdoor venues for free concerts and street entertainment. Check out the Belfast Official Trailer starring Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe! 63.84% were economically active, 36.16% were economically inactive; 5.59% were unemployed, of these 43.56% were long-term unemployed. [130] Other attractions in the park include the Tropical Ravine, a humid jungle glen built in 1889, rose gardens and public events ranging from live opera broadcasts to pop concerts. [149], These zones Catholic/republican on one side and Protestant/loyalist on the other are invariably marked by flags, graffiti and murals. Belfast contains most of Northern Ireland's regional specialist centres. Belfast remained a small settlement of little importance during the Middle Ages. Please note layouts will be subject to change as tables are finalised. In total in 1990 only 1.1% of the population of Belfast was non-white, while as of 2019 5% of the population was non-white. The nearest weather station for which sunshine data and longer term observations are available is Belfast International Airport (Aldergrove). Belfast has a longstanding underground club scene which was established in the early 1980s.[215]. Updated 9:57 AM EDT, Sun July 11, 2021 Link Copied! Belfast City Council is the local council with responsibility for the city. The current club president is Irish-language enthusiast Linda Ervine who comes from a unionist background in the area. Queen's University of Belfast is the main university in the city. The metro area population of Belfast in 2020 was 631,000, a 0.64% increase from 2019. [20], The county borough of Belfast was created when it was granted city status by Queen Victoria in 1888,[21] and the city continues to straddle County Antrim on the left bank of the Lagan and County Down on the right.[22]. [99] In 2008 a process was proposed for the removal of the 'peace walls'. In the mid-17th century, Belfast exported beef, butter, hides, tallow and corn and it imported coal, cloth, wine, brandy, paper, timber and tobacco. Conservationists are celebrating a bumper year for barn owls in Northern Ireland. [201], In April 2008, the Department for Regional Development reported on a plan for a light-rail system, similar to that in Dublin. British Business Bank report reveals external finance among Northern Ireland smaller businesses increased significantly from 45% during Q3 2021 to 56% in Q3 2022, the only UK region to see a rise The metro area population of Belfast in 2021 was 635,000, a 0.63% increase from 2020. This rise slowed and peaked around the start of the Troubles with the 1971 census showing almost 600,000 people in the Belfast Urban Area. [155] The majority of the estimated 5,000 Muslims[157] and 200 Hindu families[158] living in Northern Ireland live in the Greater Belfast area. To sign up to our FREE newsletters, see here. Numerous events take place throughout including festivals such as Rose Week and special activities such as bird watching evenings and great beast hunts. In contrast, the number of people born outside NI was 256,900 or 13.5% of the population of these, 92,300 people were born in Great Britain, 40,400 in the Republic of Ireland and 124,300 outside UK and Ireland. The usual resident population as at Census day (21 March 2021), by single year of age, is aged on to 30 June 2021 and then births, deaths and migration are accounted for. Today, Belfast is Northern Ireland's educational and commercial hub. The plentiful supply of cheap labour helped attract English and Scottish capital to Belfast, but it was also a cause of insecurity. [243], Belfast Metropolitan College is a large further education college with three main campuses around the city, including several smaller buildings. The city is flanked on the north and northwest by a series of hills, including Divis Mountain, Black Mountain and Cavehill, thought to be the inspiration for Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. [192]Musgrave Park Hospital in south Belfast specialises in orthopaedics, rheumatology, sports medicine and rehabilitation. The city has become a popular film location; The Paint Hall at Harland and Wolff has become one of the UK Film Council's main studios. Census figures detailing the national identity, passports and religious make-up of Northern Ireland show a population more diverse than ever before. The Northern Ireland usually resident population increased by 5.1% (92,300) from 2011 to 2021. Belfast was granted borough status by James VI and I in 1613 and official city status by Queen Victoria in 1888. The number of people who were recorded as Northern Irish only is broadly stable - standing at 379,300 people in 2011 and 376,400 people in 2021. The Forest of Belfast is a partnership between government and local groups, set up in 1992 to manage and conserve the city's parks and open spaces. Weather station is located 2.5 miles (4.0km) from the Belfast city centre. This is an increase from 2011, when 54,200 people resident in Northern Ireland (or 3% of our population) held a non-UK/Ireland passport only. [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. Over the decade population increase was greatest in the older age groups. [111][112] The district of Ballyhackamore has even acquired the name "Ballysnackamore" due to the preponderance of dining establishments in the area.[113]. [59] In May 2013, the Northern Ireland Executive committed to the removal of all peace lines by mutual consent. When early in the American War of Independence, Belfast Lough was raided by the privateer John Paul Jones, the townspeople assembled their own Volunteer militia. Read more: NI Census figures show Catholics outnumber Protestants for first time. In total, 4.6% (85,100 people) of our population aged 3 and over had a main language other than English. 12 January 2022. The Belfast City Hospital is the regional specialist centre for haematology and is home to a cancer centre that rivals the best in the world. [155] Almost half of those born outside the UK and Ireland live in south Belfast, where they comprise 9.5% of the population. Many ex-NHL players have featured on the Giants roster, none more famous than world superstar Theo Fleury. As with the vast majority of the rest of Ireland, Belfast has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb in the Kppen climate classification), with a narrow range of temperatures and rainfall throughout the year. Between 1845 and 1849 the Great Famine devastated the overall population of Ireland, causing. . 2020-based Interim Population Projections for Northern Ireland - figures and tables. When it comes to national identity, 31.9% said they had a British-only identity, 29.1% said Irish-only, 19.8% said Northern Irish-only while 8% said British and Northern Irish. [102], Belfast city centre is divided into two postcode districts, BT1 for the area lying north of the City Hall, and BT2 for the area to its south. In 192021, as the island of Ireland was partitioned, up to 500 people were killed in disturbances in Belfast, the bloodiest period of strife in the city until the Troubles of the late 1960s onwards. They have commissioned more than 30 public sculptures since 1993. [9], The name Belfast derives from the Irish Bal Feirsde, later spelt Bal Feirste (Irish pronunciation:[bel f()t]). The previous 2011 census showed that 45.1% of the population were Catholic or brought up Catholic while 48.4% were from a Protestant or other Christian background. As Northern Ireland's capital city, Belfast is host to the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont, the site of the devolved legislature for Northern Ireland. In all, 598,800 people (31.5%) living here identified solely or along with other national identities as Northern Irish, up from 533,100 people (29.4%) in 2011. [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. Belfast saw the worst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, with nearly half of the total deaths in the conflict occurring in the city. The city is the headquarters of BBC Northern Ireland, ITV station UTV and commercial radio stations Q Radio and U105. All Biggest Cities in the United Kingdom. [77] The absolute maximum temperature at the weather station at Stormont is 29.7C (85.5F), set during July 1983. [161] It was not until industry transformed the linen and shipbuilding trades that the economy and the population boomed. On 25 October 2012 the stage 2 report for the York Street intersection was approved[197] and in December 2012 the planned upgrade moved into stage 3 of the development process. [68] [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]. These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. [176], Peace has boosted the numbers of tourists coming to Belfast. [226], The Northern Ireland national football team, ranked 59th as of October 2022 in the FIFA World Rankings,[227] plays its home matches at Windsor Park. Indeed, the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin has indicated additional demand for passports from people living here in Northern Ireland," he said. Estimates of the population of Northern Ireland as of 30 June each year by age and sex. 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. [122] A history of the development of these structures can be found at the Peacewall Archive. [150], The highest levels of segregation in the city are in west Belfast with many areas greater than 90% Catholic. On 21 March 2023, NISRA will publish the third phase of main statistics results from Census 2021 for a number of census topics, including: Data will be available for Northern Ireland and the 11 Local Government Districts. The remaining 9.3% or 177,400 people neither belonged to nor were brought up in any religion. [29] Profits from the trade financed improvements in the town's commercial infrastructure, including the Lagan Canal, new docks and quays, and the construction of the White Linen Hall which together attracted to Belfast the linen trade that had formerly gone through Dublin. Census figures (2011) showed that Belfast has a total non-white population of 10,219 or 3.3%,[156] while 18,420 or 6.6%[155] of the population were born outside the UK and Ireland. Originally a more significant river than it is today, the Farset formed a dock on High Street until the mid 19th century. The Giants play in the 10-team professional Elite Ice Hockey League which is the top league in the United Kingdom. The new hotels have helped to increase a further 1,000 bedrooms in the city. The city of Belfast is the provincial capital of Northern Ireland. The other hotels included AC Marriot, Hampton By Hilton, EasyHotel, Maldron Belfast City Centre and Flint. The provision of certain resources for these schools (for example, such as the provision of textbooks) is supported by the charitable organisation TACA. [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. [245] In 2006, this board became part of the Education Authority for Northern Ireland. Bus and rail public transport in Northern Ireland is operated by subsidiaries of Translink. The largest groups were Mixed Ethnicities (14,400), Black (11,000), Indian (9,900), Chinese (9,500), and Filipino (4,500). [10][11] The name therefore translates literally as "(river) mouth of the sandbar" or "(river) mouth of the ford". Broadcasting only over the Internet is Homely Planet, the Cultural Radio Station for Northern Ireland, supporting community relations.[223]. In Belfast, the changes are 'striking': the report describes it as a 'shared city, where the Catholic population is younger and more confident'. [195] It showed that Belfast has 0.70 cars per household compared to figures of 1.18 in the East and 1.14 in the West of Northern Ireland. [24] The mainly English and Manx settlers took Anglican communion at Corporation Church on the quay-side end of High Street. Sectarian tensions were heightened by movements to repeal the Acts of Union (which followed the 1798 rebellion) and to restore a Parliament in Dublin. [131] U2 played here in 1997. [63] Since 1973 it has been a local government district under local administration by Belfast City Council. From 1990-2019 the percentage of white population has declined by over 6%. Also published today are results for the national identity (person based) classification, which relates to the specific single identity or specific multiple identities people recorded in Census 2021. [217] Projects to promote the language in the city are funded by various sources, notably Foras na Gaeilge, an all-Ireland body funded by both the Irish and British governments. There are also many examples of Edwardian, such as the City Hall, to modern, such as the Waterfront Hall. The Ulster University also maintains a campus in the city, which concentrates on fine art, design and architecture. Opposite but comparatively high levels are seen in the predominantly Protestant east Belfast. Belfast produced the Formula One racing stars John Watson who raced for five different teams during his career in the 1970s and 1980s and Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine. [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. Some 24 chicks fledged from eight known breeding pairs - a 500% increase in chicks from 2021 . A young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s. Previously, the city was exclusively white (categorised as a simplified ethnic group within Northern Ireland) at 98% white in 2001, however by 2021, this had dropped down to 93%. They are widely used to express other statistics as a rate and thus enable comparisons across the United Kingdom and other countries. Until 2011 the route went to Stranraer and used inter alia a HSS (High Speed Service) vesselwith a crossing time of around 90 minutes. At the 2021 census, the prevalence rates for the main religions were: Catholic (42 per cent); Presbyterian (16 per cent); Church of Ireland (11.5 per cent); Methodist (2.4 per cent); Other Christian or Christian-related denominations (6.9 per cent); other Religions and Philosophies (1.3 per cent); those declaring no religion (17.4 per cent) and [147], As with many cities, Belfast's inner city is currently characterised by the elderly, students and single young people, while families tend to live on the periphery. London had the next highest. [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. Other significant sportspeople from Belfast include double world snooker champion Alex "Hurricane" Higgins[235] and world champion boxers Wayne McCullough, Rinty Monaghan and Carl Frampton. Among the city's grandest buildings are two former banks: Ulster Bank in Waring Street (built in 1860) and Northern Bank, in nearby Donegall Street (built in 1769). Just over 3% of our population, or 65,600 people, now belong to ethnic minority groups, around double the 2011 figure of 1.8% or 32,400 people and four times the 2001 figure (0.8% or 14,300 people). All four extend beyond the city boundaries to include parts of Castlereagh, Lisburn and Newtownabbey districts. Belfast City Council takes part in the twinning scheme,[256] and is twinned with the following sister cities: The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the City of Belfast. The second phase of main statistics results from Census 202 1 are now available. Belfast is home to one of the biggest ice hockey clubs in the United Kingdom, the Belfast Giants. The Belfast Health & Social Care Trust is one of five trusts that were created on 1 April 2007 by the Department of Health. It is home to Botanic Gardens and the Ulster Museum, which was reopened in 2009 after major redevelopment. During the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, local sunset is before 16:00 while sunrise is around 08:45. Information on Census 2021 in Northern Ireland. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 96.77% were white (including Irish Traveller) while 3.23% were from an ethnic minority population; 48.82% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic faith and 42.47% belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' denomination; and. [64] Belfast is represented in both the British House of Commons and in the Northern Ireland Assembly. Census 2021. Since the expansion of the European Union, numbers have been boosted by an influx of Eastern European immigrants. [148], Despite a period of relative peace, most areas and districts of Belfast still reflect the divided nature of Northern Ireland as a whole. 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