The architecture of the Grand Opera House has an oriental theme and was completed in 1895. [79] As an urban and coastal area, Belfast typically gets snow on fewer than 10 days per year. The areas around the Falls Road, Ardoyne and New Lodge (Catholic nationalist) and the Shankill Road (Protestant loyalist) are among the ten most deprived wards in Northern Ireland. Lloyd George, Parnell and Patrick Pearse all attended political rallies there. This group is up from 61,900 people in 2011 (3.4% of the population) to 113,400 people in 2021 (6% of the population). Belfast has a large port used for exporting and importing goods, and for passenger ferry services. Conservationists are celebrating a bumper year for barn owls in Northern Ireland. [8], Belfast has become in recent decades an ethnically diverse city, although this ethnic diversity is not to the same scale as other cities across the United Kingdom. . Public outrage, however, defeated the proposal of the greatest of the merchant houses, Cunningham and Greg, to commission ships for the Middle Passage.[30]. Colourpoint Books. The 2021 census figures also show show that the percentage of the population brought up as Catholic has overtaken Protestant for the first time. Belfast is home to the Stormont cricket ground since 1949 and was the venue for the Irish cricket team's first ever One Day International against England in 2006.[234]. In the 2019 UK general election, the DUP lost two of their seats in Belfast; to Sinn Fin in North Belfast and to the SDLP in South Belfast. [120] The Lyric Theatre, which re-opened on 1 May 2011 after undergoing a rebuilding programme and is the only full-time producing theatre in Northern Ireland, is where film star Liam Neeson began his career. The number of people living in Northern Ireland who were born outside the UK and Ireland has grown from 81,500 people (4.5%) in 2011 to 124,300 people (6.5%) in 2021, the highest ever recorded in Northern Ireland. [125], Belfast has over forty public parks. In 1950, the population of Belfast was 445,879 . As with any modern economy, the service sector is vital to Northern Ireland's development and is enjoying excellent growth. In the latest Census, 814,600 people (42.8%) living here identified solely or along with other national identities as British, down from 876,600 people (48.4%) in 2011. Slightly further afield is Aldergrove Airport. The industrial estate and docklands BT3. Generally, population statistics are available disaggregated by age and sex with information also available for a wide range of administrative and statistical geographies. Developments include Victoria Square, the Cathedral Quarter, and the Laganside with the Odyssey complex and the landmark Waterfront Hall. Bank Street in the city centre referred to the river bank and Bridge Street was named for the site of an early Farset bridge. the U.K. ranks number 21 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population. The Belfast City Council area in the 2011 census. [160] The present city however is a product of the Industrial Revolution. [173], Northern Ireland's peace dividend has led to soaring property prices in the city. In 1920-21, 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. Belfast: Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Belfast was successful in attracting many conferencing events, both national and international, to the city in 2018. [151] Areas where segregated working-class areas meet are known as interface areas and sometimes marked by peace lines. [8], 84% of Belfast was born within Northern Ireland, 4% within England, less than 1% for Scotland and Wale, 2% within the Republic of Ireland and 10% from other countries. 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. On census day 2021, there were 768,810 occupied households in Northern Ireland, up 9.3% from the 703,275 recorded ten years earlier. There are no rail services to cities in other countries of the United Kingdom, due to the lack of a bridge or tunnel connecting Great Britain to the island of Ireland. Among surviving elements of the early pre-Victorian town are the Belfast Entries, 17th-century alleyways off High Street, including, in Winecellar's Entry, White's Tavern (rebuilt 1790); the First Presbyterian (Non-Subscribing) Church (178183) in Rosemary Street (whose members led the abolitionist charge against Greg and Cunningham);[34] St George's Church of Ireland (1816) on the High Street site of the old Corporation Church; and the oldest public building in Belfast, Clifton House (177174), the Belfast Charitable Society poorhouse on North Queen Street.[35]. For elections to the European Parliament, Belfast was within the Northern Ireland constituency. 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[52] The British Army, first deployed on the streets in August 1969, was also responsible for civilian deaths. In Belfast, the changes are 'striking': the report describes it as a 'shared city, where the Catholic population is younger and more confident'. "[181] In 1919, workers in all three cities struck for a ten-hour reduction in the working week. 11,000 Sprinkler heads. Over the decade population increase was greatest in the older age groups. 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 United Kingdom population is equivalent to 0.87% of the total world population. The data also shows that population ageing has been happening across each of the 11 local councils. [6] By the time it was granted city status in 1888, it was a major centre of Irish linen production, tobacco-processing and rope-making. On January 14 the Department of State designated Harakat Sawa'd Misr (HASM) as . Rivers of Belfast". 2021 in Belfast, Northern . Some 24 chicks fledged from eight known breeding pairs - a 500% increase in chicks from 2021 - according to . Conversely the coldest night of the year averages 6.9C (19.6F)[88] (or 1.9C [3.4F] lower than Stormont) and 39 nights should register an air frost. [99] In 2008 a process was proposed for the removal of the 'peace walls'. Formed ostensibly for defence of the Kingdom, the Volunteers were soon pressing their own protest against "taxation without representation". This was made up of:. 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). This increasing diversity is evident to a greater or lesser degree across all 11 local councils. Belfast remained a small settlement of little importance during the Middle Ages. Further information on the statistics that we produce is available within our main publications summary. When the Titanic was built in Belfast in 19111912, Harland and Wolff had the largest shipyard in the world. The census happens only once every 10 years. Belfast's two MPs remained nominees of the Chichesters (Marquesses of Donegall). Draft table layoutsare available to download ahead of the publication. [177] Visitor numbers rose by 6% to reach 6.8million in 2006, with tourists spending 324million, an increase of 15% on 2005. In contrast, 15.9% or 302,200 people did not hold a passport. Bombing, assassination and street violence formed a backdrop to life throughout the Troubles. 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. Next release On 21 March 2023, NISRA will publish. [108][109] Finally, the Titanic Quarter covers 0.75km2 (185 acres) of reclaimed land adjacent to Belfast Harbour, formerly known as Queen's Island. Buy tickets for Belfast:. 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. 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. From the Victorian Botanic Gardens in the heart of the city to the heights of Cave Hill Country Park, the great expanse of Lagan Valley Regional Park[124] to Colin Glen, Belfast contains an abundance of parkland and forest parks. "Clearly, in part that's driven by the impact of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union in 2016. Plans to bring in additional water tariffs have been deferred by devolution in May 2007. [250], Frommer's, the American travel guidebook series, listed Belfast as the only United Kingdom destination in its Top 12 Destinations to Visit in 2009. Built in the 1830s and designed by Sir Charles Lanyon, Botanic Gardens Palm House is one of the earliest examples of a curvilinear and cast iron glasshouse. [154] The largest groups are Poles, Chinese and Indians.[155][156]. In terms of passports, almost 60% of people had a British passport while just over 20% had an Irish one. 2020-based Interim Population Projections for Northern Ireland - figures and tables. That acted to increase the size of the Catholic population from 2011 to 2021. 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 The townlands of Belfast are its oldest surviving land divisions and most pre-date the city. Sectarian tension was not in itself unique to Belfast: it was shared with Liverpool and Glasgow, cities that following the Great Famine had also experienced large-scale Irish Catholic immigration. The share of the Northern Ireland population represented by people aged 65 years and over stood at 17.2% in 2021. [152][153], Ethnic minority communities have been in Belfast since the 1930s. Belfast expanded very rapidly from being a market town to becoming an industrial city during the course of the 19th century. 21 October 2019. 2021 Foreign Terrorist Organization/Executive Order 13224 Group Designations. [122] A history of the development of these structures can be found at the Peacewall Archive. [77] The absolute maximum temperature at the weather station at Stormont is 29.7C (85.5F), set during July 1983. The facility comprises four stages of 16,000 square feet (1,500m2). [231] Casement Park in west Belfast, home to the Antrim county teams, has a capacity of 32,000 which makes it the second largest Gaelic Athletic Association ground in Ulster. 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. [148], Despite a period of relative peace, most areas and districts of Belfast still reflect the divided nature of Northern Ireland as a whole. 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. The city is the headquarters of BBC Northern Ireland, ITV station UTV and commercial radio stations Q Radio and U105. The census population of Northern Ireland on 21 March 2021 was 1,903,175 people, which was 0.2 per cent higher than our 2020 mid-year . Football clubs active in Belfast include: Linfield, Glentoran, Crusaders, Cliftonville, Donegal Celtic, Harland & Wolff Welders, Dundela, Knockbreda, PSNI, Queen's University, Newington, Sport & Leisure and Brantwood. [216] The language is heavily promoted in the city and is particularly visible in the Falls Road area, where the signs on both the iconic black taxis and on the public buses are bilingual. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The Giants were founded in 2000 and play their games at the 9,500 capacity SSE Arena, where crowds normally range from 4,000 to 7,000. Segregation has been present throughout the history of Belfast but has been maintained and increased by each outbreak of violence in the city. [232] In May 2020, the foundation of East Belfast GAA returned Gaelic Games to unionist East Belfast after decades of its absence in the area. The average household size decreased across all 11 local councils. If successfully completing the necessary statutory procedures, work on a grade separated junction to connect the Westlink to the M2/M3 motorways is scheduled to take place between 2014 and 2018,[198] creating a continuous link between the M1 and M2, the two main motorways in Northern Ireland. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The Edwardian architectural style of Belfast City Hall influenced the Victoria Memorial in Calcutta, India, and Durban City Hall in South Africa. 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. There are 184 primary, secondary and grammar schools in the city. Please note layouts will be subject to change as tables are finalised. Belfast saw further severe violence and numerous bombings during the thirty years of the Troubles, c.19691998, and parts of the city remain segregated between Catholics and Protestants. [118] The restaurant panels in the Crown Bar were originally made for Britannic, the sister ship of the Titanic,[116] built in Belfast. [195] A road improvement-scheme in Belfast began early in 2006, with the upgrading of two junctions along the Westlink dual-carriageway to grade-separated standard. Because of this, it is less an agglomeration of villages and towns which have expanded into each other, than other comparable cities, such as Manchester or Birmingham. Ed. 2018-based Population Projections for Northern Ireland. This prospectus sets out therelease plansfor Census 2021 statistics in Northern Ireland. [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. Stena Line also operates a route to Liverpool. [160], Around this time, the linen trade in Northern Ireland blossomed and by the middle of the 18th century, one fifth of all the linen exported from Ireland was shipped from Belfast. On Census Day 27 March 2011, in Belfast Local Government District (2014), considering the resident population: Respondents could indicate more than one national identity. Sectarian tensions were heightened by movements to repeal the Acts of Union (which followed the 1798 rebellion) and to restore a Parliament in Dublin. [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. [38] This period of communal violence (1920-22) was commonly referred to as the Belfast Pogrom . Liverpool University Press. Estimates of the population of Northern Ireland as of 30 June each year by age and sex. Census 2021 shows that 12.4% (228,600 people) had some ability in the Irish language, up from 10.7% decade ago while the figure for Ulster-Scots is 10.4% (190,600 people), up from 8.1%. The Normans may have built a castle on a site now bounded by Donegall Place, Castle Place, Cornmarket and Castle Lane in the late twelfth century or early thirteenth century, in what is now Belfast City Centre. Read more: NI Census figures show Catholics outnumber Protestants for first time. Information on Census 2021 in Northern Ireland. Many areas are still highly segregated along ethnic, political and religious lines, especially in working-class neighbourhoods. [181], Der Spiegel, a German weekly magazine for politics and economy, titled Belfast as The New Celtic Tiger which is "open for business".[182]. 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Further emboldened by the French Revolution, a more radical element in the town, the United Irishmen, called for Catholic emancipation and an independent representative government for the country. These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. Belfast's 2023 population is now estimated at 696,537. The new hotels have helped to increase a further 1,000 bedrooms in the city. In the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections in 2022, Belfast elected 20 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), 5 from each constituency. [160] It provided a market for the surrounding countryside and the natural inlet of Belfast Lough gave the city its own port. In the deadliest event, known as the Ballymurphy massacre, between 9 and 11 August 1971 members of the Parachute Regiment killed at least nine civilians. [12][13] This area became the hub around which the original settlement developed. However the total number of people identifying as either British and Northern Irish or Irish and Northern Irish or British, Irish and Northern Irish is up from 149,300 people in 2011 to 213,000 people in 2021. It was the first aircraft manufacturing company in the world. The minimum temperature at Aldergrove was 14.9C (5.2F), during December 2010. Until 2011 the route went to Stranraer and used inter alia a HSS (High Speed Service) vesselwith a crossing time of around 90 minutes. Two community radio stations, Blast 106 and Irish-language station Raidi Filte, broadcast to the city from west Belfast, as does Queen's Radio, a student-run radio station which broadcasts from Queen's University Students' Union. Donegall Quay was built out into the river as the harbour was developed further and trade flourished. [101] Major arterial roads (quality bus corridor) into the city include the Antrim Road, Shore Road, Holywood Road, Newtownards Road, Castlereagh Road, Cregagh Road, Ormeau Road, Malone Road, Lisburn Road, Falls Road, Springfield Road, Shankill Road, and Crumlin Road, Four Winds. After this was; British only 27%, Northern Irish only 17%, British and Northern Irish only 7%, Irish and Northern Irish only 2%, British, Irish and Northern Irish only 2%, British and Irish less than 1% and Other identities with 10%.[8]. Belfast Zoo is owned by Belfast City Council. Belfast City Council is the local council with responsibility for the city. The discrete capital value system means rates bills are determined by the capital value of each domestic property as assessed by the Valuation and Lands Agency. However, since the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, there has been significant urban regeneration in the city centre including Victoria Square, Queen's Island and Laganside as well as the Odyssey complex and the landmark Waterfront Hall. Telephone: +44 (0)300 200 7836. Temperature extremes here have slightly more variability due to the more inland location. It was made internationally famous as the setting for the classic film, Odd Man Out, starring James Mason. The city of Belfast is the provincial capital of Northern Ireland. The area has a large student population and hosts the annual Belfast International Arts Festival each autumn. The Ulster University also maintains a campus in the city, which concentrates on fine art, design and architecture. In 2007, Belfast saw house prices grow by 50%, the fastest rate of growth in the UK. 43.32% indicated that they had a British national identity, 35.10% had an Irish national identity and 26.92% had a Northern Irish national identity. [134], At the 2001 census, the population was 276,459,[142] while 579,554 people lived in the wider Belfast Metropolitan Area. Further information about the population structure: Males Females 48.7% 51.3% 0-17 years 18-64 years 65+ years 21.3% 63.9% Males Females See also: Belfast - with settlements Located in: Northern Ireland country Belfast's population is diversifying. During the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, local sunset is before 16:00 while sunrise is around 08:45. Weather station is located 3.9 miles (6.3km) from the Belfast city centre. [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. [184] Rates in Belfast (and the rest of Northern Ireland) were reformed in April 2007. 2,900 doors, which if laid end to end would stretch for 5 miles. [116], A legacy of the Troubles are the many 'peace lines' or 'peace walls' that still act as barriers to reinforce ethno-sectarian residential segregation in the city. Belfast is still a port with commercial and industrial docks, including the Harland & Wolff shipyard, dominating the Belfast Lough shoreline. All councils are more secular in 2021 than they were ten years ago. Bus and rail public transport in Northern Ireland is operated by subsidiaries of Translink. [145] An area of deprivation is found in the inner parts of the north and west of the city. The study found that bus-based rapid transit produces positive economic results, but light rail does not. Information on the assurance mechanisms for Census 2021. From 1990-2019 the percentage of white population has declined by over 6%. The remaining 9.3% or 177,400 people neither belonged to nor were brought up in any religion. [185] Belfast has approximately 1,300km (808mi) of sewers, which are currently being replaced in a project costing over 100million and due for completion in 2009. 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%. 25.56% had a degree or higher qualification; while. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. [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]. 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. Want the biggest political stories and analysis sent to you every week? Updated 9:57 AM EDT, Sun July 11, 2021 Link Copied! Belfast (/blfst/ BEL-fast, /-fst/ -fahst;[a] from Irish: Bal Feirste [bel f()t], meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford'[4]) is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. 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. Colby HouseStranmillis CourtBELFASTBT9 5RRTelephone: +44(0)28 9025 5156, Estimates of the Population Aged 85 and Over, Long-Term International Migration Statistics, 2021 Mid Year Population Estimates for Northern Ireland, 2021 Mid Year Population Estimates for Northern Ireland Statistical Bulletin Charts, Tables and Maps, 2020-based Interim Population Projections for Northern Ireland, 2020-based Interim Population Projections for Northern Ireland - figures and tables. [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. FACT The population of Northern Ireland on census day, 21 March 2021, was 1,903,175. [68] [82] The absolute minimum temperature at Stormont is 9.9C (14F), during January 1982,[83] although in an average year the coldest night will fall no lower than 4.5C (23.9F) with air frost being recorded on just 26 nights. They have commissioned more than 30 public sculptures since 1993. One of the offers was by a group including the National Maritime Museum and National Museums Northern Ireland, with assistance by James Cameron. The zoo is one of the top visitor attractions in Northern Ireland, receiving more than 295,000 visitors a year. [174] In March 2007, the average house in Belfast cost 91,819, with the average in south Belfast being 141,000. The Belfast Health & Social Care Trust is one of five trusts that were created on 1 April 2007 by the Department of Health. This comprised 3 DUP and 1 Sinn Fin. The Harland and Wolff shipyard has two of the largest dry docks in Europe,[119] where the giant cranes, Samson and Goliath stand out against Belfast's skyline. The population of Belfast was 345,418 in 2021. It became a city by royal charter in 1888. The visitors spent 285.2million, supporting more than 15,600 jobs. In line with the ageing population, the average household size across Northern Ireland decreased from 2.54 usual residents per household in 2011 to 2.44 usual residents per household last year. The IRA ceasefire in 1994 and the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 have given investors increased confidence to invest in Belfast. The statistics also show an increasingly diverse population across ethnic group, main language, country of birth and passports held. [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. Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, to the south of the city centre, attracts thousands of visitors each year to its International Rose Garden. In 2021 the number of people with a white ethnic group was 1,837,600 (96.6% of the population). 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