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Demographics of Northern Ireland
Population pyramid of Northern Ireland in 2020
Population1,903,175 (2021 census)
Density133 per km2
Life expectancy
 • male77.2 years
 • female80.8 years
Age structure
0–14 years19%
15–64 years64%
65 and over17%
Nationality
Major ethnic White 97%
Minor ethnicother ethnic groups 3%
Map of population density in Northern Ireland according to the 2011 census

Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four components of the United Kingdom in terms of both area and population, containing 2.9% of the total population and 5.7% of the total area of the United Kingdom. It is the smaller of the two political entities on the island of Ireland by area and population, the other being the Republic of Ireland. Northern Ireland contains 27.1% of the total population and 16.75% of the total area of the island of Ireland.

The Belfast Metropolitan Area dominates in population terms, with over a third of the inhabitants of Northern Ireland.

When Northern Ireland was created, it had a Protestant majority of approximately two-to-one, [1] [2] [3] unlike the Republic of Ireland, where Catholics were in the majority. [4] The 2001 census was the first to show that the Protestant and other (non-Catholic) Christian share of the population had dropped below 50%, but 53.1% still identified as being from a Protestant or other Christian background. In the 2011 census, this dropped to 48.4%. [5] [3] In 2021, the recorded number of Catholics by background (45.7%) overtook the Protestant and other Christian by background share (43.48%), becoming the plurality, with no group in the overall majority. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Its people speak Irish (Gaelic), Ulster Scots and Ulster English which is itself heavily influenced by the Scots language of which Ulster Scots is a dialect. In addition the Ulster dialect of Irish (Gaelic) also has a closer connection to Scottish Gaelic than other Irish (Gaelic) dialects. This is both because of historic links with Scotland going back centuries, and because of settlements of lowland Scots Protestants in Ulster in the 17th century, such as the Plantation of Ulster.

Also unlike the Republic, a large proportion of people in Northern Ireland have a British national identity, although a significant minority identifies as Irish. Many people in Northern Ireland have a Northern Irish identity, whether in addition to a British or Irish identity or by itself.

Population of Northern Ireland over time

Historic population trends

Population census
Year Pop. ±%
1841 1,648,945—    
1851 1,442,517−12.5%
1861 1,396,453−3.2%
1871 1,359,190−2.7%
1881 1,304,816−4.0%
1891 1,236,056−5.3%
1901 1,236,952+0.1%
1911 1,250,531+1.1%
1926 1,256,561+0.5%
1951 1,370,921+9.1%
1961 1,425,042+3.9%
1971 1,536,065+7.8%
1981 1,543,000+0.5%
1991 1,607,300+4.2%
2001 1,685,267+4.9%
2011 1,810,863+7.5%
2021 1,903,175+5.1%
Note: 1981 and 1991 data [10] Data for years prior to 1926 are from the Census of Ireland, for those counties that became Northern Ireland in 1920.
2019 estimates [11]
Cities and towns by population [12]

Belfast

Derry

# Settlement Population Metro

population

Lisburn

Newry

1 Belfast 334,420 671,559
2 Derry 84,750 237,000
3 Lisburn [13] 71,403
4 Greater Craigavon 68,890
5 Newtownabbey [13] 66,120
6 Bangor [13] 62,650
7 Ballymena 30,590
8 Newtownards 28,860
9 Newry 28,080
10 Carrickfergus [13] 27,640

Fertility

  • Fertility statistics
  • Percentage of births born outside of wedlock in Northern Ireland
    Percentage of births born outside of wedlock in Northern Ireland
  • Age of mother at birth in Northern Ireland
    Age of mother at birth in Northern Ireland

Place of birth

Map showing the percentage of the population born outside Northern Ireland according to the 2011 census.

In 2001, 91.0% of the population were born in Northern Ireland, 7.2% were born in other parts of the UK and Ireland, and 1.8% were born elsewhere. By 2011, the proportion of immigrants from outside the UK and Ireland had risen to 4.3%, while the proportion born within them (outside Northern Ireland) had fallen to 6.7%. The highest number of non-British/Irish immigrants are in Belfast, followed by Craigavon Urban Area and Dungannon. Dungannon has a bigger share of immigrants than any town in Northern Ireland, while Strabane has the smallest share of these immigrants. [14]

Place of Birth 2001 [15] 2011 [16] 2021 [17]
Number % Number % Number %
Northern Ireland 1,534,268 91.04 1,608,853 88.84 1,646,276 86.50%
England 61,609 3.66 64,717 3.57 72,940 3.83%
Scotland 16,772 1.00 15,455 0.85 16,521 0.87%
Wales 3,008 0.18 2,552 0.14 2,796 0.15%
Republic of Ireland 39,051 2.32 37,833 2.09 40,357 2.12%
Other European Union member countries 10,355 0.61 67,451 3.54%
— Member countries prior to 2004 expansion 9,703 0.54
— Accession countries 2004 onwards 35,704 1.97
Other outside the EU 20,204 1.20 36,046 1.99 57,012 2.99%
Europe 3,689 0.19%
Africa 10,761 0.57%
Middle East and Asia 29,241 1.54%
North, Central America and Caribbean 8,207 0.43%
South America 1,858 0.10%
Oceania and other 3,076 0.16%
Total 1,685,267 100.00 1,810,863 100.00 1,903,173 100%

Below are the 5 largest foreign-born groups in Northern Ireland according to 2014 ONS estimates. [18]

Country of birth Estimated population, 2013 Estimated population, 2014 Estimated population, 2015
Poland 25,000 20,000 18,000
Lithuania 7,000 8,000 13,000
India 8,000 6,000 6,000
Philippines 3,000 4,000 5,000

Ethnicity

Ethnic demography of Northern Ireland from 2001 to 2021
Population pyramid of Northern Ireland by ethnicity in 2021

The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents for the following censuses

Ethnic group 2001 [19] 2011 [20] 2021 [21] [22]
Number % Number % Number %
White: Total 1,672,698 99.25% 1,779,750

98.28%

1,841,713 96.77%
White 1,670,988 99.15% 1,778,449 98.21% – –
White: British/Irish/Northern Irish only (national identity) and Christian/no religion/religion not stated (religion) – – – – 1,749,970 91.9%
White: Other – – – – 87,607 4.6%
White: Irish Traveller/White Gypsy 1,710 0.10% 1,301 0.07% 2,609 0.14%
White: Roma – – – – 1,529 0.08%
Asian or Asian British: Total 6,824 0.40% 19,130 1.06% 30,667 1.61%
Asian/Asian British: Indian 1,567 0.09% 6,198 0.34% 9,881 0.52%
Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 668 0.04% 1,091 0.06% 1,596 0.08%
Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi 252 0.01% 540 0.03% – –
Asian/Asian British: Chinese 4,145 0.25% 6,303 0.35% 9,495 0.50%
Asian/Asian British: Filipino 4,451 0.23%
Asian/Asian British: Asian Other 194 0.01% 4,998 0.28% 5,244 0.28%
Black or Black British: Total 1,136 0.07% 3,616

0.20%

11,032 0.58%
Black or Black British: Caribbean 255 0.02% 372 0.02% – –
Black or Black British: African 494 0.03% 2,345 0.13% 8,069 0.42%
Black or Black British: Other 387 0.02% 899 0.05% 2,963 0.16%
Mixed: Total 3,319 0.20% 6,014 0.33% 14,382 0.76%
Other: Any other ethnic group:Total 1,290 0.08% 2,353

0.13%

5,385 0.29%
Other: Any other ethnic group – – – – 3,568 0.19%
Other: Arab – – – – 1,817 0.10%
Total 1,685,267 100% 1,810,863 100% 1,903,179 100%
  • Population pyramids of ethnic groups within Northern Ireland in 2021
  • White
    White
  • White British and Irish
    White British and Irish
  • White Other
    White Other
  • Ethnic minorities
    Ethnic minorities
  • Mixed
    Mixed

Languages spoken

Main article: Languages of Northern Ireland

English is by far the most commonly spoken language in Northern Ireland. Two regional languages of Northern Ireland, Irish and Ulster Scots, are protected under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. Several other languages are spoken by immigrants to Northern Ireland, the most common of which is Polish.

A question about knowledge of Irish was reintroduced to the census in 1991, for the first time since 1911. In 2011, the census question was modified to ask about Ulster Scots alongside Irish. [23]

Foreign languages. Map showing the percentage of people whose main language was other than English or Irish (Gaelic) in the 2011 census. Those stating Ulster Scots as their main language were negligible in number and not analysed geographically by NISRA.

Main language of all usual residents aged 3 and over

Main language 2011 [24] 2021 [25]
Usual residents aged 3+ Proportion Usual residents aged 3+ Proportion
English 1,681,171 96.86% 1,751,510 95.37%
Polish 17,731 1.02% 20,134 1.10%
Lithuanian 6,250 0.36% 8,978 0.49%
Irish 4,164 0.24% 5,969 0.32%
Portuguese 2,293 0.13% 4,982 0.27%
Slovak 2,257 0.13% 2,333 0.13%
Chinese 2,214 0.13% 3,329 0.18%
Tagalog/Filipino 1,895 0.11% 1,339 0.07%
Latvian 1,273 0.07% 1,700 0.09%
Russian 1,191 0.07% 1,605 0.09%
Hungarian 1,008 0.06% 2,172 0.12%
Other 13,090 0.75% 28,293 1.5%
Total 1,836,616 100%
Percentage of people aged 3+ claiming to have some ability in Irish in the 2011 census

Ability in Irish of all usual residents aged 3 and over in the Census [26] [27]

Ability in Irish 2001 [28] 2011 [29] 2021 [25]
Usual residents aged 3+ Proportion Usual residents aged 3+ Proportion Usual residents aged 3+ Proportion
Understands spoken Irish, but cannot speak, read, or write 36,479 2.25% 70,501 4.06% 90,801 4.94%
Can speak but cannot read or write Irish 24,536 1.52% 24,677 1.43% 37,497 2.04%
Can speak and read but cannot write Irish 7,183 0.44% 7,414 0.43% 9,683 0.53%
Can speak, read, write, and understand Irish 75,125 4.64% 64,847 3.74% 71,872 3.91%
Other combination of skills 24,167 1.49% 17,459 1.01% 18,764 1.02%
Has some knowledge of Irish 167,490 10.35% 184,898 10.65% 228,617 12.45%
Percentage of people aged 3+ claiming to have some ability in Ulster Scots in the 2011 census

Ability in Ulster Scots of all usual residents aged 3 and over in the Census [30]

Ability in Ulster Scots 2011 [31] 2021 [25]
Usual residents aged 3+ Proportion Usual residents aged 3+ Proportion
Understands spoken Ulster Scots, but cannot speak, read, or write 92,040 5.30% 115,088 6.27%
Can speak but cannot read or write Ulster Scots 10,265 0.59% 26,570 1.45%
Can speak and read but cannot write Ulster Scots 7,801 0.45% 12,297 0.67%
Can speak, read, write, and understand Ulster Scots 16,373 0.94% 20,930 1.14%
Other combination of skills 13,725 0.79% 15,728 0.86%
Has some knowledge of Ulster Scots 140,204 8.08%                    190,613 10.38%

Religion

Map of religion or religion brought up in from the 2011 census in Northern Ireland. Stronger blue indicates a higher proportion of Catholics. Stronger red indicates a higher proportion of Protestants and Other Christians.
See also: Religion in Northern Ireland and List of districts in Northern Ireland by religion or religion brought up in
Districts of Northern Ireland by predominant religion as they were at the time of the 2011 census. Blue is Catholic and red is Protestant.
Population pyramid of Northern Ireland by religion brought up in 2021

For the first century that Northern Ireland existed, the majority or plurality of its population identified with Protestantism, and with its founding, the region was intended to have a permanent Protestant majority. [32] With the 2021 census, Catholics outnumbered Protestants for the first time. The following table shows the religion stated by respondents to the 2001, 2011 and 2021 censuses.

Religious affiliation in Northern Ireland
Religion stated 2001 [33] 2011 [34] 2021 [35]
Number % Number % Number %
Roman Catholic 678,462 40.2 738,033 40.8 805,151 42.3
Presbyterian Church in Ireland 348,742 20.7 345,101 19.1 316,103 16.6
Church of Ireland 257,788 15.3 248,821 13.7 219,788 11.5
Methodist Church in Ireland 59,173 3.5 54,253 3.0 44,728 2.4
Other Christian 102,221 6.1 104,380 5.8 130,377 6.9
(Total non-Roman Catholic Christian) 767,924 45.6 752,555 41.6 710,996 37.3
(Total Christian) 1,446,386 85.8 1,490,588 82.3 1,516,147 79.6
Other religion 5,028 0.3 14,859 0.8 25,519 1.3
No religion 183,164 10.1 330,983 17.4
Religion not stated 122,252 6.8 30,529 1.6
(No religion and Religion not stated) 233,853 13.9 305,416 16.9 361,512 19.0
Total population 1,685,267 100.0 1,810,863 100.0 1,903,175 100.0

The religious affiliations in the districts of Northern Ireland at the time of the 2011 census were as follows. Note that these boundaries changed in 2015.

District 2001 [36] 2011 [37] 2021 [38]
Catholic Protestant and other Christian Other or none Catholic Protestant and other Christian Other or none Catholic Protestant and other Christian No religion/not stated Other
Antrim 35.2% 47.2% 17.6% 37.5% 43.2% 19.2% 38.1% 39.0% 21.6% 1.3%
Ards 10.4% 68.7% 20.9% 10.9% 65.4% 23.6% 10.9% 58.8% 29.2% 1.1%
Armagh 45.4% 45.5% 9.1% 44.8% 43.0% 12.2% 46.4% 41.1% 11.7% 0.9%
Ballymena 19.0% 67.8% 13.3% 20.4% 63.3% 16.3% 21.3% 58.4% 19.5% 0.7%
Ballymoney 29.5% 59.1% 11.3% 29.6% 56.7% 13.6% 30.0% 53.8% 15.5% 0.6%
Banbridge 28.6% 58.7% 12.7% 29.4% 55.3% 15.3% 31.0% 49.4% 18.6% 0.9%
Belfast 42.1% 40.3% 17.5% 41.9% 34.1% 24.0% 42.5% 29.7% 24.5% 3.3%
Carrickfergus 6.5% 70.4% 23.1% 7.6% 67.2% 25.2% 7.6% 59.5% 31.8% 1.2%
Castlereagh 15.8% 64.9% 19.3% 19.5% 57.3% 23.2% 21.8% 48.4% 28.2% 1.7%
Coleraine 24.1% 60.5% 15.4% 25.0% 56.8% 18.2% 25.3% 52.5% 21.2% 1.0%
Cookstown 55.2% 38.0% 6.8% 55.1% 34.0% 11.0% 58.2% 31.8% 9.6% 0.4%
Craigavon 41.7% 46.7% 11.6% 42.1% 42.1% 15.8% 43.4% 37.7% 17.5% 1.4%
Derry 70.9% 20.8% 8.4% 67.4% 19.4% 13.1% 70.3% 18.0% 10.6% 1.0%
Down 57.1% 29.2% 13.7% 57.5% 27.1% 15.4% 58.4% 24.8% 16.2% 0.6%
Dungannon 57.3% 34.9% 7.7% 58.7% 29.8% 11.5% 62.6% 26.9% 9.9% 0.7%
Fermanagh 55.5% 36.1% 8.4% 54.9% 34.3% 10.8% 55.8% 32.1% 11.2% 0.9%
Larne 22.2% 61.9% 15.9% 21.8% 59.7% 18.5% 21.3% 54.7% 23.3% 0.7%
Limavady 53.1% 36.1% 10.7% 56.0% 34.3% 9.7% 57.5% 31.7% 10.5% 0.3%
Lisburn 30.1% 53.6% 16.4% 32.8% 47.9% 19.3% 35.2% 41.8% 21.6% 1.4%
Magherafelt 61.5% 32.0% 6.5% 62.4% 28.3% 9.3% 65.0% 26.2% 8.1% 0.7%
Moyle 56.6% 33.8% 9.6% 54.4% 32.3% 13.3% 54.3% 32.1% 13.1% 0.5%
Newry and Mourne 75.9% 16.4% 7.7% 72.1% 15.2% 12.7% 75.1% 14.9% 9.3% 0.7%
Newtownabbey 17.1% 64.5% 18.4% 19.9% 57.8% 22.3% 22.1% 51.0% 25.6% 1.4%
North Down 10.0% 64.5% 25.5% 11.2% 60.3% 28.5% 11.6% 52.2% 34.9% 1.4%
Omagh 65.1% 26.3% 8.6% 65.4% 24.8% 9.8% 67.7% 22.9% 8.8% 0.7%
Strabane 63.1% 30.9% 6.0% 60.1% 30.7% 9.2% 63.0% 29.5% 7.0% 0.5%
Map showing the proportion of the population in Northern Ireland who stated they had no religion in the 2011 census.
Stated religion for each age in the 2011 Northern Ireland census.
The percentage of respondents in each religious category of the census in Northern Ireland (or the area that would later become Northern Ireland).
There was a high level of non-enumeration during the 1981 census, mainly due to protests in Catholic areas regarding the 1981 Irish hunger strike. [39]

National identity

Map of predominant national identity in the 2011 census in Northern Ireland
See also: List of districts in Northern Ireland by national identity
Map of districts of Northern Ireland colour coded to show the predominant national identity in the 2011 census. Stronger green indicates a higher proportion of people describing themselves as Irish. Stronger blue indicates a higher proportion of people describing themselves as British. Percentages show the difference between the proportion of people describing themselves as Irish and the proportion of people describing themselves as British.
Map of districts of Northern Ireland colour coded to show the predominant national identity amongst Catholics in the 2011 census. Stronger green indicates a higher proportion of Catholics describing themselves as Irish. Blue indicates more Catholics describing themselves as British than as Irish. Percentages show the difference between the proportion of Catholics describing themselves as Irish and the proportion of Catholics describing themselves as British.

In Northern Ireland national identity is complex. Many in Northern Ireland have a British national identity and view the English, Scots and Welsh as fellow members of their common nation while regarding people from the Republic of Ireland as foreigners. Many others in Northern Ireland view people from the Republic of Ireland as being members of their common nation encompassing the island of Ireland and regard the English, Scots and Welsh as foreigners. Co-existing with this dichotomy is a Northern Irish identity, which can be held alone or, as is also the case with Englishness, Scottishness and Welshness, alongside a British identity, or alongside an Irish identity. A small number of people see themselves as being both British and Irish.

Although there is a strong correlation between religion and national identity, Catholics tending to identify as Irish and Protestants tending to identify as British, this is not an absolute relationship, and the correlation is much weaker amongst Catholics than it is amongst Protestants. Amongst Catholics, geography also plays an important role, with Catholics in heavily Protestant parts of Northern Ireland being more likely to call themselves British and less likely to call themselves Irish than Catholics in more Catholic areas of Northern Ireland. (The reverse is true for Protestants, but to a lesser extent.) In the 2011 census there were four of the twenty-six districts of Northern Ireland, all on the east coast, where more Catholics considered themselves British than considered themselves Irish.

While in the 2011 census Protestants outnumbered Catholics in only half of the districts in Northern Ireland, those who considered themselves British outnumbered those who considered themselves Irish in twenty of the twenty-six districts in Northern Ireland. This is partly because Catholics were more likely to see themselves as British than Protestants were to see themselves as Irish (13% vs. 4% respectively), but is also partly because those of no religion were substantially more likely to see themselves as British as see themselves as Irish. The irreligious tend to live in Protestant areas, suggesting that they are mostly of Protestant descent. Members of the immigrant population, which includes many Poles, are also more likely to consider themselves Catholic.

Northern Irish identity was almost equally held amongst Protestants as amongst Catholics, and it varied little according to geography.

In the 2021 census respondents gave their national identity as follows.

2021 Census [40]
National identity Respondents
British only
606,300(36.10%)
Irish only
554,400(33.01%)
Northern Irish only
376,400(22.41%)
English, Scottish or Welsh
29,000(1.73%)
Other
113,400(6.75%)
Shows the most common national identity stated in the 2011 census in Northern Ireland. Red is British, blue is Northern Irish and green is Irish.
  • Identity in Northern Ireland in 2021 by population pyramid
  • British only identity
    British only identity
  • Irish only identity
    Irish only identity
  • Northern Irish only identity
    Northern Irish only identity

Passports held

Map of the most commonly held passport according to the 2011 census. Red is British and green is Irish.

Those born in Northern Ireland have automatic British citizenship on the same basis and with the same provisos as those born elsewhere in the United Kingdom. As well as this, and despite the withdrawal of its constitutional claim to Northern Ireland in 1999, the Irish Government also grants the Entitlement to Irish citizenship to those born in Northern Ireland this is not automatic but a personal choice under Irish nationality law people in Northern Ireland have to choose this and are not born with automatic Irish citizenship. This means that most people in Northern Ireland are entitled to a British passport, an Irish passport, or both, as they so choose. By agreement between the Irish Government and Post Office Ltd, post offices in Northern Ireland provide a service whereby customers can apply for an Irish passport, operating alongside their service whereby customers can apply for a British passport. In the 2011 census, respondents stated that they held the following passports. [41] [42]

Passport All usual residents Religion or religion brought up in
Catholic Protestant and other Christian Other Religions None
No passport 18.9% 19.2% 18.5% 9.9% 20.2%
EU/EEA Countries 82.1% 82.4% 82.4% 69.3% 78.4%
United Kingdom 59.1% 38.4% 77.8% 56.0% 65.2%
Ireland 20.8% 40.5% 4.1% 10.0% 7.2%
Poland 1.0% 2.0% 0.1% 0.6% 0.9%
Lithuania 0.4% 0.7% 0.0% 0.2% 0.8%
Other EU/EEA 0.8% 0.9% 0.4% 2.4% 4.2%
Other 1.2% 0.9% 0.7% 26.0% 3.5%
Passport All usual residents Religion or religion brought up in
Catholic Protestant and other Christian Other Religions None
No passport 18.9% 19.2% 18.5% 9.9% 20.2%
United Kingdom only 57.2% 36.1% 76.3% 51.6% 63.3%
Ireland only 18.9% 38.1% 2.7% 7.4% 5.9%
United Kingdom and Ireland only 1.7% 2.1% 1.3% 1.8% 1.1%
United Kingdom and other (not Ireland) 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 2.4% 0.7%
Ireland and other (not United Kingdom) 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.6% 0.2%
EU/EEA (not United Kingdom or Ireland) 2.2% 3.5% 0.4% 3.1% 5.9%
Other 0.8% 0.6% 0.4% 23.0% 2.7%

Age

Population pyramid from 1971 to projections to 2050

According to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Authority the average (median) age increased from 34 years to 37 years between the 2001 and 2011 censuses. Over the same period, the share of the population represented by children aged under 16 years fell from 24 per cent to 21 per cent, while the proportion of people aged 65 years and over rose from 13 per cent to 15 per cent. [43]

  • Population pyramids of each of Northern Ireland's Local Government Districts
  • Ards and North Down
    Ards and North Down
  • Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
    Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
  • Antrim and Newtownabbey
    Antrim and Newtownabbey
  • Belfast
    Belfast
  • Causeway Coast and Glens
    Causeway Coast and Glens
  • Derry City and Strabane
    Derry City and Strabane
  • Fermanagh and Omagh
    Fermanagh and Omagh
  • Mid and East Antrim
    Mid and East Antrim
  • Mid Ulster
    Mid Ulster
  • Newry, Mourne and Down
    Newry, Mourne and Down
  • Lisburn and Castlereagh
    Lisburn and Castlereagh

Vital statistics since 1900

Average population [44] [45] [46] [47] Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) Total fertility rate
1901 30,782 23,954 6,828
1902 30,707 23,171 7,536
1903 31,290 23,096 8,194
1904 31,550 23,536 8,014
1905 31,405 22,949 8,456
1906 31,389 23,039 8,350
1907 30,969 23,754 7,215
1908 30,600 23,133 7,467
1909 30,640 22,275 8,365
1910 1,246,000 30,219 22,576 7,643 24.3 18.1 6.1
1911 1,249,000 30,407 21,326 9,081 24.3 17.1 7.3
1912 1,248,000 30,301 21,698 8,603 24.3 17.4 6.9
1913 1,243,000 29,880 22,510 7,370 24.0 18.1 5.9
1914 1,242,000 29,704 21,671 8,033 23.9 17.4 6.5
1915 1,210,000 28,082 22,438 5,644 23.2 18.5 4.7
1916 1,205,000 26,623 20,764 5,859 22.1 17.2 4.9
1917 1,208,000 24,949 21,011 3,938 20.7 17.4 3.3
1918 1,214,000 26,212 25,013 1,199 21.6 20.6 1.0
1919 1,250,000 27,496 22,836 4,660 22.0 18.2 3.8
1920 1,258,000 32,521 21,017 11,504 25.8 16.7 9.1
1921 1,264,000 29,710 19,301 10,409 23.7 15.4 8.3
1922 1,269,000 29,531 19,795 9,736 23.2 15.6 7.6
1923 1,259,000 30,097 18,790 11,307 23.9 14.9 9.1
1924 1,258,000 28,496 20,299 8,197 22.7 16.1 6.5
1925 1,257,000 27,686 19,784 7,902 22.0 15.8 6.3
1926 1,254,000 28,162 18,827 9,335 22.5 15.1 7.4
1927 1,250,000 26,676 18,216 8,460 21.4 14.6 6.8
1928 1,247,000 25,963 18,004 7,959 20.9 14.4 6.4
1929 1,240,000 25,410 19,822 5,588 20.5 16.0 4.4
1930 1,237,000 25,879 17,148 8,731 20.9 13.9 7.0
1931 1,243,000 25,673 18,049 7,624 20.7 14.5 6.2
1932 1,251,000 25,107 17,812 7,295 20.1 14.2 5.8
1933 1,258,000 24,601 18,154 6,447 19.6 14.5 5.1
1934 1,265,000 25,365 17,521 7,844 20.1 13.9 6.2
1935 1,271,000 24,742 18,592 6,150 19.5 14.6 4.8
1936 1,276,000 25,909 18,429 7,480 20.3 14.4 5.9
1937 1,281,000 25,412 19,282 6,130 19.8 15.1 4.8
1938 1,286,000 25,742 17,649 8,093 20.0 13.7 6.3
1939 1,295,000 25,240 17,542 7,698 19.5 13.5 5.9
1940 1,299,000 25,363 18,941 6,422 19.5 14.6 4.9
1941 1,308,000 26,887 20,034 6,853 20.6 15.3 5.2
1942 1,329,000 29,645 17,570 12,075 22.3 13.2 9.1
1943 1,341,000 31,521 17,720 13,801 23.5 13.2 10.3
1944 1,357,000 30,900 16,980 13,920 22.8 12.5 10.3
1945 1,359,000 29,007 16,432 12,575 21.3 12.1 9.3
1946 1,350,000 30,134 16,706 13,428 22.3 12.4 9.9
1947 1,350,000 31,254 16,944 14,310 23.2 12.6 10.6
1948 1,362,000 29,532 15,145 14,387 21.7 11.1 10.6
1949 1,371,000 29,106 15,670 13,436 21.2 11.4 9.8
1950 1,377,000 28,794 15,839 12,955 20.9 11.5 9.4
1951 1,373,000 28,477 17,628 10,849 20.7 12.8 7.9
1952 1,375,000 28,760 14,812 13,948 20.9 10.8 10.1
1953 1,384,000 28,984 14,813 14,171 20.9 10.7 10.2
1954 1,387,000 28,803 15,124 13,679 20.8 10.9 9.9
1955 1,394,000 28,965 15,407 13,558 20.8 11.1 9.7
1956 1,397,000 29,489 14,858 14,631 21.1 10.6 10.5
1957 1,399,000 30,108 15,187 14,921 21.5 10.9 10.7
1958 1,402,000 30,301 15,132 15,169 21.6 10.8 10.8
1959 1,408,000 30,809 15,403 15,406 21.9 10.9 10.9
1960 1,420,000 31,989 15,296 16,693 22.5 10.8 11.8
1961 1,427,000 31,915 16,108 15,807 22.4 11.3 11.1
1962 1,435,000 32,565 15,226 17,339 22.7 10.6 12.1
1963 1,446,000 33,414 15,899 17,515 23.1 11.0 12.1
1964 1,458,000 34,345 15,354 18,991 23.6 10.5 13.0
1965 1,469,000 33,890 15,551 18,339 23.1 10.6 12.5
1966 1,478,000 33,228 16,441 16,787 22.5 11.1 11.4
1967 1,491,000 33,415 14,671 18,744 22.4 9.8 12.6
1968 1,502,000 33,173 15,933 17,240 22.1 10.6 11.5
1969 1,513,000 32,428 16,338 16,090 21.4 10.8 10.6
1970 1,525,000 32,086 16,551 15,535 21.0 10.9 10.2
1971 1,540,000 31,765 16,202 15,563 20.6 10.5 10.1
1972 1,539,000 29,994 17,032 12,962 19.5 11.1 8.4
1973 1,530,000 29,200 17,669 11,531 19.1 11.5 7.5
1974 1,527,000 27,160 17,327 9,833 17.8 11.3 6.4
1975 1,524,000 26,130 16,511 9,619 17.2 10.8 6.4
1976 1,524,000 26,361 17,030 9,331 17.3 11.2 6.1
1977 1,523,000 25,437 16,921 8,516 16.7 11.1 5.6
1978 1,523,000 26,239 16,153 10,086 17.2 10.6 6.6
1979 1,528,000 28,178 16,811 11,367 18.4 11.0 7.4
1980 1,533,000 28,582 16,835 11,747 18.6 11.0 7.7
1981 1,543,000 27,166 16,256 10,910 17.6 10.5 7.1 2.79
1982 1,545,000 26,872 15,918 10,954 17.4 10.3 7.1 2.59
1983 1,551,000 27,026 16,039 10,987 17.4 10.3 7.1 2.53
1984 1,557,000 27,477 15,692 11,785 17.6 10.1 7.5 2.51
1985 1,565,000 27,427 15,955 11,472 17.5 10.2 7.3 2.50
1986 1,574,000 27,975 16,065 11,910 17.8 10.2 7.6 2.45
1987 1,582,000 27,653 15,334 12,319 17.5 9.7 7.8 2.44
1988 1,585,000 27,514 15,813 11,701 17.4 10.0 7.4 2.39
1989 1,590,000 25,831 15,844 9,987 16.2 10.0 6.2 2.35
1990 1,596,000 26,251 15,426 10,825 16.5 9.7 6.8 2.19
1991 1,607,000 26,028 15,096 10,932 16.2 9.4 6.9 2.21
1992 1,623,000 25,354 14,988 10,366 15.6 9.2 6.4 2.16
1993 1,636,000 24,722 15,633 9,089 15.1 9.6 5.5 2.08
1994 1,644,000 24,098 15,114 8,984 14.7 9.2 5.5 2.01
1995 1,649,000 23,693 15,310 8,383 14.4 9.3 5.1 1.95
1996 1,662,000 24,382 15,218 9,164 14.7 9.2 5.5 1.91
1997 1,671,000 24,087 14,971 9,116 14.4 9.0 5.4 1.95
1998 1,678,000 23,668 14,993 8,675 14.1 8.9 5.2 1.93
1999 1,679,000 22,957 15,663 7,294 13.7 9.3 4.3 1.90
2000 1,683,000 21,512 14,903 6,609 12.8 8.9 3.9 1.86
2001 1,689,000 21,962 14,513 7,449 13.0 8.6 4.4 1.75
2002 1,697,000 21,385 14,586 6,799 12.6 8.6 4.0 1.81
2003 1,703,000 21,648 14,462 7,186 12.7 8.5 4.2 1.76
2004 1,710,000 22,318 14,354 7,964 13.0 8.4 4.7 1.79
2005 1,724,000 22,328 14,224 8,104 12.9 8.2 4.7 1.84
2006 1,742,000 23,272 14,532 8,740 13.4 8.3 5.0 1.84
2007 1,759,000 24,451 14,649 9,802 13.9 8.3 5.6 1.90
2008 1,775,000 25,631 14,907 10,724 14.4 8.4 6.0 1.98
2009 1,789,000 24,910 14,413 10,497 13.9 8.1 5.8 2.05
2010 1,799,000 25,315 14,457 10,858 14.1 8.0 6.1 2.02
2011 1,809,000 25,273 14,204 11,069 14.0 7.8 6.2 2.02
2012 1,820,000 25,269 14,756 10,513 14.0 8.1 5.9 2.03
2013 1,830,000 24,277 14,968 9,309 13.3 8.2 5.1 1.95
2014 1,840,000 24,394 14,678 9,716 13.3 8.0 5.3 1.96
2015 1,851,000 24,215 15,553 8,662 13.1 8.4 4.7 1.94
2016 1,862,000 24,076 15,430 8,646 12.9 8.3 4.6 1.93
2017 1,871,000 23,075 16,036 7,039 12.3 8.6 3.7 1.85
2018 1,882,000 22,829 15,923 6,906 12.1 8.5 3.6 1.83
2019 1,893,700 22,447 15,758 6,689 11.9 8.3 3.6 1.80
2020 1,896,000 20,815 17,614 3,201 11.0 9.3 1.7 1.68
2021 1,903,175 22,071 17,558 4,513 11.6 9.2 2.4 1.79
2022 1,910,500 20,837 17,159 3,678 10.9 9.0 1.9 1.71
2023 19,977 17,254 2,723

Current vital statistics

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Period Live births Deaths Natural increase
January - March 2023 5,301 4,799 +502
January - March 2024 5,077 5,059 +18
Difference Decrease -224 (-4.22%) Negative increase +260 (+5.42%) Decrease -484

See also

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