The 2001 census population in the same Urban Area had fallen to 277,391[142] people, with 579,554 people living in the wider Belfast Metropolitan Area. The zoo is one of the top visitor attractions in Northern Ireland, receiving more than 295,000 visitors a year. 2012. Throughout the Troubles, Belfast artists continued to express themselves through poetry, art and music. [254], There is a tourist information centre located at Donegall Square North.[255]. [89] Some 13 more frosty nights than Stormont. 41.21% had no or low (Level 1*) qualifications. Queen's University of Belfast is the main university in the city. There is, however, a combined ferry and rail ticket between Belfast and cities in Great Britain, which is referred to as SailRail. While the overall population increased by 5%, the number of people aged 65 or more grew by nearly 25%. Burns and the other pupils at north Belfast's Holy Cross Girls' primary were subjected to a barrage of abuse from a group of loyalist . [33] In hopes of French assistance, in 1798 the Society organised a republican insurrection. [173], Northern Ireland's peace dividend has led to soaring property prices in the city. This was made up of:. The Belfast Liverpool route is the busiest domestic flight route in the UK excluding London with 555,224 passengers in 2009. 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]. 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. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The port supplied an avenue for trade with Great Britain and later Europe and North America. For key statistics relating to population estimates, explore the population statistics dashboard. ", "Linenopolis: The Linen Quarter of Belfast | Connolly Cove |", "History Belfast's golden age of shipbuilding", "Historical Internal Migration in Ireland". Musicians and bands who have written songs about or dedicated to Belfast include 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. [219], Belfast is the home of the Belfast Telegraph, Irish News, and The News Letter, the oldest English-language daily newspaper in the world still in publication. Email: info@nisra.gov.uk. It also has a major aerospace industry. Sectarian tensions were heightened by movements to repeal the Acts of Union (which followed the 1798 rebellion) and to restore a Parliament in Dublin. The Edwardian architectural style of Belfast City Hall influenced the Victoria Memorial in Calcutta, India, and Durban City Hall in South Africa. [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. Population statistics are widely used in policy development in areas such as housing, healthcare and education, as well as being used to allocate public funds to the Northern Ireland Executive through the Barnett formula. The IRA ceasefire in 1994 and the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 have given investors increased confidence to invest in Belfast. [47], Belfast saw some of the worst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, particularly in the 1970s, with rival paramilitary groups formed on both sides. To sign up to our FREE newsletters, see here. Belfast was successful in attracting many conferencing events, both national and international, to the city in 2018. In 1932, the devolved parliament for the region was housed in new buildings at Stormont on the eastern edge of the city. 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. Many of Belfast's oldest buildings are found in the Cathedral Quarter area, which is currently undergoing redevelopment as the city's main cultural and tourist area. In 2011, English was not the main language of 3.1% (54,500 people). "Mouth of the Farset" might be an alternative interpretation. This is balanced by the summer solstice in June, when the sun sets after 22:00 and rises before 05:00. For the first time ever, there are more people from a Catholic background than Protestant The proportion of the resident population, either Catholic or brought up Catholic, is 45.7% compared to 43.48% Protestant. . [111][112] The district of Ballyhackamore has even acquired the name "Ballysnackamore" due to the preponderance of dining establishments in the area.[113]. [8], In 2021, 51% of the population was female while 49% was male. With Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitrona Balfe, Jamie Dornan. One of the offers was by a group including the National Maritime Museum and National Museums Northern Ireland, with assistance by James Cameron. All councils are more secular in 2021 than they were ten years ago. [104] Windsor House, 262ft (80m) high, has 23 floors and is the second tallest building (as distinct from structure) in Ireland. Belfast is divided into four Northern Ireland Assembly and UK parliamentary constituencies: Belfast North, Belfast West, Belfast South and Belfast East. 63.84% were economically active, 36.16% were economically inactive; 5.59% were unemployed, of these 43.56% were long-term unemployed. [65] The current Lord Mayor is Tina Black of Sinn Fin, while the Deputy Lord Mayor is Michelle Kelly of the Alliance Party. [59] In May 2013, the Northern Ireland Executive committed to the removal of all peace lines by mutual consent. 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. [245] In 2006, this board became part of the Education Authority for Northern Ireland. On January 14 the Department of State designated Harakat Sawa'd Misr (HASM) as . [123], Sitting at the mouth of the River Lagan where it becomes a deep and sheltered lough, Belfast is surrounded by mountains that create a micro-climate conducive to horticulture. The city is served by two airports: The George Best Belfast City Airport adjacent to Belfast Lough and Belfast International Airport which is near Lough Neagh. [57][58] They divide communities that account for 14 of the 20 most deprived wards in Northern Ireland. Minority ethnic groups have increased in size and the number of people living here born outside the UK and Ireland is up to around one person in 15, the highest ever recorded. The provision of certain resources for these schools (for example, such as the provision of textbooks) is supported by the charitable organisation TACA. In addition to the shipyards and the Shorts Brothers aircraft factory, the Belfast Blitz severely damaged or destroyed more than half the city's housing stock, devastated the old town centre around High Street, and killed over a thousand people. Introduction to Ethnic Diversity in Belfast", "Measuring local segregation in Northern Ireland", "Ethnic Residential Segregation in Belfast", "Interface Barriers, Peacelines, and Defensive Architecture", "Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service", "Census 2011 Population Statistics for Belfast Local Government District (2014)", "The Industrial Revolution transformed Belfast, making it Ireland's biggest city and it all began with the port", "Northern Ireland Where is the bright new future? This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. U2, Van Morrison, Snow Patrol, Simple Minds, Elton John, Rogue Male, Katie Melua, Boney M, Paul Muldoon, Stiff Little Fingers, Nanci Griffith, Glenn Patterson, Orbital, James Taylor, Fun Boy Three, Spandau Ballet, The Police, Barnbrack, Gary Moore, Neon Neon, Toxic Waste, Energy Orchard, and Billy Bragg. Today, Belfast is Northern Ireland's educational and commercial hub. There are "huge amounts" of foreign investment coming into the country. [143], This made it the fifteenth-largest city in the United Kingdom, but the eleventh-largest conurbation. [106] The Golden Mile is the name given to the mile between Belfast City Hall and Queen's University. 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. When the Titanic was built in Belfast in 19111912, Harland and Wolff had the largest shipyard in the world. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. 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. 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 is up from 513,400 people (28.4%) in 2011. A young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s. While the number of households in Northern Ireland was 768,810. 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Weather station is located 3.9 miles (6.3km) from the Belfast city centre. In 1950, the population of Belfast was 445,879 . [251], Belfast City Council is currently investing into the complete redevelopment of the Titanic Quarter, which is planned to consist of apartments, hotels, and a riverside entertainment district. In 2007, Belfast saw house prices grow by 50%, the fastest rate of growth in the UK. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. In total, 1,484,700 people (78%) held a single passport and 116,300 people (6.1%) held more than one passport. It was made internationally famous as the setting for the classic film, Odd Man Out, starring James Mason. The report by Atkins & KPMG, however, said there would be the option of migrating to light rail in the future should the demand increase. Together with French Huguenot refugees, they introduced the production of linen, an industry that carried Belfast trade to the Americas. [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. [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. 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. Course provision is broad biomedical sciences, environmental science and geography, psychology, business, the humanities and languages, film and journalism, travel and tourism, teacher training and computing are among the campus strengths. [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. [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. [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. 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%. 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. Other major developments include the regeneration of the Titanic Quarter, and the erection of the Obel Tower, a skyscraper set to be the tallest tower on the island. Ranging in length from a few hundred metres to over 5 kilometres, the security barriers have increased both in height and number since 1998. Combining current religion and religion of upbringing gives 45.7% who were Catholic, 43.5% who were Protestant, Other Christian or Christian related and 1.5% who were from other non-Christian religions. The 2021 census figures also show show that the percentage of the population brought up as Catholic has overtaken Protestant for the first time. [24] However, this original 'Belfast Castle' was much smaller and of far less strategic importance than nearby Carrickfergus Castle, which was constructed at Carrickfergus and was probably built in the late 1170s. The proportion of the population with No religion ranges from 30.6% in Ards and North Down to 7.8% in Mid Ulster. . Temperature extremes here have slightly more variability due to the more inland location. Developments include Victoria Square, the Cathedral Quarter, and the Laganside with the Odyssey complex and the landmark Waterfront Hall. [36] But also common to this "industrial triangle" were traditions of labour militancy. the United Kingdom population is equivalent to 0.87% of the total world population. The airport is located northwest of the city, near Lough Neagh, while the George Best Belfast City Airport, which is closer to the city centre by train from Sydenham on the Bangor Line, adjacent to Belfast Lough, offers UK domestic flights and a few European flights. Proportionately the fastest growing group is people with other national identities - typically identities from outside UK and Ireland. 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. In 2019 there was also an increase in black, Hispanic, and other non-white races. The city of Belfast is the provincial capital of Northern Ireland. 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. During the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, local sunset is before 16:00 while sunrise is around 08:45. Bombing, assassination and street violence formed a backdrop to life throughout the Troubles. The 1999 Heineken Cup champions Ulster Rugby play at Ravenhill Stadium in the south of the city. One of Northern Ireland's two community TV stations, NvTv, is based in the Cathedral Quarter of the city. See all related documents. Dr Marshall said academic research following the 2011 census also found evidence of an increasing number of people who would have previously described themselves as Protestant choosing to identify as having no religion. The metro area population of Edinburgh in 2020 was 537,000, a 1.13% increase from 2019. [24] In 1616, after the Nine Years' War, the last of the local line, Conn O'Neill (remembered in Connswater River),[25] was forced to sell their remaining stronghold, the Grey Castle or Castle Reagh (An Caislen Riabhach in Irish)[26] in the hills to the east of Belfast, together with surrounding lands, to English and Scottish adventurers. After the passing of the Government of Ireland Act, 1920, it became the seat of the government of Northern Ireland. Information on the assurance mechanisms for Census 2021. [178] The city's two airports have helped make the city one of the most visited weekend destinations in Europe. [108][109] Finally, the Titanic Quarter covers 0.75km2 (185 acres) of reclaimed land adjacent to Belfast Harbour, formerly known as Queen's Island. Belfast has a large port used for exporting and importing goods, and for passenger ferry services. Belfast households made slightly more than Hodgdonhouseholds ($55,804) and Richmondhouseholds ($55,878) . 21 October 2019. 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. 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. 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. Elsewhere 634,600 people (33.3%) living here identified solely or along with other national identities as Irish. 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