[143], This made it the fifteenth-largest city in the United Kingdom, but the eleventh-largest conurbation. Some 24 chicks fledged from eight known breeding pairs - a 500% increase in chicks from 2021 . The Cathedral Quarter takes its name from St Anne's Cathedral (Church of Ireland) and has taken on the mantle of the city's key cultural locality. 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. 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[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]. 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. 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. 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There are 184 primary, secondary and grammar schools in the city. 5.23% had some knowledge of Ulster-Scots; and. There are other factors as well but those are the two key things.". Broadcasting only over the Internet is Homely Planet, the Cultural Radio Station for Northern Ireland, supporting community relations.[223]. Census 2021. The zoo also carries out important conservation work and takes part in European and international breeding programmes which help to ensure the survival of many species under threat. [206] Using articulated buses, the 90million service saw a 17% increase in its first month in Belfast, with 30,000 more people using the Gliders every week. Queen's University Belfast was founded in 1845 and is a member of the Russell Group, an association of 24 leading research-intensive universities in the UK. [170] The nearest weather station for which sunshine data and longer term observations are available is Belfast International Airport (Aldergrove). This increasing diversity is evident to a greater or lesser degree across all 11 local councils. The current metro area population of Belfast in 2022 is 639,000, a 0.63% increase from 2021. [181], Der Spiegel, a German weekly magazine for politics and economy, titled Belfast as The New Celtic Tiger which is "open for business".[182]. Belfast has four teams in rugby's All-Ireland League: Belfast Harlequins in Division 1B; and Instonians, Queen's University and Malone in Division 2A. This is up from 513,400 people (28.4%) in 2011. [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. 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. On Census Day 27 March 2011, in Belfast Local Government District (2014), considering the resident population: Respondents could indicate more than one national identity. At the beginning of the 20th century Belfast was both the largest producer of linen in the world and also boasted the world's largest shipyard. The first nationalist Lord Mayor of Belfast was Alban Maginness of the SDLP, in 1997. On January 14 the Department of State designated Harakat Sawa'd Misr (HASM) as . As with any modern economy, the service sector is vital to Northern Ireland's development and is enjoying excellent growth. 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). [189] The Royal Victoria Hospital is an internationally renowned centre of excellence in trauma care and provides specialist trauma care for all of Northern Ireland. Introduced in 2018, it is a bus rapid transit system linking East Belfast, West Belfast and the Titanic Quarter from the City Centre. [245] In 2006, this board became part of the Education Authority for Northern Ireland. The company began its association with Belfast in 1936, with Short & Harland Ltd, a venture jointly owned by Shorts and Harland and Wolff. This article is about the city in Northern Ireland. [125], Belfast has over forty public parks. All Biggest Cities in the United Kingdom. [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. 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. In late August 2018, at least three groups were vying for the right to purchase the 5,500 RMS Titanic relics that were an asset of the bankrupt Premier Exhibitions. [173], Northern Ireland's peace dividend has led to soaring property prices in the city. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 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. "Mouth of the Farset" might be an alternative interpretation. Irish Traveller, Arab, Pakistani and Roma ethnicities also each constituted 1,500 people or more. Belfast has a large port used for exporting and importing goods, and for passenger ferry services. From 1990-2019 the percentage of white population has declined by over 6%. 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. Ethnicity figures also show that the white population of Belfast has fallen from 97 per cent in 2011 to 93 per cent in 2021. 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. 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. [67] In the 2017 UK general election, Belfast elected one Member of Parliament (MP) from each constituency to the House of Commons at Westminster, London. [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. [9], The name Belfast derives from the Irish Bal Feirsde, later spelt Bal Feirste (Irish pronunciation:[bel f()t]). [225], Belfast has several notable sports teams playing a diverse variety of sports such as football, Gaelic games, rugby, cricket, and ice hockey. 2018-based Population Projections for Northern Ireland Statistical Bulletin Charts. For key statistics relating to population estimates, explore the population statistics dashboard. 21 October 2019. When Swift was living at Lilliput Cottage near the bottom of Belfast's Limestone Road, he imagined that the Cavehill resembled the shape of a sleeping giant safeguarding the city. [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. In November 2011, Belfast became the smallest city to host the MTV Europe Music Awards. The number of people holding an Ireland passport solely or jointly has increased from 375,800 people in 2011 to 614,300, up 63.5% and is consistent with the increasing demand for Ireland passports since the 2016 UK vote to leave the EU. In what the Unionist government understood as its reward for wartime service, London had agreed that parity in taxation between Northern Ireland and Great Britain should be matched by parity in the services delivered. Photograph: Getty Images . the United Kingdom 2020 population is estimated at 67,886,011 people at mid year according to UN data. Belfast has a longstanding underground club scene which was established in the early 1980s.[215]. [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. Updated 9:57 AM EDT, Sun July 11, 2021 Link Copied! It also has a major aerospace industry. The metro area population of Belfast in 2021 was 635,000, a 0.63% increase from 2020. Weather station is located 2.5 miles (4.0km) from the Belfast city centre. This escalation in segregation, described as a "ratchet effect", has shown little sign of decreasing. [152][153], Ethnic minority communities have been in Belfast since the 1930s. Our 2022/23 work plan is available here. The first Lord Mayor of Belfast was Daniel Dixon, who was elected in 1892. [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. [176], Peace has boosted the numbers of tourists coming to Belfast. Generally, population statistics are available disaggregated by age and sex with information also available for a wide range of administrative and statistical geographies. In 1950, the population of Belfast was 445,879 . 21 October 2019. This group has increased in size from 2011 when 5.6% or 101,200 people were recorded in this way. Belfast was heavily bombed during World War II. In 2005, Belfast International Airport was the 11th busiest commercial airport in the UK, accounting for just over 2% of all UK terminal passengers while the George Best Belfast City Airport was the 16th busiest and had 1% of UK terminal passengers. [68], Short Brothers plc is a British aerospace company based in Belfast. Belfast elected 7 Sinn Fin, 5 DUP, 5 Alliance Party, 1 SDLP, 1 UUP and 1 PBPA MLAs. second phase of main statistics results from Census 2021, Census 2021 person and household estimates for Data Zones in Northern Ireland, Census 2021 main statistics for Northern Ireland (phase 2), Census 2021 main statistics health, disability and unpaid care tables, household composition and living arrangements. Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, to the south of the city centre, attracts thousands of visitors each year to its International Rose Garden. There is, however, a combined ferry and rail ticket between Belfast and cities in Great Britain, which is referred to as SailRail. [89] Some 13 more frosty nights than Stormont. 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. 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. In 2021, the proportion of residents who identified as Catholic was 43%, 12% Presbyterian, 8% for the Church of Ireland, 3% Methodist, 6% of Christian religions, 3% other religions and 24% no religion or not stated. "New Developments in Irish Population History, 17001850", "Belfast City Council. [254], There is a tourist information centre located at Donegall Square North.[255]. The data also shows that population ageing has been happening across each of the 11 local councils. Draft table layoutsare available to download ahead of the publication. The prospectus was last updated on 21 February 2023. 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. Many areas are still highly segregated along ethnic, political and religious lines, especially in working-class neighbourhoods. [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. The zoo is one of the top visitor attractions in Northern Ireland, receiving more than 295,000 visitors a year. The population of Belfast was 345,418 in 2021. Since the ending of the region's conflict tourism has boomed in Northern Ireland, greatly aided by low cost. A decision as to the outcome was to be made by a United States district court judge. [24] The mainly English and Manx settlers took Anglican communion at Corporation Church on the quay-side end of High Street. Information about the range of administrative data sources used in the production of population and migration statistics. The share of the Northern Ireland population represented by people aged 65 years and over stood at 17.2% in 2021. FACT Together with French Huguenot refugees, they introduced the production of linen, an industry that carried Belfast trade to the Americas. This fall is counterbalanced, but only partially, by increases in the number of people who identify as British and Northern Irish, up from 111,700 in 2011 to 151,300 in 2021, and by those who identify as British, Irish and Northern Irish, up from 18,400 in 2011 to 28,100 in 2021. The council spends 1.5million every year on running and promoting the zoo, which is one of the few local government-funded zoos in the UK and Ireland. [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. 2,900 doors, which if laid end to end would stretch for 5 miles. Although BT derives from Belfast, the BT postcode area extends across the whole of Northern Ireland.[103]. 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 other listed destinations were Berlin (Germany), Cambodia, Cape Town (South Africa), Cartagena (Colombia), Istanbul (Turkey), the Lassen Volcanic National Park (US), Saqqara (Egypt), the Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail (US), Waiheke Island (New Zealand), Washington, D.C. (US), and Waterton Lakes National Park (Canada). 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. The Belfast City Council area in the 2011 census. [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. [79] As an urban and coastal area, Belfast typically gets snow on fewer than 10 days per year. Belfast Zoo is owned by Belfast City Council. [194] A 2005 survey of how people travel in Northern Ireland showed that people in Belfast made 77% of all journeys by car, 11% by public transport and 6% on foot. [131] U2 played here in 1997. [126] In 2006, the City Council set aside 8million to continue this work. [229] Since his death the City Airport was named after him and a trust has been set up to fund a memorial to him in the city centre. [162] Like many British cities dependent on traditional heavy industry, Belfast suffered serious decline since the 1960s, exacerbated greatly in the 1970s and 1980s by the Troubles. [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. 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 statistics show that over the last ten years the population increased by over 90,000 people from 1.811 million to 1.903 million or by five per cent. [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. Belfast's population is diversifying. "The converse is true for the Protestant population. 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. [193] Other hospitals in Belfast include the Mater Hospital in north Belfast and the Children's Hospital. [56], An enduring physical legacy of the conflict are the extensive "peace lines" (or "peace walls") that continue to separate loyalist from republican districts. 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. [179], Belfast has been the fastest-growing economy of the thirty largest cities in the UK over the past decade, a new economy report by Howard Spencer has found. [64] Belfast is represented in both the British House of Commons and in the Northern Ireland Assembly. All four extend beyond the city boundaries to include parts of Castlereagh, Lisburn and Newtownabbey districts. The visitors spent 285.2million, supporting more than 15,600 jobs. [186], Power is provided from a number of power stations via NIE Networks Limited transmission lines. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. [50] A particularly notorious group, based on the Shankill Road in the mid-1970s, became known as the Shankill Butchers. Demographics", "Comparative Demography Profile: Belfast District Council, Northern Ireland", "Area Profile of Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area (BMUA)", "An analytical look at religious background and residential segregation in Belfast", "Population Density: QS102NI (administrative geographies)", "Revealed: Northern Ireland's 10 most deprived areas", "Ethnic Diversity: Segregation in Belfast. [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]. The Belfast Liverpool route is the busiest domestic flight route in the UK excluding London with 555,224 passengers in 2009. Some 24 chicks fledged from eight known breeding pairs - a 500% increase in chicks from 2021 - according to . 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. The Belfast Marathon is run annually on May Day, and attracted 20,000 participants in 2011. [41] Road construction schemes, including the terminus of the M1 and the Westlink severed the streets linking north and west Belfast to the city centre, for example the dockland community of Sailortown. 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. The Royal Courts of Justice in Chichester Street are home to Northern Ireland's Supreme Court. The economy of Belfast, Northern Ireland was initially built on trade through Belfast Harbour.Later, industry contributed to its growth, particularly shipbuilding and linen. Rapid industrial growth in the nineteenth century drew in landless Catholics from outlying rural and western districts, most settling to the west of the town. [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. [148], Despite a period of relative peace, most areas and districts of Belfast still reflect the divided nature of Northern Ireland as a whole. After the passing of the Government of Ireland Act, 1920, it became the seat of the government of 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. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. [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. Proportionately the fastest growing group is people with other national identities - typically identities from outside UK and Ireland. [12][13] This area became the hub around which the original settlement developed. Dr David Marshall, director of Census and population statistics at the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, said the differing age profiles of the Protestant and Catholic communities was key to understanding the shifting numbers. Information on Census 2021 in Northern Ireland. Belfast is still a port with commercial and industrial docks, including the Harland & Wolff shipyard, dominating the Belfast Lough shoreline. Since 2001, boosted by increasing numbers of tourists, the city council has developed a number of cultural quarters. [168][169] This has led to a period of sustained economic growth and large-scale redevelopment of the city centre. He added that the surge in the number of people holding Irish passports was influenced by Brexit. 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