As of the 2011 Census, 3.7 percent of the population of Northern Ireland were able to speak, read, write and understand Irish, compared with less than one percent for Ulster-Scots.
Proportion of the population of Northern Ireland with some language skills in Irish or Ulster-Scots in 2011
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NISRA. (June 28, 2013). Proportion of the population of Northern Ireland with some language skills in Irish or Ulster-Scots in 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/329781/northern-ireland-irish-and-ulster-scots-language-skills/
NISRA. "Proportion of the population of Northern Ireland with some language skills in Irish or Ulster-Scots in 2011." Chart. June 28, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/329781/northern-ireland-irish-and-ulster-scots-language-skills/
NISRA. (2013). Proportion of the population of Northern Ireland with some language skills in Irish or Ulster-Scots in 2011. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/329781/northern-ireland-irish-and-ulster-scots-language-skills/
NISRA. "Proportion of The Population of Northern Ireland with Some Language Skills in Irish or Ulster-scots in 2011." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/329781/northern-ireland-irish-and-ulster-scots-language-skills/
NISRA, Proportion of the population of Northern Ireland with some language skills in Irish or Ulster-Scots in 2011 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/329781/northern-ireland-irish-and-ulster-scots-language-skills/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Proportion of the population of Northern Ireland with some language skills in Irish or Ulster-Scots in 2011 [Graph], NISRA, June 28, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/329781/northern-ireland-irish-and-ulster-scots-language-skills/
