Northern Ireland population 2023

The population of Northern Ireland was 1.92 million people in 2023, compared with 1.83 million ten years earlier in 2013. Since 1971, the population of Northern Ireland has increased by approximately 380,000 people.

Population of Northern Ireland from 1971 to 2023

Characteristic	Estimated mid-year population
2023	1,920,400
2022	1,910,500
2021	1,904,600
2020	1,900,500
2019	1,898,500
2018	1,886,300
2017	1,875,200
2016	1,866,000
2015	1,854,900
2014	1,843,200
2013	1,831,700
2012	1,824,600
2011	1,814,300
2010	1,804,800
2009	1,793,300
2008	1,779,200
2007	1,761,700
2006	1,743,100
2005	1,727,700
2004	1,714,000
2003	1,704,900
2002	1,697,500
2001	1,688,800
2000	1,682,900
1999	1,679,000
1998	1,677,800
1997	1,671,300
1996	1,661,800
1995	1,649,100
1994	1,643,700
1993	1,635,600
1992	1,623,300
1991	1,607,300
1990	1,595,600
1989	1,590,400
1988	1,585,400
1987	1,582,000
1986	1,573,500
1985	1,565,400
1984	1,557,300
1983	1,550,600
1982	1,544,500
1981	1,543,000
1980	1,532,800
1979	1,528,300
1978	1,523,200
1977	1,523,300
1976	1,523,500
1975	1,523,500
1974	1,526,900
1973	1,530,000
1972	1,539,000
1971	1,540,400

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Release date

October 2024

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Region

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Survey time period

1971 to 2023

Supplementary notes

This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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