Belfast's population is now estimated at , In , the population of Belfast was , Belfast has grown by 3, since , which represents a 0. These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Belfast, which typically includes Belfast's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Belfast is the administrative capital of Northern Island and the largest city. Belfast is the 15th largest city in the United Kingdom and the second-largest on the island of Ireland with an estimated population of , While the population of the city proper is ,, the Belfast Metropolitan Area is home to , people.
This makes it the 15th largest city in the U. Belfast is much more densely populated than Northern Ireland as a whole with a population density nearing 6, people per square mile 2, per square kilometer. The area that Belfast covers is approximately square kilometers. There have been many minority communities in Belfast for about 80 years.
The average age in the Republic is 34 — the youngest of any EU state — while in Northern Ireland the median age is 37, which is also comparatively young. Marriage and living together are both slightly more common in the Republic while splitting up and lone parenthood are more common in Northern Ireland.
Receive today's headlines directly to your inbox every morning and evening, with our free daily newsletter. Enter email address This field is required Sign Up. Around two-thirds of Northern Ireland's population were Protestant in the first half of the 20th century but this has changed hugely since the s as the number of Catholics increased and Protestant numbers fell.
The proportion of Protestants has fallen by a third to 6. After Dublin, eastern Ulster has the highest population density in Ireland. A million people live in counties Antrim and Down alone. The area around Belfast Lough is very densely populated, and includes 6 towns of over 20, inhabitants Bangor, Belfast, Carrickfergus, Lisburn, Newtownabbey and Newtownards.
In the Irish Republic, Dublin county has been growing explosively in recent decades, reaching 1,, people by the census. Dublin city proper had , inhabitants at the last census. Today it is a sprawling mixture of factories, housing estates and commerical centres. Today 1 in 5 Irish people live in Dublin county. By contrast, population on the west coast is very sparse. This can be attributed both to the proximity of the east coast to the economic markets of Britain and to the fact that the best agricultural land lies to the east.
The east was also the first area to be settled by each wave of invaders - Celts, Vikings, Normans and English. The map above shows the density of population in Ireland in the period to The map on the left shows the distribution pattern of the 94 Irish towns which have over inhabitants.
This map clearly shows the concentrations of towns in eastern Northern Ireland and around Dublin. You can also see the more isolated cities of Galway, Limerick and Cork. Note how few settlements there are in Connaught compared to Leinster.
Ireland, despite its historically rural culture, is becoming increasingly urbanised. While it is still not nearly as urbanised as other European areas, the figures are rising. In Northern Ireland, In the Republic of Ireland, the figure is
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