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. [212], In 200405, art and cultural events in Belfast were attended by 1.8million people (400,000 more than the previous year). It became a city by royal charter in 1888. The bid was run by an independent company, Imagine Belfast, who boasted that it would "make Belfast the meeting place of Europe's legends, where the meaning of history and belief find a home and a sanctuary from caricature, parody and oblivion. [79] As an urban and coastal area, Belfast typically gets snow on fewer than 10 days per year. [75] The Castlereagh Hills overlook the city on the southeast. In a demonstration of their resolve not to submit to a Dublin parliament, in 1912 Belfast City Hall unionists presented the Ulster Covenant, which, with an associated Declaration for women, was to accumulate over 470,000 signatures. 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 Population Statistics Section within Census Branch (NISRA) provides accurate, timely, user friendly and easily accessible National Statistics relating to Population Estimates, Projections and Migration for Northern Ireland. Elsewhere 634,600 people (33.3%) living here identified solely or along with other national identities as Irish. [132] Rose Week in July each year features over 20,000 blooms. Mid Year Population Estimates Estimates of the. Until 2011 the route went to Stranraer and used inter alia a HSS (High Speed Service) vesselwith a crossing time of around 90 minutes. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. The city of Belfast is the provincial capital of Northern Ireland. Belfast was successful in attracting many conferencing events, both national and international, to the city in 2018. Something went wrong, please try again later. In 2008, Belfast was named a finalist in the Large City (200,001 and over) category of the RHS Britain in Bloom competition along with London Borough of Croydon and Sheffield. [160], Around this time, the linen trade in Northern Ireland blossomed and by the middle of the 18th century, one fifth of all the linen exported from Ireland was shipped from Belfast. Also published today are results for the national identity (person based) classification, which relates to the specific single identity or specific multiple identities people recorded in Census 2021. This article is about the city in Northern Ireland. [110] Plans include apartments, a riverside entertainment district, and a major Titanic-themed museum. Belfast is still a port with commercial and industrial docks, including the Harland & Wolff shipyard, dominating the Belfast Lough shoreline. The metro area population of Edinburgh in 2020 was 537,000, a 1.13% increase from 2019. A 2021 coroner's report found that all those killed had been innocent and that the killings were "without justification". 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. Information relating to the Population Statistics teams engagement with its users/stakeholders. Information on the assurance mechanisms for Census 2021. [125], Belfast has over forty public parks. [172] Over the past 10 years employment has grown by 16.4%, compared with 9.2% for the UK as a whole. 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. [161] It was not until industry transformed the linen and shipbuilding trades that the economy and the population boomed. The architecture of the Grand Opera House has an oriental theme and was completed in 1895. Weather station is located 3.9 miles (6.3km) from the Belfast city centre. That acted to increase the size of the Catholic population from 2011 to 2021. 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 BBC Radio 4's World reported furthermore that despite higher levels of corporation tax in the UK than in the Republic. The remaining 9.3% or 177,400 people neither belonged to nor were brought up in any religion. The population of Belfast was 345,418 in 2021. Taking in Dublin Road, Great Victoria Street, Shaftesbury Square and Bradbury Place, it contains some of the best bars and restaurants in the city. [254], There is a tourist information centre located at Donegall Square North.[255]. The main current religions are now Catholic (42.3%); Presbyterian (16.6%); Church of Ireland (11.5%); Methodist (2.3%); other Christian denominations (6.9%) and other religions (1.3%). Belfast was granted borough status by James VI and I in 1613 and official city status by Queen Victoria in 1888. It was bombed several times during the Troubles but has now been restored to its former glory. [178] The city's two airports have helped make the city one of the most visited weekend destinations in Europe. The Giant's Ring, a 5,000-year-old henge, is located near the city,[23] and the remains of Iron Age hill forts can still be seen in the surrounding hills. [248] In 2008, 7.1million tourists visited the city. [216] The language is heavily promoted in the city and is particularly visible in the Falls Road area, where the signs on both the iconic black taxis and on the public buses are bilingual. These include British only, Irish only, British and Northern Irish etc. 4.34% did not have English as their first language. Custom House Square is one of the city's main outdoor venues for free concerts and street entertainment. [184] Rates in Belfast (and the rest of Northern Ireland) were reformed in April 2007. 2,731 steps which if climbed twice a week would be equal to climbing Slieve Donard. The population was just under 1.4 million in 1821 and grew to 1.7 million in the next twenty years. [151] Areas where segregated working-class areas meet are known as interface areas and sometimes marked by peace lines. The ornately decorated Crown Liquor Saloon, designed by Joseph Anderson in 1876, in Great Victoria Street is one of only two pubs in the UK that are owned by the National Trust (the other is the George Inn, Southwark in London). In Belfast, the changes are 'striking': the report describes it as a 'shared city, where the Catholic population is younger and more confident'. In 1932, the devolved parliament for the region was housed in new buildings at Stormont on the eastern edge of the city. Originally a more significant river than it is today, the Farset formed a dock on High Street until the mid 19th century. [131] U2 played here in 1997. Weather station is located 2.5 miles (4.0km) from the Belfast city centre. [48][49] Loyalist paramilitaries including the UVF and the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) said that the killings they carried out were in retaliation for the IRA campaign. [249] Numerous tour bus companies and boat tours run there throughout the year, including tours based on the series Game of Thrones, which has had various filming locations around Northern Ireland. Contents 1 Population 1.1 Population 1.1.1 Sex 1.2 Age 2 Ethnicity 3 Migration 3.1 Country of birth 3.2 Passports held 4 Religion 5 Identity 6 References Population [ edit] Population density of Belfast City Council in 2011 Founded in 1966, it has existed in its present form since 1981, when the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra was disbanded. All councils are more secular in 2021 than they were ten years ago. [145] Since then, the inner city numbers have dropped dramatically as people have moved to swell the Greater Belfast suburb population. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 2018-based Population Projections for Northern Ireland Statistical Bulletin Charts. In November 2011, Belfast became the smallest city to host the MTV Europe Music Awards. Shows filmed at The Paint Hall include the film City of Ember (2008) and HBO's Game of Thrones series (beginning in late 2009). 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. Among surviving elements of the early pre-Victorian town are the Belfast Entries, 17th-century alleyways off High Street, including, in Winecellar's Entry, White's Tavern (rebuilt 1790); the First Presbyterian (Non-Subscribing) Church (178183) in Rosemary Street (whose members led the abolitionist charge against Greg and Cunningham);[34] St George's Church of Ireland (1816) on the High Street site of the old Corporation Church; and the oldest public building in Belfast, Clifton House (177174), the Belfast Charitable Society poorhouse on North Queen Street.[35]. Consequently, the arterial roads along which this expansion took place (such as the Falls Road or the Newtownards Road) are more significant in defining the districts of the city than nucleated settlements. Belfast: Directed by Kenneth Branagh. 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? Check out the Belfast Official Trailer starring Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe! [100] In June 2007, a 16million programme was announced which will transform and redevelop streets and public spaces in the city centre. Socio-economic areas radiate out from the Central Business District, with a pronounced wedge of affluence extending out the Malone Road and Upper Malone Road to the south. Mid Year Population Estimates. "Clearly, in part that's driven by the impact of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union in 2016. 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. The number of one person households now stands at 234,600 (30.5% of all households), up from 196,400 one person households in 2011 (27.9%). In 2021, the median household income of Belfast households was $55,900. A young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s. Segregation has been present throughout the history of Belfast but has been maintained and increased by each outbreak of violence in the city. More than 100,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost since the 1970s. [105] The Queen's Quarter in south Belfast is named after Queen's University. [102], Belfast city centre is divided into two postcode districts, BT1 for the area lying north of the City Hall, and BT2 for the area to its south. Belfast's population is evenly split between its Protestant and Catholic residents. Because of this, it is less an agglomeration of villages and towns which have expanded into each other, than other comparable cities, such as Manchester or Birmingham. The nearest weather station for which sunshine data and longer term observations are available is Belfast International Airport (Aldergrove). The study found that bus-based rapid transit produces positive economic results, but light rail does not. Conservationists are celebrating a bumper year for barn owls in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland's population is divided between mostly-Protestant Unionists, who want to maintain Northern Ireland's status as part of the United Kingdom, . A major visitor attraction, Titanic Belfast is a monument to Belfast's maritime heritage on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard, opened on 31 March 2012. In line with the ageing population, the average household size across Northern Ireland decreased from 2.54 usual residents per household in 2011 to 2.44 usual residents per household last year. The consultants said Belfast does not have the population to support a light rail system, suggesting that investment in bus-based rapid transit would be preferable. [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. It is home to Botanic Gardens and the Ulster Museum, which was reopened in 2009 after major redevelopment. The provision of certain resources for these schools (for example, such as the provision of textbooks) is supported by the charitable organisation TACA. The census data also showed that the population continued to age. In Belfastnotwithstanding the political friction caused by Sinn Fin's electoral triumph in the souththis involved some 60,000 workers, Protestant and Catholic, in a four-week walk-out.[37]. The number of people holding a UK passport solely or jointly stood at one million, a decrease from 1.07m a decade earlier. As "Dissenters" from the established Church, Presbyterians were conscious of sharing, if only in part, the disabilities of Ireland's dispossessed Roman Catholic majority; and of being denied representation in the Irish Parliament. [101] Major arterial roads (quality bus corridor) into the city include the Antrim Road, Shore Road, Holywood Road, Newtownards Road, Castlereagh Road, Cregagh Road, Ormeau Road, Malone Road, Lisburn Road, Falls Road, Springfield Road, Shankill Road, and Crumlin Road, Four Winds. "[181] Throughout the Troubles, Belfast artists continued to express themselves through poetry, art and music. [72] Superseded by the River Lagan as the more important river in the city, the Farset now languishes in obscurity, under High Street. In the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections in 2022, Belfast elected 20 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), 5 from each constituency. 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. [160] It provided a market for the surrounding countryside and the natural inlet of Belfast Lough gave the city its own port. The IRA ceasefire in 1994 and the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 have given investors increased confidence to invest in Belfast. [107] Since the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, the nearby Lisburn Road has developed into the city's most exclusive shopping strip. 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. [246], Belfast is one of the most visited cities in the UK,[247] and the second most visited on the island of Ireland. The population of Belfast was 345,418 in 2021. The population of Belfast was 345,418 in 2021. Bus and rail public transport in Northern Ireland is operated by subsidiaries of Translink. 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[31][32] With their American kinsmen, the region's Presbyterians were to share a growing disaffection from the Crown. This group has increased in size from 2011 when 5.6% or 101,200 people were recorded in this way. [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]. 12 January 2022. Belfast City Council is the local council with responsibility for the city. It played an important role in the Industrial Revolution in Ireland, briefly becoming the biggest linen-producer in the world, earning it the nickname "Linenopolis". 2021 in Belfast, Northern . It is likely Catholics will outnumber Protestants by 2021 in Northern Ireland, according to a leading academic. 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. [149], These zones Catholic/republican on one side and Protestant/loyalist on the other are invariably marked by flags, graffiti and murals. There are a number of Irish language Primary schools and one secondary school in Belfast. 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 contrast, 15.9% or 302,200 people did not hold a passport. Photograph: Getty Images . Sign up to our FREE newsletter. Since the ending of the region's conflict tourism has boomed in Northern Ireland, greatly aided by low cost. 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. [242], Ulster University, created in its current form in 1984, is a multi-centre university with a campus in the Cathedral Quarter of Belfast. [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. The census happens only once every 10 years. The Giants were founded in 2000 and play their games at the 9,500 capacity SSE Arena, where crowds normally range from 4,000 to 7,000. [84] The lowest temperature to occur in recent years was 8.8C (16.2F) on 22 December 2010.[85]. [254] [199] These are outnumbered by private hire taxis. But it was with Scottish Presbyterians that the town was to grow as an industrial port. Broadcasting only over the Internet is Homely Planet, the Cultural Radio Station for Northern Ireland, supporting community relations.[223]. [59] In May 2013, the Northern Ireland Executive committed to the removal of all peace lines by mutual consent. The report by Atkins & KPMG, however, said there would be the option of migrating to light rail in the future should the demand increase. [55], During the Troubles the Europa Hotel suffered 36 bomb attacks becoming known as "the most bombed hotel in the world". 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. The Edwardian architectural style of Belfast City Hall influenced the Victoria Memorial in Calcutta, India, and Durban City Hall in South Africa. The other hotels included AC Marriot, Hampton By Hilton, EasyHotel, Maldron Belfast City Centre and Flint. The Belfast Marathon is run annually on May Day, and attracted 20,000 participants in 2011. [65] The current Lord Mayor is Tina Black of Sinn Fin, while the Deputy Lord Mayor is Michelle Kelly of the Alliance Party. [20], The county borough of Belfast was created when it was granted city status by Queen Victoria in 1888,[21] and the city continues to straddle County Antrim on the left bank of the Lagan and County Down on the right.[22]. It was the first aircraft manufacturing company in the world. The plentiful supply of cheap labour helped attract English and Scottish capital to Belfast, but it was also a cause of insecurity. Belfast's population is diversifying. Buy tickets for Belfast:. Ards and North. The proportion of the population with No religion ranges from 30.6% in Ards and North Down to 7.8% in Mid Ulster. 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