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Population of Northern Ireland passes 1.9m

The population in Northern Ireland has continued to increase, Nisra statistics have shown (Mark Marlow/PA)

Thu, 31 Aug, 2023 - 15:54

Jonathan McCambridge, PA

The population of Northern Ireland grew to 1.911 million at the end of June 2022, according to the Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra).

The new population figure is an annual increase of 6,000 (0.3%) on the 2021 estimate.

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