People of Northern Ireland

Northern Irish
Runners in the Omagh Half Marathon, 2019
Total population
1,903,173 (2021)
According to the 2021 census, 86.5% of the population of NI were born in NI - 93.5% were born in the UK or Republic of Ireland.
19.78% identified themselves as Northern Irish, down from 29.44% in 2011.
Regions with significant populations
Throughout Northern Ireland; and to a lesser degree the Republic of Ireland and Great Britain (highest proportions in Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle upon Tyne)
Languages
Religion
Predominantly Christianity (45.7% Roman Catholic, 43.7% Protestant, especially Presbyterianism, Anglicanism and Methodism)
Related ethnic groups

The people of Northern Ireland are all people born in Northern Ireland and having, at the time of their birth, at least one parent who is a British citizen, an Irish citizen or is otherwise entitled to reside in Northern Ireland without any restriction on their period of residence, under the Belfast Agreement. Under the agreement, people of Northern Ireland have the right to identify either as Irish or British, or both, and their entitlement to Irish citizenship and British citizenship is recognised by the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom.

Most Northern Irish people either identify as Northern Irish, Irish or British, or a combination thereof.

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