People of Northern Ireland

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Northern Irish
Total population
1,810,863
89% of the population of Northern Ireland are native-born
29.44% of Northern Ireland’s population identified as Northern Irish [1]
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
Christianity (45.7% Roman Catholic, 43.7% Protestant, especially Presbyterianism, Anglicanism and Methodism), Neoshamanism, Buddhism, Atheism, Judaism
Related ethnic groups

The people of Northern Ireland or Northern Irish people 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. [2]

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Most Northern Irish people either identify as Northern Irish, Irish or British, or a combination thereof. [3]

National identity

Map of predominant national identity in the 2011 census in Northern Ireland. Stronger blue is more British. Stronger green is more Irish. Map of predominant national identity in the 2011 census in Northern Ireland.png
Map of predominant national identity in the 2011 census in Northern Ireland. Stronger blue is more British. Stronger green is more Irish.

In Northern Ireland, national identity is complex and diverse. The question of national identity [4] was asked in the 2021 census with the three most common identities given being British, Irish and Northern Irish. Most people of Protestant background consider themselves British, while a majority of people of Catholic background are Irish. This has origins in the 17th-century Plantation of Ulster.

In the early 20th century, most Ulster Protestants and Catholics saw themselves as Irish, although Protestants tended to have a strong sense of Britishness also. [5] Following the Home Rule Crisis and Irish War of Independence, Protestants gradually began to abandon Irish identity, [5] as Irishness and Britishness came to be seen moreso as mutually exclusive. In 1968 – just before the onset of the Troubles – 39% of Protestants described themselves as British and 20% of Protestants described themselves as Irish, while 32% chose an Ulster identity. [6] By 1978, following the worst years of the conflict, there had been a large shift in identity amongst Protestants, with the majority (67%) now calling themselves British and only 8% calling themselves Irish. [6] [7] This shift has not been reversed. [7] Meanwhile, the majority of Catholics have continued to see themselves as Irish. [6]

From 1989, 'Northern Irish' began to be included as an identity choice in surveys, and its popularity has grown since then. [7] Some organizations have promoted 'Northern Irish' identity as a way of overcoming sectarian division. In a 1998 survey of students, this was one of the main reasons they gave for choosing that identity, along with a desire to appear 'neutral'. [8] However, surveys show that 'Northern Irish' identity tends to have different meanings for Catholics and Protestants. [8] Surveys also show that those choosing 'Northern Irish' alone regard their national identity as less important than those choosing British and Irish. [8]

In recent Northern Ireland censuses, respondents could choose more than one national identity. In 2021: [9]

The main national identities given in recent censuses were:

National identity of Northern Ireland residents [10] [9]
Identity20112021
British only39.9%31.9%
Irish only25.3%29.1%
Northern Irish only20.9%19.8%
British & Northern Irish6.2%8.0%
Irish & Northern Irish1.1%1.8%
British, Irish & Northern Irish1.0%1.5%
British & Irish0.7%0.6%

The numbers for each identity were as follows:

2021 Census [9]
National identityRespondents
British only
606,300
Irish only
554,400
Northern Irish only
376,400
English, Scottish or Welsh
29,000
Other
113,400

1,073,200 respondents total.

2011 census [11]
National IdentityRespondents
British only
876,577
Northern Irish only
533,085
Irish only
513,390
English, Scottish or Welsh
29,187
Other
61,884

1,137,546 respondents total.

National Identity by Religion (2011) [12]

Those people in Northern Ireland who fall into the category of other religions amounts to less than one percent of the population.

National IdentityAllCatholicProtestant and other ChristianOther religionsNo religion
British48.4%12.9%81.6%50.1%55.9%
Irish28.4%57.2%3.9%12.4%14.0%
Northern Irish29.4%30.7%26.9%18.0%35.2%
English, Scottish or Welsh1.6%0.8%1.5%2.9%5.2%
All other3.4%4.4%1.0%29.1%7.1%

Detail by Religion (2011) [13]

Note that Northern Ireland is made up of approximately 42% Protestant; 41% Roman Catholic; 17% no religion; and 0.8% other religions.

National IdentityAllCatholicProtestant and other ChristianOther religionsNo religion
British only39.9%10.3%68.3%42.4%42.9%
Irish only25.3%53.2%2.1%8.1%9.4%
Northern Irish only20.9%26.9%14.5%12.0%23.7%
British and Northern Irish only6.2%0.9%11.1%3.3%7.9%
Irish and Northern Irish only1.1%2.0%0.2%0.5%0.8%
British, Irish and Northern Irish only1.0%0.8%1.0%1.0%2.1%
British and Irish only0.7%0.8%0.5%0.7%1.0%
English, Scottish or Welsh only1.0%0.6%0.8%2.1%3.5%
Other4.0%4.7%1.6%29.9%8.7%
Total100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%

National Identity by District (2011) [14]

Map of districts of Northern Ireland colour coded to show the predominant national identity. Stronger green indicates a higher proportion of people describing themselves as Irish. Stronger blue indicates a higher proportion of people describing themselves as British. Percentages show the difference between the proportion of people describing themselves as Irish and the proportion of people describing themselves as British. Data from 2011 census National Identity Northern Ireland Districts 2011 Census.png
Map of districts of Northern Ireland colour coded to show the predominant national identity. Stronger green indicates a higher proportion of people describing themselves as Irish. Stronger blue indicates a higher proportion of people describing themselves as British. Percentages show the difference between the proportion of people describing themselves as Irish and the proportion of people describing themselves as British. Data from 2011 census
DistrictBritishIrishNorthern IrishEnglish, Scottish or WelshAll Other
Antrim 55.2%20.1%30.4%2.3%3.9%
Ards 73.6%7.5%31.9%1.9%1.5%
Armagh 44.4%32.4%27.1%1.1%3.9%
Ballymena 69.0%11.1%27.9%1.4%3.8%
Ballymoney 60.6%16.4%30.9%1.7%1.7%
Banbridge 61.1%16.2%31.8%1.5%1.8%
Belfast 43.2%34.8%26.8%1.5%5.1%
Carrickfergus 76.5%5.3%30.3%2.1%1.8%
Castlereagh 66.2%14.7%31.3%1.5%2.6%
Coleraine 62.4%14.5%31.6%2.0%3.2%
Cookstown 37.3%33.5%32.1%1.2%3.7%
Craigavon 48.3%25.6%28.7%1.4%6.4%
Derry 23.7%55.0%24.6%1.4%2.0%
Down 40.2%32.2%34.1%1.9%2.0%
Dungannon 30.9%38.8%27.1%0.9%9.6%
Fermanagh 37.2%36.1%29.5%1.7%3.1%
Larne 69.8%10.1%31.4%2.1%1.2%
Limavady 42.2%32.0%30.7%1.5%1.4%
Lisburn 55.6%24.7%28.7%2.0%2.4%
Magherafelt 31.4%42.7%29.8%1.0%2.8%
Moyle 38.6%34.1%32.1%2.2%1.4%
Newry and Mourne 20.2%53.0%27.6%1.2%4.3%
Newtownabbey 66.5%13.4%31.2%1.3%2.4%
North Down 71.1%9.1%33.0%3.0%2.4%
Omagh 28.6%40.9%32.7%1.1%3.4%
Strabane 33.0%39.2%31.8%1.4%1.3%

National identity by religion or religion brought up in for each district (2011) [14]

DistrictCatholicProtestant and other ChristianOther Religion or None
BritishIrishNorthern IrishAll OtherBritishIrishNorthern IrishAll OtherBritishIrishNorthern IrishAll Other
Antrim 23.1%43.7%34.2%7.1%80.6%3.1%27.8%3.3%60.4%6.5%26.8%19.0%
Ards 34.1%31.7%38.2%6.4%80.9%3.7%30.4%2.2%67.7%6.0%35.1%9.1%
Armagh 7.1%62.5%28.7%6.2%81.6%3.6%25.7%2.3%49.3%10.5%25.1%25.3%
Ballymena 24.6%38.9%34.7%11.0%83.6%2.7%25.7%2.5%62.3%6.5%28.4%14.4%
Ballymoney 19.0%44.5%38.8%4.1%81.1%2.9%27.2%2.2%65.1%8.4%28.0%13.3%
Banbridge 22.6%41.7%39.4%4.5%81.2%3.8%27.7%2.0%59.1%8.3%33.8%11.5%
Belfast 11.7%64.3%25.0%5.6%78.3%5.5%28.7%3.6%47.7%13.3%27.5%26.3%
Carrickfergus 41.1%24.6%35.6%10.7%82.0%3.0%29.2%2.4%68.3%5.3%33.7%8.5%
Castlereagh 22.1%50.0%34.5%6.3%81.3%3.9%29.9%2.3%61.9%8.9%33.7%11.8%
Coleraine 25.0%39.2%36.5%8.4%79.1%4.3%29.3%2.6%56.5%10.3%33.4%16.8%
Cookstown 8.1%53.8%37.7%5.2%82.5%3.6%24.0%2.1%44.2%9.1%24.4%31.5%
Craigavon 12.2%51.2%31.5%10.6%82.5%3.2%26.3%2.7%49.9%9.1%26.7%26.4%
Derry 7.3%70.5%24.3%2.5%76.7%7.2%25.9%3.5%39.4%24.7%21.9%26.2%
Down 20.1%47.4%37.1%2.9%77.4%5.6%28.7%3.6%52.1%14.4%32.1%16.7%
Dungannon 5.7%57.6%28.6%13.0%79.6%4.5%24.5%3.0%33.3%12.0%22.8%42.1%
Fermanagh 11.4%56.2%32.4%4.8%77.1%6.2%25.5%3.0%43.4%16.8%24.0%28.1%
Larne 38.8%30.6%37.7%3.0%81.7%3.0%28.6%2.5%64.1%6.5%35.4%12.1%
Limavady 18.1%50.5%34.4%2.5%79.8%4.1%24.9%2.5%51.4%10.9%28.8%18.7%
Lisburn 16.5%58.6%27.8%4.3%80.2%4.7%29.0%3.2%62.2%8.8%30.3%13.9%
Magherafelt 6.5%62.1%33.0%3.8%82.4%4.2%23.1%2.3%46.9%13.4%30.2%22.1%
Moyle 14.6%53.1%35.3%2.8%76.3%5.0%27.8%3.3%49.4%17.8%23.8%19.8%
Newry and Mourne 7.1%64.7%28.0%5.0%76.3%5.8%26.8%3.8%34.6%22.8%22.1%28.9%
Newtownabbey 24.7%46.1%34.1%5.7%80.9%3.4%30.1%1.7%63.1%7.3%32.1%12.3%
North Down 37.1%31.5%36.1%9.7%78.8%5.2%31.9%3.4%63.7%7.9%35.7%11.6%
Omagh 8.7%55.7%36.0%4.4%78.5%4.9%25.0%2.5%40.6%15.9%23.7%28.9%
Strabane 8.9%57.4%35.4%2.6%79.2%4.7%25.2%1.9%40.9%21.1%25.5%26.4%

National Identity by Age (2011) [11]

Map of districts of Northern Ireland colour coded to show the predominant national identity amongst Catholics. Stronger green indicates a higher proportion of Catholics describing themselves as Irish. Blue indicates a higher proportion of Catholics describing themselves as British than as Irish. Percentages show the difference between the proportion of Catholics describing themselves as Irish and the proportion of Catholics describing themselves as British. Data from 2011 census National Identity Among Catholics Northern Ireland Districts 2011 Census.png
Map of districts of Northern Ireland colour coded to show the predominant national identity amongst Catholics. Stronger green indicates a higher proportion of Catholics describing themselves as Irish. Blue indicates a higher proportion of Catholics describing themselves as British than as Irish. Percentages show the difference between the proportion of Catholics describing themselves as Irish and the proportion of Catholics describing themselves as British. Data from 2011 census
Ages attained (years)BritishIrishNorthern IrishEnglish, Scottish or WelshAll other
0 to 1545.1%31.4%30.5%0.9%3.6%
16 to 2444.2%32.3%29.6%1.5%3.3%
25 to 3440.5%31.0%30.0%1.7%8.6%
35 to 4447.3%28.7%29.3%2.1%4.5%
45 to 5450.8%28.3%28.0%1.9%2.2%
55 to 6454.5%24.9%28.8%1.9%1.1%
65 to 7457.5%21.3%29.8%1.7%0.4%
75 to 8458.6%19.6%29.1%1.6%0.3%
85 and over61.7%18.0%26.5%2.0%0.2%

Surveys

In 1998 the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey started asking respondents whether they think of themselves as British, Irish, Ulster, or Northern Irish. According to the 2019 survey of this series, individuals from Northern Ireland identify as: [15]

2007 survey: How strongly do you feel yourself to be British [16] /Irish [17] /Ulster [18] /Northern Irish? [19]

In the 2007 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, [20] the question was asked, "thinking about each of these national identities in turn, how strongly do you feel yourself to be [Irish/British/Northern Irish/Ulster?]" Individuals responded for each of the identities as follows:

Northern Irish [19]

British [16]

Irish [17]

Ulster [18]

See also

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