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1991 Population Details

Northern Ireland Population - 
1,577,836 usually resident persons

Gender   Age Group

 

Male
Female

769,071
808,765

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95 and over

128,253
129,153
127,869
127,581
126,120
122,239
113,461
99,311
97,910
89,920
76,571
71,069
69,327
64,955
52,123
40,286
25,062
11,968
3,737
901

Marital Status

 

Single
Married
Remarried
Widowed
Divorced

773,670
661,072
17,775
96,723
28,596

Birthplace

 

Northern Ireland
Great Britain
Republic of Ireland
Commonwealth
Countries
Other countries
and at sea
Not stated

1,452,509
64,734
35,380
8,427

8,872

7,914

Religion   Others

 

Roman Catholic
Presbyterian
Church of Ireland
Methodist
Other Denominations
None
Not stated

605,639
336,891
279,280
59,517
122,448
59,234
114,827

Persons with long-term
illness

Economically active
population

Number of students/
schoolchildren

186,067


672,041


381,874

 

 

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