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One In Five People In Northern Ireland Identify As 'Northern Irish' Only

Northern Ireland has more Catholics than Protestants, for the first time in its 101-year history. Th...
Ben Finnegan
Ben Finnegan

11:31 AM - 22 Sep 2022



One In Five People In Northern...

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One In Five People In Northern Ireland Identify As 'Northern Irish' Only

Ben Finnegan
Ben Finnegan

11:31 AM - 22 Sep 2022



Northern Ireland has more Catholics than Protestants, for the first time in its 101-year history.

That's according to Census results, which have been released this morning.

46% of people in Northern Ireland now identify as Catholic; 43.5% identify as Protestant.

The Protestant population in Northern Ireland has decreased by 10% in twenty years.

When it comes to identity, 32% identify as British only, 29% identify as Irish only and 20% identify as Northern Irish only.

Ten years ago 40% of people in Northern Ireland identified as British only, so there has been a drop of 9% of people identifying as British only.

And when it comes to passports; there was a massive 63% increase in the number of Irish passport holders in Northern Ireland.



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