Attitudes on Immigration and Cultural Diversity in Northern Ireland

On Census Day 2021, Northern Ireland's (NI) population stood at just over 1.9 million, with nearly 125,000 people (around 6.5%) born outside the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland (NISRA, 2022).Mid-year statistics from June 2024 show that net migration was the main driver of a 7,500 increase in the population of NI during the previous year.In order to understand these flows, it is important to look at who is arriving into NI and who is leaving.Between June 2023 and June 2024, 11,400 people moved to Northern Ireland