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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] British (39%) Irish (25%) Northern Irish (27%) Ulster (1%) Other (8%)
This highlights the concentration of Northern Ireland's population - and its road and rail infrastructure - around greater Belfast. As of 2021, 50.2% of Northern Ireland's population lived in the 217 most population-dense electoral wards (around 47% of Northern Ireland's 462 wards).
Even before Northern Ireland was established, there were a small number of ethnic minorities living in the area. During the Troubles (1970s, 1980s and 1990s) levels of immigration to Northern Ireland were normally low, nevertheless that does not mean they were insignificant, having contributed to Northern Ireland in economy, business and professional skills.
In 2021 the largest identity group was 'Irish only' with 35% of the population. After this was; British only 27%, Northern Irish only 17%, British and Northern Irish only 7%, Irish and Northern Irish only 2%, British, Irish and Northern Irish only 2%, British and Irish less than 1% and Other identities with 10%. [8]
The Scotch-Irish in Northern Ireland and in the American Colonies (1998; ISBN 0-7884-0945-X) Glazier, Michael, ed. The Encyclopedia of the Irish in America, (1999), the best place to start—the most authoritative source, with essays by over 200 experts, covering both Catholic and Protestants. Griffin, Patrick.
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Northern Ireland" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G.
Ethnic groups in Northern Ireland (3 C, 4 P) Ethnic groups in the Republic of Ireland (2 C) * Irish people by descent (101 C) A. Anglo-Irish people (14 C, 2 P)
In Northern Ireland, where only the term 'White' is used in ethnic classification, 'Irish Traveller' is listed as a separate "ethnic group" to 'White'. The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, however, does treat 'Irish Traveller' as a subgroup of 'White' in census data analysis. [5]