People of Northern Ireland
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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]
For detailed information about Northern Ireland’s population, see Demographics of Northern Ireland.
"North Irish" redirects here. For other uses, see North Irish (disambiguation).
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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] | |
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Throughout Northern Ireland; and to a lesser degree the Republic of Ireland and Great Britain (highest proportions in Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle upon Tyne) | |
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Christianity (45.7% Roman Catholic, 43.7% Protestant, especially Presbyterianism, Anglicanism and Methodism), Neoshamanism, Buddhism, Atheism, Judaism | |
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Most Northern Irish people either identify as Northern Irish, Irish or British, or a combination thereof.[3]