Northern Ireland snapshot
Demographics
- population 1.88 million
- 28 per cent of population of Ireland and 3 per cent of the UK
- 26 per cent of people are aged between 16 and 34
- one of the youngest populations in Europe
- 0.64 per cent highest population growth in the UK in 2019
- 5.7 per cent second-highest predicted population growth over the next 25 years in the UK
- 69.4 per cent employment rate of people aged between 16 and 64 years old
Economy
- 42 per cent of residents educated to third level education or above
- £47k GVA per head
- 55.3 per cent business start-up survival rate
- 3.2 per cent growth in the average national salary to £28,000
- 4.9 per cent estimated GDP growth for 2021
Job creation
- 44 per cent Tech jobs compared to 12 per cent in the UK
- 9 per cent across all jobs compared to 6 per cent in the UK
- 10 per cent office-based jobs compared to 9 per cent in the UK
Geography
- two hours and 15 minutes' ferry crossing to Scotland
- one hour and 30 minutes drive time to Dublin
- one hour flight time to London
- one hour and 50 minutes Belfast to Dublin by train
