Search results
People also ask
How many people speak Irish in Northern Ireland?
What language is spoken in Northern Ireland?
How many people speak Irish a day?
Do Irish people speak Irish?
As well, for the first time, the census asked the frequency of speaking Irish. 43,557 said they spoke Irish on a daily basis, which accounts for 2.43% of Northern Ireland's population. [5] History. Language in Gaelic Ireland.
Census 2021 shows there is an increasing number of people living in Northern Ireland who do not have English as their main language. Ten years ago, in 2011, English was not the main language...
Some 6,000 people (0.3%) in Northern Ireland claim to use Irish as their main home language according to the 2021 UK Census with 71,900 people being able to speak Irish (circa 4% of population) and 228,600 people overall in the state (12.4%) having some knowledge of the language.
people who identify as ‘Irish and Northern Irish’, up from 19,100 in 2011 to 33,600 in 2021, and in those who identify as ‘British, Irish and Northern Irish’ up from 18,400 in 2011 to 28,100 in 2021.
Nov 30, 2023 · Download the main statistics language tables from the 2021 Census in Northern Ireland. This theme provides estimates for a number of census topics including main language, household language,...
In the 2021 census, 12.4% of the population (from age 3 up) of Northern Ireland claimed some knowledge of Irish, up from 11% in 2011. 0.3% claimed to use it at home, up from 0.2% in 2011. In a survey in 1999, 1% of respondents said they spoke it as their main language at home.
Mar 27, 2022 · There are currently 28 primary level Irish medium schools in the North, and 2 post-primary (secondary) schools, as well as 17 nursery units and 27 pre-schools. In the 2020 / 2021 academic year ...
