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Though a small number of Muslims already lived in what became Northern Ireland in 1921, the bulk of Muslims in Northern Ireland today come from families who immigrated during the late 20th century. At the time of the 2001 Census there were 1,943 living in Northern Ireland, [3] though The 2021 census recorded 10,870 Muslims in Northern Ireland. [4]
The Belfast Islamic Centre states that roughly half of the Muslim population lives in Belfast alone. [17] The Muslims in Northern Ireland come from over 40 countries of origin, from Western Europe all the way through to the Far East. [18] This situation is reflected in comparably complex institutional arrangements. [19]
The Muslim immigration at the end of the 90s was caused by the Irish economic boom and asylum seekers from diverse Muslim countries, and in the 20-year period between 1991 and 2011 the Muslim population increased 1000%, from 0.1% to 1.1% of the population of the republic.
According to the 2021 United Kingdom census, Muslims in England and Wales numbered 3,868,133, or 6.5% of the population. [81] Northern Ireland recorded a population of 10,870, or 0.6% of the population, with the highest number of Muslims recorded in Belfast at 5,487, or 1.59% of the population. [82]
Population density of Northern Ireland based on 2021 census. Northern Ireland's population density is 133 people per square kilometre – comparable to European countries such as Denmark and the Czech Republic. If Northern Ireland were a sovereign state, it would have the 16th-highest population density in Europe.
Islam is the third largest religion in Ireland constituting only 1.62% of the country's population. [27] There are 83,300 [ 28 ] practising Muslims living in Ireland and approximately 50 mosques and prayer centres within the State.
Northern Ireland's population is projected to peak at 1.95m before ... The projection suggests the over 65s will be more than one in four of the population by 2047 compared to about one in six ...
At its peak, Ireland's population density was similar to that of England and continental Europe. This changed dramatically with the Great Famine of the mid-19th century, which led to mass starvation and consequent mass emigration. In the area covering the present day Republic of Ireland, the population reached about 6.5 million in the mid-1840s ...