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06/11/2013
Number Of Over 65s To Increase By 25%
The number of people aged 65 and over in Northern Ireland is projected to increase by a quarter in ten years (2012-2022), from 273,000 to 344,000, according to new figures released by the Statistics and Research Agency. The number of people aged 85 and over is projected to rise by nearly 50% from 33,000 to 48,000.
Northern Ireland's population will reach 1.9m by 2020, the study found, as a result of there being more births than deaths.
Over the next decade, the population is set to increase by 10,000 each year due to natural growth (24,000 births and 14,000 deaths annually).
In the next five years, migration is expected to remove 3,000 people from the population, in contrast to 2004-8 when migration added 32,000 to the population.
Over the decade (2012-2022), the number of children aged under 16, is projected to rise by 5%, from 382,000 to 401,000.
The population aged 16 to 64 will remain around 1,174,000.
The figures show the Northern Ireland population reached 1.80m in 2010, stood at 1.82m in 2012, and is projected to reach 1.90m in 2020.
Over the longer term, the population is projected to reach 2m by 2036.
Dr David Marshall, from the Statistics and Research Agency, commented: "Over the next decade, the population is expected to grow by 10,000 each year – reaching 1.9million in 2020. Today's new figures also point to our older population continuing to grow and increasingly shaping Northern Ireland society. As an example, the number of people aged 85 and over is set to rise by 50% in ten years."
(IT/JP)
Northern Ireland's population will reach 1.9m by 2020, the study found, as a result of there being more births than deaths.
Over the next decade, the population is set to increase by 10,000 each year due to natural growth (24,000 births and 14,000 deaths annually).
In the next five years, migration is expected to remove 3,000 people from the population, in contrast to 2004-8 when migration added 32,000 to the population.
Over the decade (2012-2022), the number of children aged under 16, is projected to rise by 5%, from 382,000 to 401,000.
The population aged 16 to 64 will remain around 1,174,000.
The figures show the Northern Ireland population reached 1.80m in 2010, stood at 1.82m in 2012, and is projected to reach 1.90m in 2020.
Over the longer term, the population is projected to reach 2m by 2036.
Dr David Marshall, from the Statistics and Research Agency, commented: "Over the next decade, the population is expected to grow by 10,000 each year – reaching 1.9million in 2020. Today's new figures also point to our older population continuing to grow and increasingly shaping Northern Ireland society. As an example, the number of people aged 85 and over is set to rise by 50% in ten years."
(IT/JP)
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