Published Date:
10 December 2008
NORTHERN Ireland has the fastest growing population in the United Kingdom, it has been revealed.
The annual report of the Registrar General concludes the Ulster population has risen by a full one per cent, ensuring the Northern Ireland now has over 1.75m inhabitants.
The dramatic rise up in the year up until mid-2007 was twice the rate of both Scotland and Wales and almost double that of England.
However, Northern Ireland lagged well behind the Republic which recorded a dramatic 2.5 per cent increase.
The Province's population rose by a total of 17,500.
The birth rate increased by 5 per cent, with babies born from mothers of minority communities, namely eastern european countries, showing a dramatic rise.
Meanwhile, the report also revealed more than a quarter of people who died in the died in the Province suffered from cancer.
There were over 14,500 registered deaths in 2007.
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Last Updated:
10 December 2008 2:41 PM
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Location:
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