Population Belfast (Great Britain)

Great Britain
579 611

people

As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Belfast is 579 611 people, including children under the age of 6 - 58 613 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 67 742 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 70 205 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 248 581 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 108 967 people, and the centenarians Belfast over 80 years old - 25 503 people.

21

place is occupied by Great Britain in the ranking of countries by population

Population size Belfast by age groups

Children under 6 years old 58 613 / 10.11%
Teenagers from 7 to 17 67 742 / 11.69%
Young people from 18 to 29 70 205 / 12.11%
Adults from 30 to 59 248 581 / 42.89%
Elderly over 60 108 967 / 18.8%
Centenarians over 80 25 503 / 4.4%

Gender composition of the population Belfast

Total Belfast permanent residents 273 866 men (47.25%) and 305 745 women (52.75%).

Age Men Women Percentage of women
0 – 417 707 / 6%14 166 / 5.7%47.4%
5 – 917 707 / 6%13 894 / 5.6%47.2%
10 - 14 15 800 / 5.3%12 532 / 5.1%47.2%
15 - 19 13 348 / 4.4%10 897 / 4.5%47.7%
20 - 24 15 800 / 5.3%13 077 / 5.3%48.7%
25 - 29 23 427 / 8.1%19 615 / 7.7%48.6%
30 - 34 22 883 / 7.9%19 615 / 7.7%49.1%
35 - 39 20 976 / 7.2%19 070 / 7.5%50.8%
40 - 44 19 341 / 6.6%17 980 / 7.1%51.2%
45 - 49 17 707 / 6%16 618 / 6.6%51.5%
50 - 54 20 158 / 6.9%20 159 / 7.9%53.3%
55 - 59 21 248 / 7.3%23 156 / 9%55.2%
60 - 64 17 707 / 6%20 704 / 8.1%57%
65 - 69 12 258 / 4%16 346 / 6.5%60.1%
70 - 74 5 175 / 1.4%8 718 / 3.7%65.5%
75 - 79 6 538 / 1.9%13 621 / 5.5%69.7%
80+4 631 / 1.2%12 259 / 5%74.9%

Education level

Education level of residents Belfast: have higher education 22.6% (130 992 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (17 388 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (206 342 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (90 419 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (49 847 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (48 108 people), have no education — 0.3% (1 739 people), illiterate — 0.7% (4 057 people).

Higher education 130 992 / 22.6%
Incomplete higher 17 388 / 3%
Secondary vocational 206 342 / 35.6%
Elementary school 90 419 / 15.6%
Middle school 49 847 / 8.6%
High school 48 108 / 8.3%
Without education 1 739 / 0.3%
Illiterate 4 057 / 0.7%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners Belfast

Total Belfast the number of officially employed population is 373 849 people (64.5%), pensioners 156 495 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 31 879 people (5.5%).

Employed population 373 849 / 64.5%
Unemployed 31 879 / 5.5%
Pensioners 156 495 / 27%

Disability

Total Belfast have a disability 57 555 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 9 100 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 22 141 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 21 272 (3.67.%), disabled children 5 043 (0.87.%).

Total disabled 57 555 / 9.93%
Disabled of the group I 9 100 / 1.57%
Disabled of the group II 22 141 / 3.82%
Disabled of the group III 21 272 / 3.67%
Disabled children 5 043 / 0.87%