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Northern Ireland

BelfastGB-NIR

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Capital
BelfastCountry directory
PopulationMid-2025
1.93MPeople calling it home
Surface areaDecember 2024
14.33K km²To mean high water · includes inland waters
GDP2024 · provisional
£67.68BTotal output · current GBP
GDP per capita2024 · provisional
£35.11KCurrent GBP per person
Life expectancy2023
80.6 yearsAt birth · years
Latest available observations. Reporting years vary by measure.
Sources & reading notes

ONS · National Records of Scotland · NISRA · ONS Open Geography · Standard Area Measurements · Office for National Statistics · Regional Accounts · GBD 2023 Demographics Collaborators · The Lancet. GDP is measured in current British pounds (GBP); 2024 figures are provisional. Life expectancy covers both sexes combined (GBD 2023 estimates). Surface area includes inland waters up to mean high water. Open Full profile for each indicator’s source and reporting period.

Capital: nidirect · Northern Ireland government. Country status: ONS country classification.

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