Net Migration Estimates for Northern Ireland from Mid-2002 to Mid-2024

Mid-2002 to mid-2024 estimates of net migration for Northern Ireland, calculated as the difference between inflows and outflows. The data is produced by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) using the cohort-component method and a variety of secondary data sources. Estimates are provided with a precision considered to be no better than to the nearest 100.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term migration trends in Northern Ireland based on the 22-year time series.
• Modeling population change components based on the cohort-component methodology described.
• Assessing regional demographic shifts based on the geographic referencing using UPRNs and postcodes.
• Evaluating the impact of migration on population estimates, considering the described data source deficiencies.

Strengths

• Covers a 22-year time period from mid-2002 to mid-2024.
• Methodology and data source limitations are explicitly documented in the description.
• Geographic referencing is detailed, using UPRNs and postcode mapping.

Limitations

• Precision of estimates is considered to be no better than to the nearest 100.
• The underlying data source is known to be deficient in recording young adult males and outflows, requiring adjustments.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)

Collection Method

Produced using the cohort-component method, updating Census estimates with information on births, deaths, and migration from various secondary datasets.

Time Range

Mid-2002 to mid-2024

Freshness

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Geography

Northern Ireland