All data is available for download and analysis from the CSO website. 13/13.

NI has a higher proportion of people with basic qualifications. (30% compared to 24% in ROI). 12/13

Surprising number of people commuting to cork for work from NI. (fab data!). 11/13

NI workers are much more likely to commute to work in a private car/van, and more likely to work from home. 10/13

Employment in NI is more heavily weighted towards health, retail, public administration and construction. ROI employment is weighted towards manufacturing, tourism, ICT, Finance and professional, scientific and technical activities. 9/13

Higher numbers with caring responsibilities in NI. In Ireland, 7% of females and 5% of males regularly provided unpaid help. In Northern Ireland, 14% of females were unpaid carers, compared with 11% of males. 8/13

There was a higher proportion of people reporting their general health as either bad or very bad in Northern Ireland at 8%, compared with 2% in Ireland. Older adults (85+ years) had worse health, with 9% reporting bad or very bad health in Ireland, compared with 25% in NI. 7/13

The vast majority of people on the island were born in either the ROI, Northern Ireland or Great Britain. 94% in NI, 85% in ROI. For ethnicity 97% of people in NI are white, compared to 86% of people in ROI. 6/13

The proportion of smaller households is increasing. More than 3/5 of households in NI have 1-2 people, compared to 52% in ROI. 5/13

Some interesting differences in household composition. 31% of households in NI are people living alone, compared to 23% in ROI. 4/13

NI's older age profile equates to a higher old age dependency ratio (which places more pressure on financing public services). 3/13

Slightly more youthful population in ROI (38 median age) compared to NI (40 median age). 2/13

New publication from @nisra and @CSOIreland comparing NI and ROI. Between 2002 and 2022, the population on the island of Ireland increased by 26%. (ROI = 31%, NI = 13%). 1/13

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