Table Name
WRS Table 1.1 Table 1.1: NI WRS Registrations by quarter (May 2004 - March 2007)
WRS Table 1.2 Table 1.2: NI WRS Registrations by local authority of employment (May 2004 - December 2007)
WRS Table 1.3 Table 1.3: NI WRS Registrations by nationality (May 2004 - March 2007)
WRS Table 1.4 Table 1.4: NI WRS Registrations by age and gender (April 2006 - March 2007)
Health Card Table 1.5 Table 1.5: NI Health Card Registrations from outside UK by quarter of application (2003 - 2006)
Health Card Table 1.6 Table 1.6: NI Health Card Registrations from outside UK by local authority of residence (2005 and 2006 Calendar Year)
Health Card Table 1.7 Table 1.7: NI Health Card Registrations from outside UK by age and gender of person registered (2006 Calendar Year)
Health Card Table 1.8 Table 1.8: NI Health Card Registrations from outside the UK by country of last residence (2005 - 2006)
Table 1.9: NINo Applications and Registrations to non-UK nationals by financial year of application and registration (April
NINo Table 1.9 2000 – March 2006)
Table 1.10: NINo Registrations to NI based non-UK nationals by financial year of registration, arrival and arrival (final
NINo Table 1.10 projected) (April 2000 – March 2006)
NINo Table 1.11 Table 1.11: Non-UK nationals allocated NINo by local authority of residence (April 2004 – March 2006)
NINo Table 1.12 Table 1.12: Non-UK nationals allocated NINo by nationality (April 2004 - March 2006)
NINo Table 1.13 Table 1.13: Non-UK nationals allocated NINo by age and gender (April 2005 - March 2006)
Table 1.14: First Language of Children with English as an Additional Language in Year 1 - Year 7 at schools in Northern
School Census Table 1.14 Ireland 2005/06 and 2006/07
Table 1.15: First Language of Children with English as an Additional Language in post primary schools in Northern Ireland
School Census Table 1.15 2005/06 and 2006/07
WP Table 1.16 Table 1.16: Number of Work Permits issued by quarter (April 2004 - March 2006)
WP Table 1.17 Table 1.17: Number of Work Permits issued by local authority of employment (April 2004 - March 2006)
WP Table 1.18 Table 1.18: Number of Work Permits Issued by nationality (April 2004 - March 2006)
WP Table 1.19 Table 1.19: Number of Work Permits Issued by gender (April 2004 - March 2006)
Births Table 1.20 Table 1.20: Births registered in Northern Ireland classified by mother’s country of birth (2001 - Q2 2007)
Figure 1.1: NI WRS Registrations by quarter (May 2004 - March 2007)
3,000
2,500
2004 Total: 3,655
NI WRS Registrations
2,000
2005 Total: 8,845 2006 Total: 8,955
1,500
1,000
500
0
May-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun July-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar
2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007
Year and Quarter of Registration
Table 1.1: NI WRS Registrations by quarter (May 2004 - March 2007)
NI as a
WRS WRS Count percentage of
Time-period Count (NI) (UK) UK
May – June 2004* 745 38,830 1.9% Time-period
July – September 2004 1,340 46,440 2.9% May-Jun 2004
October – December 2004 1,570 40,605 3.9% Jul-Sep 2004
January – March 2005 1,840 41,495 4.4% Oct-Dec 2004
April – June 2005 2,460 55,105 4.5% Jan-Mar 2005
July – September 2005 2,325 58,870 3.9% Apr-Jun 2005
October – December 2005 2,220 49,485 4.5% Jul-Sep 2005
January – March 2006 2,040 46,765 4.4% Oct-Dec 2005
April – June 2006 2,105 54,890 3.8% Jan-Mar 2006
July – September 2006 2,305 62,830 3.7% Apr-Jun 2006
October – December 2006 2,505 63,225 4.0% July-Sep 2006
January – March 2007 2,185 46,820 4.7% Oct-Dec 2006
Total 23,640 605,360 3.9% Jan-Mar 2007
*Quarter 2 2004 covers period May and June only and care should be taken when comparing this with subsequent quarters.
Source: Home Office: Immigration and Nationality Directorate (May 2007)
Table 1.2: NI WRS Registrations by local authority of employment (May 2004 - March 2007)
WRS Count WRS Count WRS Count As a Per 1,000
(May 2004 - (Apr 2005 - (Apr 2006 - percentage of resident
Area (LGD) Mar 2005) Mar 2006) Mar 2007)* NI population
Antrim 210 420 395 4% 8
Ards 100 170 190 2% 2
Armagh 590 270 495 5% 9
Ballymena 285 570 620 7% 10
Ballymoney 50 50 55 1% 2
Banbridge 150 70 130 1% 3
Belfast 840 1860 1,675 18% 6
Carrickfergus 10 10 40 0% 1
Castlereagh 75 120 95 1% 1
Coleraine 185 370 315 3% 6
Cookstown 765 340 325 4% 9
Craigavon 190 925 645 7% 7
Derry 25 235 160 2% 1
Down 95 90 175 2% 3
Dungannon 340 855 815 9% 16
Fermanagh 280 410 340 4% 6
Larne 5 40 15 0% 0
Limavady 80 85 115 1% 3
Lisburn 360 380 470 5% 4
Magherafelt 175 345 375 4% 9
Moyle 10 40 25 0% 2
Newry & Mourne 325 820 865 10% 9
Newtownabbey 50 140 205 2% 3
North Down 30 75 125 1% 2
Omagh 140 285 340 4% 7
Strabane 105 75 95 1% 2
Unknown LGD 20 5 0 0%
Northern Ireland 5495 9045 9,100 100% 5
*Estimated based on 91% complete datset.
Source: Home Office: Immigration and Nationality Directorate (May 2007)
Table 1.3: NI WRS Registrations by nationality (May 2004 - March 2007)
NI WRS Count NI WRS Count NI WRS Count
(May 2004 - Mar (Apr 2005 - Mar (Apr 2006 - Mar
Nationality 2005) 2006) 2007)*
Czech Republic 390 390 300
Estonia 20 40 15
Hungary 80 110 205
Latvia 430 470 355
Lithuania 1,545 1,735 1,460
Poland 2,150 4,980 5,555
Slovakia 875 1,315 1,205
Slovenia 5 0 0
Total 5,495 9,045 9,100
*Estimated based on 91% complete datset.
Source: Home Office: Immigration and Nationality Directorate (May 2007)
Table 1.4: NI WRS Registrations by age and gender (April 2006 - March 2007)
Age WRS Count (NI)* As a percentage Gender WRS Count (NI)* As a percentage
Less than 18 years 45 0% Male 5,905 65%
18-24 3,390 37% Female 3,195 35%
25-34 3,745 41% Total 9,100 100%
35-44 1,175 13%
45-54 670 7%
55-64 75 1%
65 and over 0 0%
Total 9,100 100%
*Estimated based on 91% complete datset.
Source: Home Office: Immigration and Nationality Directorate (May 2007)
Table 1.5: NI Health Card Registrations from outside UK by quarter of application (2003 - 2006)
New Health Card
Time-period Registrations
2003 7,230
January - March 1,972
April - June 1,409
July - September 1,516
October - December 2,333
2004 8,060
January - March 2,040
April - June 1,776
July - September 2,153
October - December 2,091
2005 13,607
January - March 2,511
April - June 2,958
July - September 3,464
October - December 4,674
2006 18,118
January - March 3,822
April - June 3,996
July - September 4,480
October - December 5,820
Source: Central Services Agency (May 2007)
Time-period
Jan - Mar 2003
Apr - June 2003
July - Sept 2003
Oct - Dec 2003
Jan - Mar 2004
Apr - June 2004
July - Sept 2004
Oct - Dec 2004
Jan - Mar 2005
Apr - June 2005
July - Sept 2005
Oct - Dec 2005
Jan - Mar 2006
Apr - June 2006
July - Sept 2006
Oct - Dec 2006
Health Card Registrations
1,972
1,409
1,516
2,333
2,040
1,776
2,153
2,091
2,511
2,958
3,464
4,674
3,822
3,996
4,480
5,820
Figure 1.2 New Health Card Registrations from outside UK by quarter of application
(2003-2006)
6,000
New Health Card Registrations from outside UK
5,500
2003 Total: 7,230 2004 Total: 8,060 2005 Total: 13,607 2006 Total: 18,118
5,000
4,500
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
Jan - Apr - July - Oct - Jan - Apr - July - Oct - Jan - Apr - July - Oct - Jan - Apr - July - Oct
Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec
2003 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006
Year and Quarter of Registration
Table 1.6: NI Health Card Registrations from outside UK by local authority of residence (2005 and 2006 Calendar Year)
Per 1,000
Health Card Health Card As a resident
Registrations Registrations percentage of population
Area (LGD) (2005) (2006) NI (2006) (2006)
Antrim 411 626 3% 12
Ards 191 239 1% 3
Armagh 505 629 3% 11
Ballymena 488 736 4% 12
Ballymoney 79 126 1% 4
Banbridge 180 211 1% 5
Belfast 2937 3,935 22% 15
Carrickfergus 102 125 1% 3
Castlereagh 227 242 1% 4
Coleraine 605 677 4% 12
Cookstown 334 445 2% 13
Craigavon 1288 1,557 9% 18
Derry 641 775 4% 7
Down 186 347 2% 5
Dungannon 1413 1,703 9% 33
Fermanagh 538 757 4% 12
Larne 44 95 1% 3
Limavady 199 235 1% 7
Lisburn 497 822 5% 7
Magherafelt 285 462 3% 11
Moyle 48 70 0% 4
Newry & Mourne 995 1,557 9% 17
Newtownabbey 467 550 3% 7
North Down 303 392 2% 5
Omagh 491 583 3% 11
Strabane 153 222 1% 6
Northern Ireland 13,607 18,118 100% 10
Source: Central Services Agency (May 2007)
Table 1.7: NI Health Card Registrations from outside UK by age and gender of person registered (2006 Calendar Year)
Health Card
Gender / Age Registrations As a percentage
Male 8,999 50%
Less than 18 years 1,797 10% Male Female
18-24 2,107 12% 0-17 1,797 1,732
25-34 3,275 18% 18-24 2,107 3,113
35-44 1,105 6% 25-34 3,275 2,816
45-54 521 3% 35-44 1,105 828
55-64 111 1% 45-54 521 407
65 years and over 83 0% 55-64 111 117
Female 9,119 50% 65 and over 83 106
Less than 18 years 1,732 10%
18-24 3,113 17%
25-34 2,816 16%
35-44 828 5%
45-54 407 2%
55-64 117 1%
65 years and over 106 1%
Total 18,118 100%
Source: Central Services Agency (May 2007)
Figure 1.3 Count of new Health Card Registrations from outside UK by age and gender
(2006 Calendar Year)
3,500
3,000
Count of new Health Card Registrations from outside UK
Male Female
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
0-17 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 and over
Age-Group
Table 1.8: NI Health Card Registrations from outside the UK by country of last residence (2005 - 2006)
Estimated
Health Card Health Card
Registrations Registrations
Country (2005) (2006)*
Poland 2,293 5,500
Lithuania 1,461 2,100
Irish Republic 2,331 2,000
Slovakia 598 1,100
India 711 900
USA 498 600
Portugal 680 600
Philippines 514 600
China (inc Hong Kong) 447 600
Latvia 326 500
Germany 295 300
Czech Republic 233 300
Australia 234 300
France 195 200
South Africa 206 200
Spain 202 200
Canada 164 200
Hungary 80 200
Italy 89 100
Romania 103 100
Malaysia 94 100
New Zealand 78 100
Nigeria 26 100
Russia 34 100
All Others 1,124 1,300
Total 13,016 18,100
*Figures are estimated based on incomplete count, these will be updated when full dataset becomes available.
Source: Central Services Agency (May 2007)
Table 1.9: NINo Applications and Registrations to non-UK nationals by financial year of application and registration (April 2000 – March 2006)
NINo NINo
Time-Period Applications Registered
2000/01 … 2,799
2001/02 … 3,113
2002/03 … 2,656
2003/04 c7,000 4,492
2004/05 c16,000 5,826
2005/06 c20,000 15,614
Source: Department for Social Development (July 2007)
Table 1.10: NINo Registrations to NI based non-UK nationals by financial year of registration, arrival and arrival (final proje
NINos
Registered NINos NINos Registered
Time- (Registration Registered Arrival Year
period Year) (Arrival Year) (Final projected figure)
2000/01 2,799 2,851 2,900
2001/02 3,113 3,201 3,200
2002/03 2,656 3,897 4,000
2003/04 4,492 5,132 5,500
2004/05 5,826 10,433 12,300
2005/06 15,614 6,724
Source: Department for Social Development (June 2007) - "projection" derived by NISRA
year of registration, arrival and arrival (final projected) (April 2000 – March 2006)
Figure 1.4: Levels of National Insurance Numbers registered by time period of registration and
arrival (April 2000 - March 2006)
18,000
16,000
Year of registration
14,000
Year of arrival (as at March 2006)
National Insurance Numbers
12,000
Year of arrival (Final Projected)
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
Financial Year
Table 1.11: Non-UK nationals allocated NINo by local authority of residence (April 2004 – March 2006)
As a Per 1,000
NINo NINo percentage resident
Registrations Registrations of NI population
Area (LGD) (2004/05) (2005/06) (2005/06) (2005/06)
Antrim 165 430 3% 8
Ards 84 227 1% 3
Armagh 180 559 4% 10
Ballymena 174 611 4% 10
Ballymoney 20 110 1% 4
Banbridge 58 168 1% 4
Belfast 1851 4,705 30% 18
Carrickfergus 43 109 1% 3
Castlereagh 139 263 2% 4
Coleraine 113 445 3% 8
Cookstown 125 434 3% 12
Craigavon 368 1,424 9% 16
Derry 213 452 3% 4
Down 109 195 1% 3
Dungannon 606 1,098 7% 21
Fermanagh 128 396 3% 7
Larne 34 71 0% 2
Limavady 41 165 1% 5
Lisburn 252 671 4% 6
Magherafelt 82 392 3% 9
Moyle 24 21 0% 1
Newry & Mourne 326 1,027 7% 11
Newtownabbey 178 326 2% 4
North Down 121 273 2% 3
Omagh 131 339 2% 7
Strabane 41 92 1% 2
Unknown LGD 220 611 4%
Northern Ireland 5,826 15,614 100% 9
*As Local Government Districts are allocated by postcode a small number of cases (611)
with missing/invalid postcodes were not assigned, these have been included in the NI total.
Source: Department for Social Development (Jun 2007)
Table 1.12: Non-UK nationals allocated NINo by nationality (April 2004 - March 2006)
NINO Registrations NINO Registrations
Nationality (2004/05) (2005/06)
Poland 752 5,460
Lithuania 433 2,131
Slovakia 210 1,483
Republic of Ireland 859 1,059
India 613 737
Latvia 123 531
Portugal 555 484
Philippines 276 422
Czech Republic 104 407
China 186 291
Ukraine 160 179
Australia 118 165
Germany 79 162
USA 120 161
South Africa 110 150
France 76 146
Hungary 21 122
Romania 53 120
Spain 63 111
Canada 61 93
Italy 47 85
Bulgaria 66 82
Malaysia 76 80
Pakistan 53 69
Netherlands 20 62
Russian 28 54
New Zealand 33 53
Turkey 22 42
Estonia 10 35
Brazil 35 34
Sweden 24 26
Nigeria 20 25
Bangladesh 21 22
Denmark 6 22
Zimbabwe 27 22
South Korea 7 21
Countries with less than 20
registrations in 2006 &
unrecorded nationality 359 466
Total 5,826 15,614
Source: Department for Social Development (Jun 2007)
Table 1.13: Non-UK nationals allocated NINo by age and gender (April 2005 - March 2006)
Gender / Age NINO Registrations As a percentage
Male 9,621 62%
Less than 18 years 9 0%
18-24 2,079 13%
25-34 4,970 32%
35-44 1,646 11%
45-54 787 5%
55-64 130 1%
65 and over * 0%
Female 5,986 38%
Less than 18 years 14 0%
18-24 1,762 11%
25-34 2,963 19%
35-44 748 5%
45-54 425 3%
55-64 74 0%
65 and over * 0%
Total 15,614 100%
Source: Department for Social Development (Jun 2007)
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Table 1.14: First Language of Children with English as an Additional Language in Year 1 - Year 7 at schools in Northern I
NI 2005 School NI 2006 School
Language other than Census Count Census Count
English/Nationality (Year 1 to Year 7) (Year 1 to Year 7)
Polish 196 610
Lithuanian 175 362
Portuguese 139 217
Filipino 177 168
Cantonese 195 142
Malayalam 70 86
Hindi 63 63
Arabic 46 43
Latvian 14 43
Indian (not specified) 25 41
Bengali 38 39
Slovakian 20 39
Mandarin 35 34
Urdu 49 32
Punjabi 29 31
Russian 20 31
German 8 29
Tagalog - 28
Spanish 17 22
Malaysian - 15
French 16 14
Hungarian 6 13
Gujarati 27 10
Italian 8 10
Czech 8 9
Chinese - 8
Albanian 5 7
Thai 15 6
Korean 7 6
Dutch 12 5
Farsi (Persian) - 5
Tanalog 30 -
African Dialect (not specified) 13 -
Romanian 11 -
Pushto 8 -
Tagaloo 8 -
Egyptian 6 -
Other languages/Language
not specified 275 257
Total 1,771 2,425
1. Pupils counted as having English as an additional language where: -
English is not their first language and they have difficulty with the English
language and require additional support.
2. Different language categories were used in 2005/06 compared to 2006/07.
Source: Department for Education - Northern Ireland (June 2007)
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age in Year 1 - Year 7 at schools in Northern Ireland 2005/06 and 2006/07
Table 1.15: First Language of Children with English as an Additional Language 1,2 in post primary schools in Northern
Language other than NI 2005 School Census NI 2006 School Census
English/Nationality Count (Post Primary) Count (Post Primary)
Polish - 246
Cantonese (including Chinese) 207 186
Lithuanian - 174
Portuguese - 116
Not specified 394 115
Filipino - 58
Latvian - 30
Spanish - 25
Indian (not specified) - 24
Mandarin 23 20
Hindi 18 20
Urdu 11 17
German - 15
Bengali 16 13
Arabic - 11
English - 11
Punjabi 8 10
Hungarian - 10
Italian - 6
Malaysian - 6
Russian - 6
French - 5
Other languages (less than 5 pupils) 26 24
Total 703 1,148
1. Pupils counted as having English as an additional language where: - English is not their first language and they have difficulty
with the English language and require additional support.
2. Different language categories were used in 2005/06 compared to 2006/07.
Source: Department for Education - Northern Ireland (June 2007)
t primary schools in Northern Ireland 2005/06 and 2006/07
0.214286
Figure 1.5: Work Permits Issued by quarter of registration (April 2004 - March 2006)
1,400
1,200
1,000
NI WRS Registrations
2004 (part) Total: 3,091
800
2005 Total: 3,072
600
400
200
0
Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar
2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006
Year and Quarter of Registration
Table 1.16: Number of Work Permits issued by quarter (April 2004 - March 2006)*
NI as a
WP Count WP Count percentage of
Time-period (NI) (UK) UK
April – June 2004 1,143 30,716 3.7% Apr-Jun 2004
July – September 2004 1,125 47,739 2.4% Jul-Sep 2004
October – December 2004 823 40,891 2.0% Oct-Dec 2004
January – March 2005 836 40,040 2.1% Jan-Mar 2005
April – June 2005 832 44,791 1.9% Apr-Jun 2005
July – September 2005 768 40,421 1.9% Jul-Sep 2005
October – December 2005 636 36,720 1.7% Oct-Dec 2005
January – March 2006 571 39,954 1.4% Jan-Mar 2006
Total 6,734 321,272 2.1%
*No further updates available from the Home Office at present. This table will be updated when new data becomes available.
Source: Home Office: Immigration and Nationality Directorate (May 2006)
Table 1.17: Number of Work Permits issued by local authority of employment (April 2004 - March 2006)*
Per 1,000
As a resident
percentage of population
Area (LGD) WP Count NI (2006)
Antrim 381 6% 7
Ards 226 3% 3
Armagh 193 3% 3
Ballymena 699 10% 11
Ballymoney 35 1% 1
Banbridge 73 1% 2
Belfast 1,549 23% 6
Carrickfergus 39 1% 1
Castlereagh 256 4% 4
Coleraine 134 2% 2
Cookstown 171 3% 5
Craigavon 163 2% 2
Derry 151 2% 1
Down 81 1% 1
Dungannon 325 5% 6
Fermanagh 138 2% 2
Larne 24 0% 1
Limavady 79 1% 2
Lisburn 213 3% 2
Magherafelt 46 1% 1
Moyle 34 1% 2
Newry & Mourne 543 8% 6
Newtownabbey 155 2% 2
North Down 551 8% 7
Omagh 388 6% 8
Strabane 86 1% 2
Unknown 1 0%
Northern Ireland 6,734 100% 4
*No further updates available from the Home Office at present. This table will be updated when new data becomes available.
Source: Home Office: Immigration and Nationality Directorate (May 2006)
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Table 1.18: Number of Work Permits Issued by nationality (April 2004 - March 2006)*
Nationality NI WP Count
India 1,424
Philippines 1,160
Ukraine 862
Romania 531
Pakistan 506
China 420
USA 223
Bulgaria 211
South Africa 194
Moldova 177
Malaysia 98
Bangladesh 59
Russia 58
Nigeria 52
Nepal 51
Japan 48
Canada 48
Brazil 48
Australia 44
British National Overseas 43
Belarus 41
Zimbabwe 34
Kenya 33
Zambia 28
Hong Kong (Chinese) 25
Latvia 25
Argentina 20
Countries with less than 20 registrations 271
Total 6,734
*No further updates available from the Home Office at present. This table will be updated when new data becomes available.
Source: Home Office: Immigration and Nationality Directorate (May 2006)
Table 1.19: Number of Work Permits Issued by gender (April 2004 - March 2006)*
Gender WP Count (NI) As a percentage
Male 3,782 56%
Female 2,952 44%
Total 6,734 100%
*No further updates available from the Home Office at present. This table will be updated when new data becomes available.
Source: Home Office: Immigration and Nationality Directorate (May 2006)
Table 1.20: Births registered in Northern Ireland classified by mother’s country of birth (2001 - Q2 2007)
Registration Year
Mother’s Country of Birth 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006P
Northern Ireland 18,994 18,506 18,610 19,059 19,039 19,611
Rest of UK 1,553 1,477 1,458 1,404 1,460 1,475
Republic of Ireland 724 654 655 689 706 736
A8 Countries 12 16 21 34 110 390
All Other Countries/Unknown 679 731 904 1,132 1013 1,060
All Births 21,962 21,384 21,648 22,318 22,328 23,272
P
Provisional Data
Source: NISRA (March 2007)
th (2001 - Q2 2007)
2007
Q1-Q2P
10,166
731
375
321
545
12,138