title: Demographic change in Northern Ireland.
abstract: "This paper has two objectives: firstly, to provide an assessment of the current state of Northern Ireland demography, focusing on recent trends and the prospects for the future; secondly, to highlight the more significant ramifications of these trends for the wider society."  Aspects considered include past and future population trends, consequences of stagnant or slow population growth, and implications of population trends.
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D005060:Europe; D005544:Forecasting; D009660:Northern Ireland; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D012106:Research; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Demographic Factors; Demographic Impact; Developed Countries; Estimation Technics; Europe; Northern Europe; Northern Ireland; Population; Population Decrease; Population Dynamics; Population Forecast; Population Growth--changes; Research Methodology; United Kingdom