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Catholics Outnumber Protestants in N. Ireland for the First Time, Census Data Reveals
The 2021 census data revealed that of Northern Ireland’s some 1.9 million inhabitants, 45.7% identify as Catholic or as having a Catholic background, compared to 43.5% who identify as Protestant or another Christian denomination.