Belfast city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Belfast city's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
3.4%
2023
4.9%
Total change
+1.5 pp
% change
+44.1%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -0.8 pp (-23.5%) |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +1.3 pp (50%) |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +0.6 pp (15.4%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +0.7 pp (15.6%) |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -0.3 pp (-5.8%) |