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Northern Ireland: Irish language skills in 2011

Proportion of the population of Northern Ireland with some language skills in Irish or Ulster-Scots in 2011

The data displays the percentage of the population of Northern Ireland who had at least some ability in Irish or Ulster-Scots in 2011. A total of 3.7% of the population declared themselves able to speak, read, write and understand Irish, compared with less than 1% for Ulster-Scots.

Ability to speak, read, write and understand	3.7	0.9
Ability to understand only	4.1	5.3
Some ability	11	8.1

Northern Ireland: Irish language skills in 2011

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