Northern Ireland

Published: 12 September 2023

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In 2023, we published regional data for 41 regions.
Northern Ireland is one of them.

In 2024, we published data for 203 local authorities.
You can see these on the Social mobility by area homepage.

This page shows how Northern Ireland is ranked for the following 5 ‘composite’ measures of social mobility:

  • Childhood poverty and disadvantage
  • Precarious situations
  • Promising prospects
  • Research and development
  • Socio-cultural advantage

Each of these measures combines data from 3 indicators into a single ‘composite’ score. This provides a more reliable picture of geographical mobility patterns.

Rankings

For each composite measure, 41 regions in the UK are ranked from the lowest to highest values. They are then divided into 5 equally-sized groups (‘quintiles’), from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest).

For example, Northern Ireland ranks in the of regions for .

 

Quintile 1
(lowest 20%) Quintile 5
(highest 20%)

Districts in the Northern Ireland region

ITL3 areas: Belfast, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Antrim and Newtownabbey, Ards and North Down, Causeway Coast and Glens, Derry City and Strabane, Fermanagh and Omagh, Lisburn and Castlereagh, Mid Ulster, Mid and East Antrim, Newry, Mourne and Down

Local authorities: Belfast, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Newry, Mourne and Down, Ards and North Down, Derry City and Strabane, Mid Ulster, Causeway Coast and Glens, Antrim and Newtownabbey, Lisburn and Castlereagh, Mid and East Antrim, Fermanagh and Omagh

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