STATISTICS on national identity and religion from the 2021 Census are to be released next month, it has been confirmed.
The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) said the data would be revealed in the next phase of results on September 20.
The results will include statistics on passports held by those living in the north, along with national identity, religious and ethnic backgrounds, and language.
Next month's figures will be compared against the 2011 Census that revealed 45 percent of people in the north were Catholic or from a Catholic background, compared to 48 percent from Protestant or other Christian backgrounds.
A NISRA spokesperson said: "Data will be available for Northern Ireland and the 11 local government districts."
The 2021 Census had the highest level of engagement in 30 years, with early results showing 97.2 percent of households completed the questionnaire.
The initial wave of data from last year's Census also revealed the north's population had risen to over 1.9 million - an increase of more than 90,000 over a decade.
It also showed that the over-65 age group had risen by 25 percent since 2011, while the number of young children aged four or under fell by nine percent, indicating a falling birth rate.
