HC Deb 14 February 1978 vol 944 cc201-2W
Miss Maynard

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland approximately how many people have (a) emigrated from and (b) immigrated to Northern Ireland since Partition for each year since statistics have been available.

Mr. Dunn

, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 13th February 1978], gave the following reply:

The information is not available in the form requested.

The following net migration estimates are derived from census of population:

Year Net Migration
1922 -4,500
1923 -9,000
1924 -6,300
1925 -7,100
1926 -11,600
1927 -10,300
1928 -8,600
1929 -10,900
1930 -6,800
1931 +1,700
1932 +2,600
1933 +1,400
1934 +600
1935 +500
1936 +600
1937 +200
1938 +300
1939–1950 -61,250
1951 -6,500
1952 -4,800
1953 -10,800
1954 -6,100
1955 -11,900
1956 -13,400
1957 -10,900
1958 -9,600
1959 -4,200
1960 -8,500
1961 -8,500
1962 -8,600
1963 -6,500
1964 -6,500
1965 -7,900
1966 -7,800
1967 -7,500
1968 -7,200
1969 -6,300
1970 -7,300
1971 -7,500
1972 -12,100
1973 -12,500
1974 -11,000
1975 -16,000
1976 -8,900
1977 -8,200

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