The services NISRA offers

Central Survey Unit

The Central Survey Unit (CSU) publishes background information, methodology, questionnaires, and any published reports on its website.

Regional Reporting and EU Programmes Branch (RREPB)

RREPB publishes background information, data by category and policy area, and any published reports on the equality website.

Ireland, North and South: A Statistical Profile

This publication is a compendium publication featuring data from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The fourth edition comprises ten chapters covering areas such as Demography, Health, Education, the Economy, Transport and Tourism. Each chapter includes statistical information from both jurisdictions presented using tables, graphs and with detailed supporting commentary.

Northern Ireland Abstract of Statistics Online

This is the most comprehensive statistical compendium produced in Northern Ireland. It is compiled by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) and contains a wide range of statistics drawn from both government and non-government sources. The tables cover a large number of subject areas including, among others, population, social and welfare, education, crime and justice, the labour market, transport, tourism, agriculture, energy, the environment and the economy.

Census

• Published Census Reports available in hardcopy from TSO, charges apply, free to download.
• Commissioned data available on request at census.nisra@dfpni.gov.uk, charging may apply, see Census Charging Regime on website.
• Digital Boundary information available on CD free of charge.

General Registrar Office

GRO's website contains information on all services provided by the General Register Office. We also offer an online application service for birth, death, marriage and adoption certificates. Certificates can be ordered for the following periods: Birth and death registrations from 1864, birth certificates for adopted children from 1931 and marriage certificates for non-Roman Catholic marriages from 1845 and all marriages from 1864.

Information on current marriage procedures and the marriage notice form can be downloaded. Details on approved civil marriage venues, the Gender Recognition Act and the Civil Partnership Act can also be downloaded from the website. Additional guidance notes relating to Civil Partnerships, approved Civil Partnership registration venues and fees as well as the appropriate notice form are also available.

Some charges may apply - details of charges are on the GRO Website.

Disclosure of Death Registration Information

The Registrar General for Northern Ireland has introduced a joint data release scheme aimed at stopping fraudsters from using the identities of dead people.

Demography and Methodology

The NISRA website provides information on official demographic analysis for Northern Ireland. Work undertaken falls under the National Statistics ‘Population and Migration’ theme and brings together population statistics, including estimates and projections, and vital statistics on births, deaths, marriages and divorce.

NINIS provides free access to statistical and locational information relating to small areas across Northern Ireland. Information is available across a range of themes including Population, Social and Welfare, Agriculture, Education and Crime. Users will be able to obtain an area profile based on a postcode or by selecting an area to view.

Information relating to The Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study, (NILS) which is a large-scale data linkage study which has been created by linking administrative and statistical data. The Study is designed for statistical and research uses only and is managed under Census legislation. Information is linked over time on people from Census, vital events and health registration datasets. Data sources include 2001 Census data, birth and death registrations and demographic data derived from health registrations.

Charges may apply to TSO publications.