Population
- The latest population estimates, produced by NISRA for 2018, estimate the DCSDC population at 150,680.
- This is projected to fall to 145,850 by 2041. Over the same period the NI population is projected to rise from 1,881,641 to 1,985,111.
- By 2041, nearly a quarter of our population will be aged 65 and over.
Table 1: Age profile of DCSDC and NI population, 2018 and 2041 (projected)
|
Age band |
2018 |
2041 |
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|
DCSDC |
NI |
DCSDC |
NI |
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|
Total |
Rate |
Rate |
Total |
Rate |
Rate |
|
|
0-15 |
32,810 |
21.8% |
20.9% |
28,040 |
19.2% |
17.6% |
|
16-24 |
17,650 |
11.7% |
11.0% |
15,640 |
10.7% |
10.3% |
|
25-44 |
38,460 |
25.5% |
25.9% |
32,550 |
22.3% |
23.4% |
|
45-64 |
39,390 |
26.1% |
25.7% |
34,480 |
23.6% |
24.6% |
|
65+ |
22,380 |
14.9% |
16.4% |
35,150 |
24.1% |
24.0% |
|
Total |
150,680 |
100% |
100% |
145,850 |
100% |
100% |
Figure 1: Age profile of DCSDC population, 2018 and 2041 (projected)
Source: NISRA, 2018 Mid-year Population Estimates; 2016 & 2018 Population Projections
- Further information on the population profile DCSDC residents can be found via the link below:
http://www.derrystrabane.com/Subsites/Derry-and-Strabane-Statistics/Population
Housing
Figure 2: Number of domestic properties (housing stock) in DCSDC between 2013 and 2018
Source: DfC, NI Housing Statistics
Figure 3: Standardised house price, DCSDC and NI, 2007 Q1 to 2019 Q3
Source: LPS, NI House Price Index
- Further information on the profile of DCSDC housing can be found via the links below:
http://www.derrystrabane.com/Subsites/Derry-and-Strabane-Statistics/Housing
Economy and Labour Market
- In 2018 the key labour market statistics, derived from the Labour Force Survey, were as follows:
Table 2: Key labour market statistics, DCSDC and NI, (2018)
|
Category |
DCSDC |
NI |
|
|
Total |
Rate |
Rate |
|
|
Employment (16+) |
60,000 |
52.8% |
58.0% |
|
Employment (16-64) |
59,000 |
61.6% |
70.0% |
|
Economically Inactive (16+) |
50,000 |
43.6% |
39.8% |
|
Economically Inactive (16-64) |
33,000 |
34.1% |
27.2% |
|
Economically Inactive (16-64) (exc’ students) |
21,000 |
22.2% |
20.0% |
Figure 4: 16-64 employment rate, DCSDC and NI, 2013 – 2018
Figure 5: 16-64 inactivity rate, DCSDC and NI, 2013 – 2018
Source: NISRA, Labour Force Survey
The NI claimant count consists of all people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) plus out-of-work Universal Credit (UC) claimants who were claiming principally for the reason of being unemployed.
- In November 2019, unemployment, as measured by the Claimant Count
[1] stood at 4,395 claimants or 4.6% of those aged 16-64. The respective rate for NI was 2.5%.
Figure 6: Claimant Count, DCSDC and NI, 2015 – 2019
Source: NISRA, NI Claimant Count
- Additional key economy / labour market statistics include:
- The median gross full-time annual pay for someone living in DCSDC stood at £24,774 in 2019. For those, working in DCSDC it stood at £24,599. In NI as a whole, the equivalent figure was £27,434.
- In 2019 there were 5,260 VAT and/or PAYE registered businesses in DCSDC (75,490 in NI).
- In turn, these companies provided 58,200 employee jobs within DCSDC in 2018. This equated to 7.7% of NI total of 759,400.
- In 2018, there were 24,895 farms in NI of which 1,771 (7.1%) operated in DCSDC. The agriculture labour force in DCSDC stood at 3,510.
- Further information on the profile of DCSDC labour market can be found via the link below:
http://www.derrystrabane.com/Subsites/Derry-and-Strabane-Statistics/Economy-and-Labour-Market
Table 3: Sales and exports by broad destination, 2018*
|
Destination* |
DCSDC |
NI |
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|
Firms |
(£m) |
Firms |
(£m) |
|
|
NI Seller |
2,692 |
£1,663 |
46,125 |
£46,721 |
|
GB Seller |
586 |
£224 |
8,147 |
£10,556 |
|
RoI Seller |
669 |
£198 |
8,631 |
£4,169 |
|
Rest EU Seller |
174 |
£39 |
2,124 |
£2,460 |
|
Rest of World Seller |
68 |
£196 |
1,784 |
£4,532 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
External Seller (Outside NI) |
999 |
£657 |
12,986 |
£21,717 |
|
Exporter (Outside UK) |
675 |
£433 |
9,384 |
£11,160 |
*Categories are not mutually exclusive
The methodology used to compute these counts is in its infancy and, at this stage, the estimates should be considered as experimental statistics.
Figure 7: Gross Value Added (GVA) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP),
1998 – 2018, current prices (£ million) – DCSDC
Figure 8: GVA per head (£) and GDP per head, 2018, current prices (£) –
DCSDC and NI
[1] Claimant Count deemed ‘experimental statistics’ until full roll out of Universal Credit.