As of the 2011 Census, 3.7 percent of the population of Northern Ireland were able to speak, read, write and understand Irish, compared with less than one percent for Ulster-Scots.
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NISRA. (June 28, 2013). Proportion of the population of Northern Ireland with some language skills in Irish or Ulster-Scots in 2011 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/329781/northern-ireland-irish-and-ulster-scots-language-skills/
NISRA. "Proportion of the population of Northern Ireland with some language skills in Irish or Ulster-Scots in 2011." Chart. June 28, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/329781/northern-ireland-irish-and-ulster-scots-language-skills/
NISRA. (2013). Proportion of the population of Northern Ireland with some language skills in Irish or Ulster-Scots in 2011. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/329781/northern-ireland-irish-and-ulster-scots-language-skills/
NISRA. "Proportion of The Population of Northern Ireland with Some Language Skills in Irish or Ulster-scots in 2011." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Jun 2013, /statistics/329781/northern-ireland-irish-and-ulster-scots-language-skills/
NISRA, Proportion of the population of Northern Ireland with some language skills in Irish or Ulster-Scots in 2011 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/329781/northern-ireland-irish-and-ulster-scots-language-skills/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Proportion of the population of Northern Ireland with some language skills in Irish or Ulster-Scots in 2011 [Graph], NISRA, June 28, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/329781/northern-ireland-irish-and-ulster-scots-language-skills/
