Northern Ireland’s population is expected to be 1.93 million people by mid 2047, according to projections from experts.
The data comes following the latest figures published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA).
According to the figures, the population here will rise to 1.95 million in mid 2033, before then falling back to 1.93 million in 2047.
It means Northern Ireland will have seen an increase of 1.1 per cent over 25 years between mid 2022 and 2047.
According to the analysis, net migration will cause a population increase of 53,800, with natural change projected to cause a population decrease of 32,400 people up to mid 2047.
Experts also projects there will be 463,500 births and 495,900 deaths over the 25 year period.
Meanwhile those aged 65 and over are projected to increase by 49.6 per cent between mid 2022 and mid 2047, with those aged 85 ad over projected to increase by 122.2 per cent.
By mid-2027, there is projected to be more people aged 65 and over (377,700 people) than children (aged 0-15) (366,700 people) in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland is also projected to have the lowest population growth across the UK at 1.1 per cent, with England having the highest at 14.5 per cent. Wales is expected to have a population growth of 10.3 per cent and Scotland at 6.2 per cent.
NISRA said the latest projections result in population figures that are generally lower than those reported in the 2021-based interim projections.
By mid-2047, it is projected that there will be 71,700 (3.6 per cent) fewer people in Northern Ireland than previously projected in mid-2021.