3.1 percent of the total population. 0.2 percent stated that they could not speak English at all.
This statistic shows the self-assessed proficiency levels of the non-native English speaking population in Northern Ireland. Non-native speakers of English accounted for Percentage of total population who were non-native speakers of English in Northern Ireland in 2011, by proficiency rate*
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NISRA. (June 28, 2013). Percentage of total population who were non-native speakers of English in Northern Ireland in 2011, by proficiency rate* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/330215/language-proficiency-english-northern-ireland-united-kingdom/
NISRA. "Percentage of total population who were non-native speakers of English in Northern Ireland in 2011, by proficiency rate*." Chart. June 28, 2013. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/330215/language-proficiency-english-northern-ireland-united-kingdom/
NISRA. (2013). Percentage of total population who were non-native speakers of English in Northern Ireland in 2011, by proficiency rate*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/330215/language-proficiency-english-northern-ireland-united-kingdom/
NISRA. "Percentage of Total Population Who Were Non-native Speakers of English in Northern Ireland in 2011, by Proficiency Rate*." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/330215/language-proficiency-english-northern-ireland-united-kingdom/
NISRA, Percentage of total population who were non-native speakers of English in Northern Ireland in 2011, by proficiency rate* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/330215/language-proficiency-english-northern-ireland-united-kingdom/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Percentage of total population who were non-native speakers of English in Northern Ireland in 2011, by proficiency rate* [Graph], NISRA, June 28, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/330215/language-proficiency-english-northern-ireland-united-kingdom/