That's how many people the Statistics and Research Agency think will be living in Northern Ireland by the year 2046. Their latest estimate - for June last year - puts the population at 1 million 742 thousand. We should pass the 2 million mark sometime between 2031 and 2036, provided global warming, the apocalypse or whatever disaster takes your fancy doesn't get us first.
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I was speaking to a lady from Holywood who seemed to think the scrapping of the eleven plus was the end of the world.
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Far from the end of the world the increse in population will be in good part maid up of folk from outside N Ireland local parties will have to grow up or fail to count.
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