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The claim

By 2026, 96% of the projected population growth in Northern Ireland will be represented by people aged 65 and over.

Original publisher’s rating

ACCURATE. NISRA has published a projection of an increased population of 77,587 people; the 65+ age profile will see the largest change.

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    Original review: Fact Check NI. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms.

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