This week's racially motivated violence in Northern Ireland has drawn attention to the region's changing demographics.
The overall level of international migration to NI is below the peaks reached in the late 2000s but where people are coming from has shifted dramatically since Brexit.
Many fewer people are coming from the EU with most new arrivals now from South Asia and an increasing number from Africa.
Official data on people registering for a medical card, to access a local GP, helps illustrates the magnitude of the change
In 2018 Poland accounted for just over 1,000 registrations compared to about 650 from India.
The overall level of international migration to NI is below the peaks reached in the late 2000s but where people are coming from has shifted dramatically since Brexit.
Many fewer people are coming from the EU with most new arrivals now from South Asia and an increasing number from Africa.
Official data on people registering for a medical card, to access a local GP, helps illustrates the magnitude of the change
In 2018 Poland accounted for just over 1,000 registrations compared to about 650 from India.
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