Belfast

United Kingdom Northern Ireland Europe

Primary City: Belfast

Primary State/Province: Belfast

Primary Language: English

Population: 815K

GDP: $24B • GDP per capita: $30,011

GAWC Class: 8

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata

#276

Global Rank

9.4

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

74.1%


Share

National Capital

National capital of United Kingdom

Belfast metro area

54.60, -5.93
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Sport

Top Team

The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.

Linfield FCFootball/Soccer

From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Sports

Major League Teams/Venues

Rugby UnionDom. Rugby Union

1× Champions Cup1× URC

Ulster

Belfast

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams5 teams

Football/SoccerNorthern Ireland

Cliftonville FC

BelfastLevel: 1

Football/SoccerNorthern Ireland

Glentoran FC

BelfastLevel: 1

Football/SoccerNorthern Ireland👑

Linfield FC

BelfastLevel: 1

Football/SoccerNorthern Ireland

Crusaders FC

BelfastLevel: 1

Football/SoccerNorthern Ireland

Carrick Rangers

CarrickfergusLevel: 1

Other Men’s Teams2 teams

HockeyMinor/Jr/Int'l Hockey

Belfast Giants

Belfast

T20 CricketEuro T20 Slam

Irish Wolves

Belfast

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

Good Friday Agreement (1998)

Belfast • Historical Event

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities2 entries
#371

Queen's University Belfast

Belfast, United Kingdom

#1045

Ulster University

Belfast, United Kingdom

Notable Infrastructure

Airport2 entries

Belfast International Airport

Belfast • 3 - International

George Best Belfast City Airport

Belfast • 4 - Regional

Suburban Rail (44 stations)1 entry

Belfast Suburban Rail

Belfast • 44 stations

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