Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Basel
Basel: Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs was 355,585 Persons in 2023. β² Rising
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Basel, 2010β2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Basel recorded 355,585 Persons for population by age and sex - cities and fuas in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Basel peaked at 355,585 Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 325,795 Persons, in 2010.
Basel ranks 364th of 1258 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 336,597 Persons | 325,795 Persons | 347,845 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 350,819 Persons | 348,712 Persons | 355,585 Persons | 4 |
More population data for Basel
- Heat stress - Cities and FUAs β Mean population exposure to heat 32.07 Days per year (2025)
- Population by citizenship - Cities and FUAs 33.6 Percentage of population (2024)
- Foreign-born population - Cities and FUAs 39.5 Percentage of population (2024)
- Population and built-up density - Cities and FUAs β Urbanised area 18 Square kilometres (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Basel?
- Population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Basel was 355,585 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Basel?
- The highest recorded value was 355,585 Persons in 2023.
- What is the lowest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Basel?
- The lowest recorded value was 325,795 Persons in 2010.
- How does Basel rank for population by age and sex - cities and fuas?
- Basel ranks 364th out of 1258 regions with data for 2023.
- Is population by age and sex - cities and fuas rising or falling in Basel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Basel data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p align="justify">This dataset provides population counts by 5-year age groups and sex for OECD Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) and cities.</p> <h3>Data sources and methodology</h3> <p align="justify"> Population by age and sex data is collected at the level of small administrative units (e.g. municipalities) and aggregated at the FUA and city level. The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in <a href=https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/cities_local_areas/fua_cities_sau_mapping.parquet>parquet </a> and <a href=https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/cities_local_areas/fua_cities_sau_mapping.csv>csv</a> format.<br /><br /> </p> <h3>Defining FUAs and cities</h3> <p align="justify">The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/oecd-definition-of-cities-and-functional-urban-areas.html">definition of functional urban areas</a> (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns <a href=https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264174108-en>(OECD, 2012)</a>. FUAs consist of: <ol> <li><b>A city</b> β defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city.</li> <li><b>A commuting zone</b> β including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city.</li> </ol> The delineation process includes: <ul> <li>Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA.</li> <li>Excluding non-contiguous municipalities.</li> </ul> <p>The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and four accession countries.</p> <h3>Cite this dataset</h3> <p>OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (<a href=http://data-explorer.oecd.org/s/1dr>Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs</a>),Β <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a></p> <h3>Further information</h3> <ul> <li> <a href=https://localdataportal.oecd.org/>OECD Local Data Portal </a> </li> <li> <a href=https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html/>OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance </a> </li> </ul> <p align="justify">For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:CitiesStat@oecd.org">CitiesStat@oecd.org</a>