Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Bergen
Bergen: Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs was 293,709 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Bergen, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Bergen is 293,709 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Bergen peaked at 293,709 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 227,201 Persons, in 2000.
That places Bergen 433rd out of 1249 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Bergen, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 227,201 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 228,639 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 230,958 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 233,069 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 235,056 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 236,817 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 239,736 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 242,174 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 245,269 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 249,530 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 254,034 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 257,788 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 261,124 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 268,156 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 272,160 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 275,327 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 277,613 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 278,556 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 279,792 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 281,190 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 283,929 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 285,601 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 286,930 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 289,330 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 291,940 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 293,709 Persons | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 236,845 Persons | 227,201 Persons | 249,530 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 270,574 Persons | 254,034 Persons | 281,190 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 288,573 Persons | 283,929 Persons | 293,709 Persons | 6 |
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- Foreign-born population - Cities and FUAs 18.4 Percentage of population (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Bergen?
- Population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Bergen was 293,709 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Bergen?
- The highest recorded value was 293,709 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Bergen?
- The lowest recorded value was 227,201 Persons in 2000.
- How does Bergen rank for population by age and sex - cities and fuas?
- Bergen ranks 433rd out of 1249 regions with data for 2025.
- Is population by age and sex - cities and fuas rising or falling in Bergen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bergen 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
This dataset provides population counts by 5-year age groups and sex for OECD Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) and cities. Data sources and methodology 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 parquet and csv format. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and four accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org