Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Durham
Durham: Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs was 343,628 Persons in 2024. β² Rising
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Durham, 2000β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2024, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Durham stood at 343,628 Persons. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Durham peaked at 343,628 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 224,476 Persons, in 2000.
Durham ranks 370th of 1258 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 242,713 Persons | 224,476 Persons | 265,356 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 297,694 Persons | 271,366 Persons | 322,969 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 333,136 Persons | 326,421 Persons | 343,628 Persons | 5 |
More population data for Durham
- Heat stress - Cities and FUAs β Mean population exposure to heat 89.47 Days per year (2025)
- Foreign-born population - Cities and FUAs 15.2 Percentage of population (2023)
- Population and built-up density - Cities and FUAs β Urbanised area 49 Square kilometres (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Durham?
- Population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Durham was 343,628 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Durham?
- The highest recorded value was 343,628 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Durham?
- The lowest recorded value was 224,476 Persons in 2000.
- How does Durham rank for population by age and sex - cities and fuas?
- Durham ranks 370th out of 1258 regions with data for 2024.
- Is population by age and sex - cities and fuas rising or falling in Durham?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Durham 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>