Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Gent
Gent: Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs was 272,657 Persons in 2025. β² Rising
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Gent, 2009β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Gent stood at 272,657 Persons. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Gent peaked at 272,657 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 240,049 Persons, in 2009.
That places Gent 472nd out of 1258 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 240,049 Persons | 240,049 Persons | 240,049 Persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 253,098 Persons | 243,366 Persons | 262,219 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 267,182 Persons | 263,703 Persons | 272,657 Persons | 6 |
More population data for Gent
- Heat stress - Cities and FUAs β Mean population exposure to heat 11.81 Days per year (2025)
- Population by citizenship - Cities and FUAs 17.8 Percentage of population (2025)
- Population and built-up density - Cities and FUAs β Urbanised area 29 Square kilometres (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Gent?
- Population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Gent was 272,657 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 Gent?
- The highest recorded value was 272,657 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Gent?
- The lowest recorded value was 240,049 Persons in 2009.
- How does Gent rank for population by age and sex - cities and fuas?
- Gent ranks 472nd out of 1258 regions with data for 2025.
- Is population by age and sex - cities and fuas rising or falling in Gent?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gent 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 β defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone β 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