Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Heerlen
Heerlen: Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs was 151,895 Persons in 2025. βΌ Falling
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Heerlen, 2000β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Heerlen recorded 151,895 Persons for population by age and sex - cities and fuas in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Heerlen peaked at 165,905 Persons in 2000 and was at its lowest, 151,542 Persons, in 2022.
That places Heerlen 766th out of 1258 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 161,159 Persons | 156,025 Persons | 165,905 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 154,423 Persons | 152,526 Persons | 156,773 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 151,996 Persons | 151,542 Persons | 152,352 Persons | 6 |
More population data for Heerlen
- Heat stress - Cities and FUAs β Mean population exposure to heat 16 Days per year (2025)
- Population by citizenship - Cities and FUAs 6.9 Percentage of population (2025)
- Foreign-born population - Cities and FUAs 14.5 Percentage of population (2025)
- Population and built-up density - Cities and FUAs β Urbanised area 20 Square kilometres (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Heerlen?
- Population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Heerlen was 151,895 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 Heerlen?
- The highest recorded value was 165,905 Persons in 2000.
- What is the lowest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Heerlen?
- The lowest recorded value was 151,542 Persons in 2022.
- How does Heerlen rank for population by age and sex - cities and fuas?
- Heerlen ranks 766th out of 1258 regions with data for 2025.
- Is population by age and sex - cities and fuas rising or falling in Heerlen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heerlen 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