Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Helsinki/Helsingfors
Helsinki/Helsingfors: Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs was 684,018 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Helsinki/Helsingfors, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Helsinki/Helsingfors recorded 684,018 Persons for population by age and sex - cities and fuas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Helsinki/Helsingfors peaked at 684,018 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 555,474 Persons, in 2000.
Helsinki/Helsingfors ranks 185th of 1249 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Helsinki/Helsingfors, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 555,474 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 559,718 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 559,716 Persons | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 559,330 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 559,046 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 560,905 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 564,521 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 568,531 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 576,632 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 583,350 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 588,549 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 595,384 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 603,968 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 612,664 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 620,715 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 628,208 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 635,181 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 643,272 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 648,042 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 653,835 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 656,920 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 658,457 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 664,028 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 674,500 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 684,018 Persons | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 564,722 Persons | 555,474 Persons | 583,350 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 622,982 Persons | 588,549 Persons | 653,835 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 667,585 Persons | 656,920 Persons | 684,018 Persons | 5 |
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- Population by citizenship - Cities and FUAs 11.9 Percentage of population (2024)
- Foreign-born population - Cities and FUAs 17.5 Percentage of population (2024)
- Population and built-up density - Cities and FUAs — Urbanised area 26 Square kilometres (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Helsinki/Helsingfors?
- Population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Helsinki/Helsingfors was 684,018 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 Helsinki/Helsingfors?
- The highest recorded value was 684,018 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Helsinki/Helsingfors?
- The lowest recorded value was 555,474 Persons in 2000.
- How does Helsinki/Helsingfors rank for population by age and sex - cities and fuas?
- Helsinki/Helsingfors ranks 185th out of 1249 regions with data for 2024.
- Is population by age and sex - cities and fuas rising or falling in Helsinki/Helsingfors?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Helsinki/Helsingfors 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