Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Leeuwarden
Leeuwarden: Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs was 129,973 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Leeuwarden, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Leeuwarden stood at 129,973 Persons. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Leeuwarden peaked at 129,973 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 111,844 Persons, in 2000.
That places Leeuwarden 843rd 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 Leeuwarden, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 111,844 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 112,721 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 113,882 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 114,771 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 114,878 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 115,276 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 115,282 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 115,788 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 116,265 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 116,905 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 117,583 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 118,082 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 118,546 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 119,228 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 120,242 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 120,523 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 120,672 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 121,354 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 122,415 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 123,107 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 124,084 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 124,481 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 125,504 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 127,073 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 128,810 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 129,973 Persons | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114,761 Persons | 111,844 Persons | 116,905 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 120,175 Persons | 117,583 Persons | 123,107 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 126,654 Persons | 124,084 Persons | 129,973 Persons | 6 |
More population data for Leeuwarden
- Heat stress - Cities and FUAs — Mean population exposure to heat 3.03 Days per year (2025)
- Population by citizenship - Cities and FUAs 6.7 Percentage of population (2025)
- Foreign-born population - Cities and FUAs 13.3 Percentage of population (2025)
- Population and built-up density - Cities and FUAs — Urbanised area 12 Square kilometres (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Leeuwarden?
- Population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Leeuwarden was 129,973 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 Leeuwarden?
- The highest recorded value was 129,973 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Leeuwarden?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,844 Persons in 2000.
- How does Leeuwarden rank for population by age and sex - cities and fuas?
- Leeuwarden ranks 843rd out of 1249 regions with data for 2025.
- Is population by age and sex - cities and fuas rising or falling in Leeuwarden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Leeuwarden 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