Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Mechelen
Mechelen: Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs was 89,655 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Mechelen, 2009–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Mechelen stood at 89,655 Persons. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Mechelen peaked at 89,655 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 80,205 Persons, in 2009.
Mechelen ranks 1038th of 1249 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Mechelen, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 80,205 Persons | — |
| 2010 | 80,940 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 81,925 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 82,325 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 82,602 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 83,194 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 83,975 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 84,523 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 85,665 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 86,304 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 86,616 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 86,921 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 86,911 Persons | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 86,996 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 88,614 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 89,313 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 89,655 Persons | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80,205 Persons | 80,205 Persons | 80,205 Persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 83,807 Persons | 80,940 Persons | 86,616 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 88,068 Persons | 86,911 Persons | 89,655 Persons | 6 |
More population data for Mechelen
- Heat stress - Cities and FUAs — Mean population exposure to heat 16.6 Days per year (2025)
- Population by citizenship - Cities and FUAs 12.8 Percentage of population (2025)
- Population and built-up density - Cities and FUAs — Urbanised area 8 Square kilometres (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Mechelen?
- Population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Mechelen was 89,655 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 Mechelen?
- The highest recorded value was 89,655 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Mechelen?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,205 Persons in 2009.
- How does Mechelen rank for population by age and sex - cities and fuas?
- Mechelen ranks 1038th out of 1249 regions with data for 2025.
- Is population by age and sex - cities and fuas rising or falling in Mechelen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mechelen 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