Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Palermo

Palermo: Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs was 630,427 Persons in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
630,427 Persons
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
203rd
of 1258 regions
All-time high
687,042 Persons
in 2002
All-time low
630,427 Persons
in 2024
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Palermo, 2002–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2002201320242002: 687.0k Persons2003: 683.7k Persons2004: 680.5k Persons2005: 676.6k Persons2006: 673.1k Persons2007: 669.0k Persons2008: 665.8k Persons2009: 662.7k Persons2010: 659.7k Persons2011: 659.9k Persons2012: 658.4k Persons2013: 659.4k Persons2014: 661.6k Persons2015: 661.1k Persons2016: 659.2k Persons2017: 658.6k Persons2018: 655.5k Persons2019: 652.7k Persons2020: 647.4k Persons2021: 637.9k Persons2022: 635.4k Persons2023: 632.5k Persons2024: 630.4k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

In 2024, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Palermo stood at 630,427 Persons. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Palermo peaked at 687,042 Persons in 2002 and was at its lowest, 630,427 Persons, in 2024.

Palermo ranks 203rd of 1258 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 674,810 Persons 662,726 Persons 687,042 Persons 8
2010s 658,617 Persons 652,720 Persons 661,599 Persons 10
2020s 636,734 Persons 630,427 Persons 647,422 Persons 5

More population data for Palermo

All data for Palermo β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Palermo?
Population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Palermo was 630,427 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 Palermo?
The highest recorded value was 687,042 Persons in 2002.
What is the lowest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Palermo?
The lowest recorded value was 630,427 Persons in 2024.
How does Palermo rank for population by age and sex - cities and fuas?
Palermo ranks 203rd out of 1258 regions with data for 2024.
Is population by age and sex - cities and fuas rising or falling in Palermo?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palermo 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.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 23 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Palermo. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/population-by-age-and-sex-cities-and-fuas/palermo/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/population-by-age-and-sex-cities-and-fuas/palermo/">Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Palermo</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
1,260 places, 27,887 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

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