Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Plymouth
Plymouth: Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs was 272,067 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Plymouth, 2001–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Plymouth recorded 272,067 Persons for population by age and sex - cities and fuas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Plymouth peaked at 272,067 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 240,954 Persons, in 2001.
That places Plymouth 468th out of 1249 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Plymouth, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 240,954 Persons | — |
| 2002 | 242,550 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 243,390 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 244,037 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 247,516 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 249,178 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 251,237 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 252,488 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 253,116 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 254,227 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 256,589 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 257,744 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 258,592 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 260,512 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 261,386 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 262,355 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 263,070 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 263,100 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 262,100 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 262,839 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 264,768 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 267,507 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 270,605 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 272,067 Persons | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 247,163 Persons | 240,954 Persons | 253,116 Persons | 9 |
| 2010s | 259,968 Persons | 254,227 Persons | 263,100 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 267,557 Persons | 262,839 Persons | 272,067 Persons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Plymouth?
- Population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Plymouth was 272,067 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 Plymouth?
- The highest recorded value was 272,067 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Plymouth?
- The lowest recorded value was 240,954 Persons in 2001.
- How does Plymouth rank for population by age and sex - cities and fuas?
- Plymouth ranks 468th out of 1249 regions with data for 2024.
- Is population by age and sex - cities and fuas rising or falling in Plymouth?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Plymouth 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