Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Portsmouth
Portsmouth: Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs was 297,242 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Portsmouth, 2001–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Portsmouth recorded 297,242 Persons for population by age and sex - cities and fuas in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Portsmouth peaked at 300,416 Persons in 2018 and was at its lowest, 264,719 Persons, in 2001.
That places Portsmouth 428th 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 Portsmouth, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 264,719 Persons | — |
| 2002 | 265,307 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 267,868 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 271,582 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 274,964 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 275,543 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 275,534 Persons | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 277,766 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 280,944 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 285,007 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 288,102 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 289,789 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 290,212 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 292,383 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 295,295 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 298,827 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 300,227 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 300,416 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 299,743 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 299,371 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 289,288 Persons | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 291,989 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 296,718 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 297,242 Persons | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 272,692 Persons | 264,719 Persons | 280,944 Persons | 9 |
| 2010s | 294,000 Persons | 285,007 Persons | 300,416 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 294,922 Persons | 289,288 Persons | 299,371 Persons | 5 |
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- Heat stress - Cities and FUAs — Mean population exposure to heat 1.71 Days per year (2025)
- Population by citizenship - Cities and FUAs 6 Percentage of population (2021)
- Foreign-born population - Cities and FUAs 11 Percentage of population (2021)
- Population and built-up density - Cities and FUAs — Urbanised area 15 Square kilometres (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Portsmouth?
- Population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Portsmouth was 297,242 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 Portsmouth?
- The highest recorded value was 300,416 Persons in 2018.
- What is the lowest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Portsmouth?
- The lowest recorded value was 264,719 Persons in 2001.
- How does Portsmouth rank for population by age and sex - cities and fuas?
- Portsmouth ranks 428th out of 1249 regions with data for 2024.
- Is population by age and sex - cities and fuas rising or falling in Portsmouth?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portsmouth 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