Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Reading
Reading: Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs was 182,907 Persons in 2024. β² Rising
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Reading, 2001β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Reading recorded 182,907 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 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Reading peaked at 182,907 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 143,915 Persons, in 2002.
Reading ranks 656th of 1258 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 147,332 Persons | 143,915 Persons | 152,326 Persons | 9 |
| 2010s | 159,778 Persons | 154,296 Persons | 163,203 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 174,531 Persons | 160,337 Persons | 182,907 Persons | 5 |
More population data for Reading
- Heat stress - Cities and FUAs β Mean population exposure to heat 11.84 Days per year (2025)
- Population by citizenship - Cities and FUAs 15.2 Percentage of population (2021)
- Foreign-born population - Cities and FUAs 25.5 Percentage of population (2021)
- Population and built-up density - Cities and FUAs β Urbanised area 9 Square kilometres (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Reading?
- Population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Reading was 182,907 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 Reading?
- The highest recorded value was 182,907 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Reading?
- The lowest recorded value was 143,915 Persons in 2002.
- How does Reading rank for population by age and sex - cities and fuas?
- Reading ranks 656th out of 1258 regions with data for 2024.
- Is population by age and sex - cities and fuas rising or falling in Reading?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Reading 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
<p align="justify">This dataset provides population counts by 5-year age groups and sex for OECD Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) and cities.</p> <h3>Data sources and methodology</h3> <p align="justify"> 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 <a href=https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/cities_local_areas/fua_cities_sau_mapping.parquet>parquet </a> and <a href=https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/cities_local_areas/fua_cities_sau_mapping.csv>csv</a> format.<br /><br /> </p> <h3>Defining FUAs and cities</h3> <p align="justify">The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/oecd-definition-of-cities-and-functional-urban-areas.html">definition of functional urban areas</a> (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns <a href=https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264174108-en>(OECD, 2012)</a>. FUAs consist of: <ol> <li><b>A city</b> β defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city.</li> <li><b>A commuting zone</b> β including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city.</li> </ol> The delineation process includes: <ul> <li>Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA.</li> <li>Excluding non-contiguous municipalities.</li> </ul> <p>The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and four accession countries.</p> <h3>Cite this dataset</h3> <p>OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (<a href=http://data-explorer.oecd.org/s/1dr>Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs</a>),Β <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a></p> <h3>Further information</h3> <ul> <li> <a href=https://localdataportal.oecd.org/>OECD Local Data Portal </a> </li> <li> <a href=https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html/>OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance </a> </li> </ul> <p align="justify">For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:CitiesStat@oecd.org">CitiesStat@oecd.org</a>