Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz: Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs was 262,406 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Santa Cruz, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Santa Cruz recorded 262,406 Persons for population by age and sex - cities and fuas in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Santa Cruz peaked at 274,865 Persons in 2017 and was at its lowest, 251,377 Persons, in 2005.
That places Santa Cruz 482nd 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 25 years of available data.
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Santa Cruz, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 255,835 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 256,045 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 254,531 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 253,021 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 252,356 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 251,377 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 251,616 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 253,304 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 256,520 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 260,009 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 263,174 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 264,927 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 266,391 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 268,836 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 270,863 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 273,495 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 274,476 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 274,865 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 273,713 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 272,870 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 270,819 Persons | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 260,904 Persons | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 265,851 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 263,699 Persons | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 262,406 Persons | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 254,461 Persons | 251,377 Persons | 260,009 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 270,361 Persons | 263,174 Persons | 274,865 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 264,736 Persons | 260,904 Persons | 270,819 Persons | 5 |
More population data for Santa Cruz
- Heat stress - Cities and FUAs — Mean population exposure to heat 0.4021 Days per year (2025)
- Foreign-born population - Cities and FUAs 17.7 Percentage of population (2023)
- Population and built-up density - Cities and FUAs — Urbanised area 34 Square kilometres (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Santa Cruz?
- Population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Santa Cruz was 262,406 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 Santa Cruz?
- The highest recorded value was 274,865 Persons in 2017.
- What is the lowest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Santa Cruz?
- The lowest recorded value was 251,377 Persons in 2005.
- How does Santa Cruz rank for population by age and sex - cities and fuas?
- Santa Cruz ranks 482nd out of 1249 regions with data for 2024.
- Is population by age and sex - cities and fuas rising or falling in Santa Cruz?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Santa Cruz 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