Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in St. Gallen
St. Gallen: Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs was 88,239 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in St. Gallen, 2010–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population by age and sex - cities and fuas in St. Gallen is 88,239 Persons, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in St. Gallen peaked at 88,239 Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81,766 Persons, in 2010.
That places St. Gallen 1045th out of 1249 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in St. Gallen, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 81,766 Persons | — |
| 2011 | 82,459 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 83,202 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 83,686 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 84,886 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 84,703 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 84,774 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 84,820 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 85,524 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 85,796 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85,960 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 86,175 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 86,845 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 88,239 Persons | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84,162 Persons | 81,766 Persons | 85,796 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 86,805 Persons | 85,960 Persons | 88,239 Persons | 4 |
More population data for St. Gallen
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and NUTS 3 0.1785 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat stress - Cities and FUAs — Mean population exposure to heat 20.64 Days per year (2025)
- Assumptions for fertility rates by age, type of projection and NUTS 3 1.73 (2100)
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and NUTS 3 6,172 (2100)
- Population by citizenship - Cities and FUAs 33.7 Percentage of population (2024)
- Foreign-born population - Cities and FUAs 37.3 Percentage of population (2024)
- Population and built-up density - Cities and FUAs — Urbanised area 4 Square kilometres (2030)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 4,918 (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 276.1 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 540,036 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by age and sex - cities and fuas in St. Gallen?
- Population by age and sex - cities and fuas in St. Gallen was 88,239 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in St. Gallen?
- The highest recorded value was 88,239 Persons in 2023.
- What is the lowest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in St. Gallen?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,766 Persons in 2010.
- How does St. Gallen rank for population by age and sex - cities and fuas?
- St. Gallen ranks 1045th out of 1249 regions with data for 2023.
- Is population by age and sex - cities and fuas rising or falling in St. Gallen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this St. Gallen 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