Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Swansea
Swansea: Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs was 251,304 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Swansea, 2001–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Swansea recorded 251,304 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 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Swansea peaked at 251,304 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 223,463 Persons, in 2001.
Swansea ranks 501st of 1249 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.
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Swansea, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 223,463 Persons | — |
| 2002 | 224,755 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 226,350 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 228,176 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 229,347 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 230,793 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 232,460 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 234,139 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 235,601 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 237,311 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 238,691 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 239,460 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 240,108 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 240,966 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 242,316 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 244,462 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 245,480 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 246,466 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 246,993 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 246,563 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 237,897 Persons | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 242,812 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 248,959 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 251,304 Persons | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 229,454 Persons | 223,463 Persons | 235,601 Persons | 9 |
| 2010s | 242,225 Persons | 237,311 Persons | 246,993 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 245,507 Persons | 237,897 Persons | 251,304 Persons | 5 |
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- Population by citizenship - Cities and FUAs 6.5 Percentage of population (2021)
- Foreign-born population - Cities and FUAs 8.6 Percentage of population (2021)
- Population and built-up density - Cities and FUAs — Urbanised area 20 Square kilometres (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Swansea?
- Population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Swansea was 251,304 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 Swansea?
- The highest recorded value was 251,304 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Swansea?
- The lowest recorded value was 223,463 Persons in 2001.
- How does Swansea rank for population by age and sex - cities and fuas?
- Swansea ranks 501st out of 1249 regions with data for 2024.
- Is population by age and sex - cities and fuas rising or falling in Swansea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Swansea 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