Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Leicester
Leicester: Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs was 17.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Leicester, 2001–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-64 years.
Analysis
In 2024, dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Leicester stood at 17.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Leicester peaked at 20.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years, in 2011.
Leicester ranks 1060th of 1249 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Leicester, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | — |
| 2002 | 19.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 19.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 18.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 18.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 17.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 17 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 16.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 16.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 16.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 16.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 17 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 17.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 17.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 17.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 18 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 18.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 17.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 17.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 17.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 17.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.31 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 16.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 20.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.11 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 16.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 18 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.66 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 17.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 18.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 5 |
More reference data data for Leicester
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 15.32 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling 2.35 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs 2,667 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating 467.3 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating 305.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate 35.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling 184.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 11.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 1.25 Days per year (2024)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation -0.5335 Days per year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Leicester?
- Dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Leicester was 17.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest dependency ratio - cities and fuas recorded in Leicester?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest dependency ratio - cities and fuas recorded in Leicester?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2011.
- How does Leicester rank for dependency ratio - cities and fuas?
- Leicester ranks 1060th out of 1249 regions with data for 2024.
- Is dependency ratio - cities and fuas rising or falling in Leicester?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Leicester data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides an indicator of dependency ratios for OECD Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) and cities. Data sources and methodology Dependency ratios are derived from population by age and sex data 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 three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Dependency ratio - 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