Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Plymouth
Plymouth: Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs was 28.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2024. β² Rising
Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs in Plymouth, 2001β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-64 years.
Analysis
Plymouth recorded 28.9 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years for dependency ratio - cities and fuas in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Plymouth peaked at 29 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years, in 2007.
Plymouth ranks 636th 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 | 23.66 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 23.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 24.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.55 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 24.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 28.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.78 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 28.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 29 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 5 |
More reference data data for Plymouth
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs β Cooling degree 0 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs β Change in cooling -2.47 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs 1,397 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs β Change in heating -349 Degree days (2025)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs β Extreme precipitation days 10 Days per year (2024)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs β Change in extreme precipitation 6.37 Days per year (2024)
- Wind threats - Cities and FUAs β Exposure to wind threats 24.36 Percentage of area (2023)
- Coastal flooding - Cities and FUAs β Built-up area exposure to 0.0234 Percentage of built-up area (2022)
- Internet speed - Cities and FUAs β Downloading speed 9.3 Percentage of national value (2025)
- Internet speed - Cities and FUAs β Uploading speed -37.2 Percentage of national value (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Plymouth?
- Dependency ratio - cities and fuas in Plymouth was 28.9 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 Plymouth?
- The highest recorded value was 29 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest dependency ratio - cities and fuas recorded in Plymouth?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2007.
- How does Plymouth rank for dependency ratio - cities and fuas?
- Plymouth ranks 636th out of 1258 regions with data for 2024.
- Is dependency ratio - cities and fuas rising or falling in Plymouth?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Plymouth 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
<p align="justify">This dataset provides an indicator of dependency ratios for OECD Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) and cities.</p> <h3>Data sources and methodology</h3> <p align="justify"> 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 <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 three accession countries.</p> <h3>Cite this dataset</h3> <p>OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (<a href=http://data-explorer.oecd.org/s/1ds>Dependency ratio - 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>