Age and Gender

How old is Oxford's population?

Oxford's population is relatively young due to the large number of university students in the city.  In 2010 it is estimated that 36% of the population was aged between 15 and 29 years (compared to a UK average of 20%).

 Oxford population by age and gender (2010) (13kB PDF)

How is the age of the population changing?

All age groups in the population - children, working age and pensionable age - are projected to increase in the future.  The number of people of pensionable age is projected to increase by one-third over the next 25 years.

 Oxford population growth by age (19kB PDF)

To investigate how the age of the population will change in the future, you can use an interactive website provided by the Office for National Statistics.

Where do older and younger people tend to live?

People of pensionable age have their greatest concentrations in the north, north east and south of the city.  These areas include Wolvercote, Cutteslowe, Marston, Headington and Iffley.

 Map: proportion of people of pensionable age (169kB PDF)

Children and young people aged under 16 years have their greatest concentrations in different parts of the city - Rose Hill, Blackbird Leys, Barton and Summertown.

 Map: proportion of people aged 0 to 15 years (161kB PDF)

Data sources

• Mid-2010 population estimates, Office for National Statistics
• 2008-based sub-national population projections, Office for National Statistics
• Mid-2005 population estimates by Super Output Area, Office for National Statistics

Page last reviewed 09 June 2010