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Population Charleroi (Belgium)
201 300
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Charleroi is 201 300 people, including children under the age of 6 - 20 356 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 23 527 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 24 382 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 86 333 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 37 844 people, and the centenarians Charleroi over 80 years old - 8 857 people.
Population size Charleroi by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 20 356 / 10.11% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 23 527 / 11.69% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 24 382 / 12.11% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 86 333 / 42.89% |
| Elderly over 60 | 37 844 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 8 857 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Charleroi
Total Charleroi permanent residents 94 108 men (46.75%) and 107 192 women (53.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 6 149 / 6% | 4 920 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 6 149 / 6% | 4 826 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 5 487 / 5.3% | 4 353 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 4 635 / 4.4% | 3 785 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 5 487 / 5.3% | 4 542 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 8 136 / 8.1% | 6 812 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 7 947 / 7.9% | 6 812 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 7 285 / 7.2% | 6 623 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 6 717 / 6.6% | 6 245 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 6 149 / 6% | 5 772 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 7 001 / 6.9% | 7 002 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 7 379 / 7.3% | 8 042 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 6 149 / 6% | 7 191 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 4 257 / 4% | 5 677 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 1 797 / 1.4% | 3 028 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 2 270 / 1.9% | 4 731 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 1 608 / 1.2% | 4 258 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Charleroi: have higher education 22.6% (45 494 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (6 039 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (71 663 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (31 403 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (17 312 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (16 708 people), have no education — 0.3% (604 people), illiterate — 0.7% (1 409 people).
| Higher education | 45 494 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 6 039 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 71 663 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 31 403 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 17 312 / 8.6% |
| High school | 16 708 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 604 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 1 409 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Charleroi
Total Charleroi the number of officially employed population is 127 826 people (63.5%), pensioners 54 351 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 13 085 people (6.5%).
| Employed population | 127 826 / 63.5% |
| Unemployed | 13 085 / 6.5% |
| Pensioners | 54 351 / 27% |
Disability
Total Charleroi have a disability 19 989 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 3 160 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 7 690 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 7 388 (3.67.%), disabled children 1 751 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 19 989 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 3 160 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 7 690 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 7 388 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 1 751 / 0.87% |