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Population Asmara (Eritrea)
543 707
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Asmara is 543 707 people, including children under the age of 6 - 54 031 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 64 497 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 64 905 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 234 134 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 118 528 people, and the centenarians Asmara over 80 years old - 7 612 people.
Population size Asmara by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 54 031 / 9.94% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 64 497 / 11.86% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 64 905 / 11.94% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 234 134 / 43.06% |
| Elderly over 60 | 118 528 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 7 612 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Asmara
Total Asmara permanent residents 251 193 men (46.2%) and 292 514 women (53.8%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 16 256 / 5.9% | 13 006 / 5.8% | 47.1% |
| 5 – 9 | 16 256 / 5.9% | 12 756 / 5.7% | 46.9% |
| 10 - 14 | 14 506 / 5.2% | 11 505 / 5.2% | 46.9% |
| 15 - 19 | 12 255 / 4.3% | 10 005 / 4.6% | 47.4% |
| 20 - 24 | 14 506 / 5.2% | 12 006 / 5.4% | 48.4% |
| 25 - 29 | 21 508 / 8% | 18 008 / 7.8% | 48.3% |
| 30 - 34 | 21 008 / 7.8% | 18 008 / 7.8% | 48.8% |
| 35 - 39 | 19 258 / 7.1% | 17 508 / 7.6% | 50.5% |
| 40 - 44 | 17 757 / 6.5% | 16 508 / 7.2% | 50.9% |
| 45 - 49 | 16 256 / 5.9% | 15 257 / 6.7% | 51.2% |
| 50 - 54 | 18 507 / 6.8% | 18 508 / 8% | 53% |
| 55 - 59 | 19 508 / 7.2% | 21 260 / 9.1% | 54.9% |
| 60 - 64 | 16 256 / 5.9% | 19 009 / 8.2% | 56.7% |
| 65 - 69 | 11 254 / 3.9% | 15 007 / 6.6% | 59.8% |
| 70 - 74 | 4 751 / 1.3% | 8 004 / 3.8% | 65.2% |
| 75 - 79 | 6 002 / 1.8% | 12 506 / 5.6% | 69.4% |
| 80+ | 4 251 / 1.1% | 11 255 / 5.1% | 74.6% |
Education level
Education level of residents Asmara: have higher education 22.5% (122 334 people), incomplete higher education — 3.1% (16 855 people), secondary vocational — 35.5% (193 016 people), 11 classes — 15.5% (84 275 people), 9 classes — 8.5% (46 215 people), 5 classes — 8.4% (45 671 people), have no education — 0.2% (1 087 people), illiterate — 0.8% (4 350 people).
| Higher education | 122 334 / 22.5% |
| Incomplete higher | 16 855 / 3.1% |
| Secondary vocational | 193 016 / 35.5% |
| Elementary school | 84 275 / 15.5% |
| Middle school | 46 215 / 8.5% |
| High school | 45 671 / 8.4% |
| Without education | 1 087 / 0.2% |
| Illiterate | 4 350 / 0.8% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Asmara
Total Asmara the number of officially employed population is 339 273 people (62.4%), pensioners 146 801 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 41 322 people (7.6%).
| Employed population | 339 273 / 62.4% |
| Unemployed | 41 322 / 7.6% |
| Pensioners | 146 801 / 27% |
Disability
Total Asmara have a disability 56 165 people, what constitutes 10.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 9 080 (1.67.%), disabled of the group II are 21 313 (3.92.%), disabled of the group III are 20 498 (3.77.%), disabled children 5 274 (0.97.%).
| Total disabled | 56 165 / 10.33% |
| Disabled of the group I | 9 080 / 1.67% |
| Disabled of the group II | 21 313 / 3.92% |
| Disabled of the group III | 20 498 / 3.77% |
| Disabled children | 5 274 / 0.97% |