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Population Bochum (Germany)
364 742
people
As of November 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Bochum is 364 742 people, including children under the age of 6 - 36 885 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 42 629 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 44 179 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 156 429 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 68 571 people, and the centenarians Bochum over 80 years old - 16 049 people.
Population size Bochum by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 36 885 / 10.11% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 42 629 / 11.69% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 44 179 / 12.11% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 156 429 / 42.89% |
| Elderly over 60 | 68 571 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 16 049 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Bochum
Total Bochum permanent residents 169 605 men (46.5%) and 195 137 women (53.5%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 11 142 / 5.9% | 8 915 / 5.8% | 47.1% |
| 5 – 9 | 11 142 / 5.9% | 8 743 / 5.7% | 46.9% |
| 10 - 14 | 9 942 / 5.2% | 7 886 / 5.2% | 46.9% |
| 15 - 19 | 8 399 / 4.3% | 6 858 / 4.6% | 47.4% |
| 20 - 24 | 9 942 / 5.2% | 8 229 / 5.4% | 48.4% |
| 25 - 29 | 14 742 / 8% | 12 343 / 7.8% | 48.3% |
| 30 - 34 | 14 399 / 7.8% | 12 343 / 7.8% | 48.8% |
| 35 - 39 | 13 199 / 7.1% | 12 001 / 7.6% | 50.5% |
| 40 - 44 | 12 171 / 6.5% | 11 315 / 7.2% | 50.9% |
| 45 - 49 | 11 142 / 5.9% | 10 458 / 6.7% | 51.2% |
| 50 - 54 | 12 685 / 6.8% | 12 686 / 8% | 53% |
| 55 - 59 | 13 371 / 7.2% | 14 572 / 9.1% | 54.9% |
| 60 - 64 | 11 142 / 5.9% | 13 029 / 8.2% | 56.7% |
| 65 - 69 | 7 714 / 3.9% | 10 286 / 6.6% | 59.8% |
| 70 - 74 | 3 257 / 1.3% | 5 486 / 3.8% | 65.2% |
| 75 - 79 | 4 114 / 1.8% | 8 572 / 5.6% | 69.4% |
| 80+ | 2 914 / 1.1% | 7 715 / 5.1% | 74.6% |
Education level
Education level of residents Bochum: have higher education 22.5% (82 067 people), incomplete higher education — 3.1% (11 307 people), secondary vocational — 35.5% (129 483 people), 11 classes — 15.5% (56 535 people), 9 classes — 8.5% (31 003 people), 5 classes — 8.4% (30 638 people), have no education — 0.2% (729 people), illiterate — 0.8% (2 918 people).
| Higher education | 82 067 / 22.5% |
| Incomplete higher | 11 307 / 3.1% |
| Secondary vocational | 129 483 / 35.5% |
| Elementary school | 56 535 / 15.5% |
| Middle school | 31 003 / 8.5% |
| High school | 30 638 / 8.4% |
| Without education | 729 / 0.2% |
| Illiterate | 2 918 / 0.8% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Bochum
Total Bochum the number of officially employed population is 229 787 people (63%), pensioners 98 480 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 25 532 people (7%).
| Employed population | 229 787 / 63% |
| Unemployed | 25 532 / 7% |
| Pensioners | 98 480 / 27% |
Disability
Total Bochum have a disability 37 678 people, what constitutes 10.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 6 091 (1.67.%), disabled of the group II are 14 298 (3.92.%), disabled of the group III are 13 751 (3.77.%), disabled children 3 538 (0.97.%).
| Total disabled | 37 678 / 10.33% |
| Disabled of the group I | 6 091 / 1.67% |
| Disabled of the group II | 14 298 / 3.92% |
| Disabled of the group III | 13 751 / 3.77% |
| Disabled children | 3 538 / 0.97% |