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Population La Merced (Peru)
24 629
people
As of January 1, 2025 the population (permanent residents) La Merced is 24 629 people, including children under the age of 6 - 2 478 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 2 891 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 2 971 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 10 575 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 4 630 people, and the centenarians La Merced over 80 years old - 1 084 people.
Population size La Merced by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 2 478 / 10.06% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 2 891 / 11.74% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 2 971 / 12.06% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 10 575 / 42.94% |
| Elderly over 60 | 4 630 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 1 084 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population La Merced
Total La Merced permanent residents 11 046 men (44.85%) and 13 583 women (55.15%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 720 / 6% | 577 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 720 / 6% | 566 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 642 / 5.3% | 510 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 543 / 4.4% | 444 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 642 / 5.3% | 532 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 953 / 8.1% | 798 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 930 / 7.9% | 798 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 853 / 7.2% | 776 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 786 / 6.6% | 732 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 720 / 6% | 677 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 820 / 6.9% | 821 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 864 / 7.3% | 943 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 720 / 6% | 843 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 498 / 4% | 665 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 210 / 1.4% | 355 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 265 / 1.9% | 555 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 188 / 1.2% | 499 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents La Merced: have higher education 22.6% (5 566 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (739 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (8 768 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (3 842 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (2 118 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (2 044 people), have no education — 0.3% (74 people), illiterate — 0.7% (172 people).
| Higher education | 5 566 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 739 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 8 768 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 3 842 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 2 118 / 8.6% |
| High school | 2 044 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 74 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 172 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners La Merced
Total La Merced the number of officially employed population is 14 704 people (59.7%), pensioners 6 650 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 2 537 people (10.3%).
| Employed population | 14 704 / 59.7% |
| Unemployed | 2 537 / 10.3% |
| Pensioners | 6 650 / 27% |
Disability
Total La Merced have a disability 2 446 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 387 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 941 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 904 (3.67.%), disabled children 214 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 2 446 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 387 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 941 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 904 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 214 / 0.87% |