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Population Brussels (Belgium)
144 784
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Brussels is 144 784 people, including children under the age of 6 - 14 641 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 16 922 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 17 537 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 62 094 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 27 219 people, and the centenarians Brussels over 80 years old - 6 370 people.
Population size Brussels by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 14 641 / 10.11% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 16 922 / 11.69% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 17 537 / 12.11% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 62 094 / 42.89% |
| Elderly over 60 | 27 219 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 6 370 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Brussels
Total Brussels permanent residents 67 687 men (46.75%) and 77 097 women (53.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 4 423 / 6% | 3 539 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 4 423 / 6% | 3 471 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 3 946 / 5.3% | 3 131 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 3 334 / 4.4% | 2 722 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 3 946 / 5.3% | 3 267 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 5 852 / 8.1% | 4 900 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 5 716 / 7.9% | 4 900 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 5 239 / 7.2% | 4 764 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 4 831 / 6.6% | 4 492 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 4 423 / 6% | 4 151 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 5 035 / 6.9% | 5 036 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 5 307 / 7.3% | 5 785 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 4 423 / 6% | 5 172 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 3 062 / 4% | 4 083 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 1 292 / 1.4% | 2 178 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 1 633 / 1.9% | 3 403 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 1 156 / 1.2% | 3 063 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Brussels: have higher education 22.6% (32 721 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (4 344 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (51 543 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (22 586 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (12 451 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (12 017 people), have no education — 0.3% (434 people), illiterate — 0.7% (1 013 people).
| Higher education | 32 721 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 4 344 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 51 543 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 22 586 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 12 451 / 8.6% |
| High school | 12 017 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 434 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 1 013 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Brussels
Total Brussels the number of officially employed population is 91 938 people (63.5%), pensioners 39 092 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 9 411 people (6.5%).
| Employed population | 91 938 / 63.5% |
| Unemployed | 9 411 / 6.5% |
| Pensioners | 39 092 / 27% |
Disability
Total Brussels have a disability 14 377 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 2 273 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 5 531 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 5 314 (3.67.%), disabled children 1 260 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 14 377 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 2 273 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 5 531 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 5 314 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 1 260 / 0.87% |