A
B
C
D
E
F
G
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
U
V
Population Recife (Brazil)
1 637 834
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Recife is 1 637 834 people, including children under the age of 6 - 164 602 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 192 445 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 197 359 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 703 450 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 307 913 people, and the centenarians Recife over 80 years old - 72 065 people.
Population size Recife by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 164 602 / 10.05% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 192 445 / 11.75% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 197 359 / 12.05% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 703 450 / 42.95% |
| Elderly over 60 | 307 913 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 72 065 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Recife
Total Recife permanent residents 724 742 men (44.25%) and 913 092 women (55.75%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 46 842 / 6% | 37 474 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 46 842 / 6% | 36 753 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 41 797 / 5.3% | 33 150 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 35 311 / 4.4% | 28 826 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 41 797 / 5.3% | 34 592 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 61 975 / 8.1% | 51 887 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 60 534 / 7.9% | 51 887 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 55 489 / 7.2% | 50 446 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 51 165 / 6.6% | 47 563 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 46 842 / 6% | 43 960 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 53 327 / 6.9% | 53 328 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 56 210 / 7.3% | 61 255 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 46 842 / 6% | 54 770 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 32 429 / 4% | 43 239 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 13 692 / 1.4% | 23 061 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 17 295 / 1.9% | 36 033 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 12 250 / 1.2% | 32 430 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Recife: have higher education 22.6% (370 150 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (49 135 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (583 069 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (255 502 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (140 854 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (135 940 people), have no education — 0.3% (4 914 people), illiterate — 0.7% (11 465 people).
| Higher education | 370 150 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 49 135 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 583 069 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 255 502 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 140 854 / 8.6% |
| High school | 135 940 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 4 914 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 11 465 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Recife
Total Recife the number of officially employed population is 958 133 people (58.5%), pensioners 442 215 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 188 351 people (11.5%).
| Employed population | 958 133 / 58.5% |
| Unemployed | 188 351 / 11.5% |
| Pensioners | 442 215 / 27% |
Disability
Total Recife have a disability 162 637 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 25 714 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 62 565 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 60 109 (3.67.%), disabled children 14 249 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 162 637 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 25 714 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 62 565 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 60 109 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 14 249 / 0.87% |