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Population Mekele (Ethiopia)
219 818
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Mekele is 219 818 people, including children under the age of 6 - 21 844 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 26 076 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 26 241 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 94 659 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 47 920 people, and the centenarians Mekele over 80 years old - 3 077 people.
Population size Mekele by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 21 844 / 9.94% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 26 076 / 11.86% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 26 241 / 11.94% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 94 659 / 43.06% |
| Elderly over 60 | 47 920 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 3 077 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Mekele
Total Mekele permanent residents 88 806 men (40.4%) and 131 012 women (59.6%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 5 714 / 5.6% | 4 573 / 6.1% | 46.2% |
| 5 – 9 | 5 714 / 5.6% | 4 485 / 6% | 46% |
| 10 - 14 | 5 099 / 4.9% | 4 046 / 5.5% | 46% |
| 15 - 19 | 4 308 / 4% | 3 518 / 4.9% | 46.5% |
| 20 - 24 | 5 099 / 4.9% | 4 221 / 5.7% | 47.5% |
| 25 - 29 | 7 561 / 7.7% | 6 332 / 8.1% | 47.4% |
| 30 - 34 | 7 385 / 7.5% | 6 332 / 8.1% | 47.9% |
| 35 - 39 | 6 769 / 6.8% | 6 156 / 7.9% | 49.6% |
| 40 - 44 | 6 242 / 6.2% | 5 804 / 7.5% | 50% |
| 45 - 49 | 5 714 / 5.6% | 5 364 / 7% | 50.3% |
| 50 - 54 | 6 506 / 6.5% | 6 508 / 8.3% | 52.1% |
| 55 - 59 | 6 857 / 6.9% | 7 475 / 9.4% | 54% |
| 60 - 64 | 5 714 / 5.6% | 6 683 / 8.5% | 55.8% |
| 65 - 69 | 3 956 / 3.6% | 5 277 / 6.9% | 58.9% |
| 70 - 74 | 1 670 / 1% | 2 815 / 4.1% | 64.3% |
| 75 - 79 | 2 109 / 1.5% | 4 397 / 5.9% | 68.5% |
| 80+ | 1 494 / 0.8% | 3 958 / 5.4% | 73.7% |
Education level
Education level of residents Mekele: have higher education 22.2% (48 800 people), incomplete higher education — 3.4% (7 474 people), secondary vocational — 35.2% (77 376 people), 11 classes — 15.2% (33 412 people), 9 classes — 8.2% (18 025 people), 5 classes — 8.7% (19 124 people), have no education — 0.1% (220 people), illiterate — 1.1% (2 418 people).
| Higher education | 48 800 / 22.2% |
| Incomplete higher | 7 474 / 3.4% |
| Secondary vocational | 77 376 / 35.2% |
| Elementary school | 33 412 / 15.2% |
| Middle school | 18 025 / 8.2% |
| High school | 19 124 / 8.7% |
| Without education | 220 / 0.1% |
| Illiterate | 2 418 / 1.1% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Mekele
Total Mekele the number of officially employed population is 111 668 people (50.8%), pensioners 59 351 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 42 205 people (19.2%).
| Employed population | 111 668 / 50.8% |
| Unemployed | 42 205 / 19.2% |
| Pensioners | 59 351 / 27% |
Disability
Total Mekele have a disability 25 345 people, what constitutes 11.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 4 330 (1.97.%), disabled of the group II are 9 276 (4.22.%), disabled of the group III are 8 947 (4.07.%), disabled children 2 792 (1.27.%).
| Total disabled | 25 345 / 11.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 4 330 / 1.97% |
| Disabled of the group II | 9 276 / 4.22% |
| Disabled of the group III | 8 947 / 4.07% |
| Disabled children | 2 792 / 1.27% |