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Population Essen (Germany)
582 624
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Essen is 582 624 people, including children under the age of 6 - 58 918 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 68 094 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 70 570 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 249 873 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 109 533 people, and the centenarians Essen over 80 years old - 25 635 people.
Population size Essen by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 58 918 / 10.11% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 68 094 / 11.69% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 70 570 / 12.11% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 249 873 / 42.89% |
| Elderly over 60 | 109 533 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 25 635 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Essen
Total Essen permanent residents 270 920 men (46.5%) and 311 704 women (53.5%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 17 799 / 5.9% | 14 240 / 5.8% | 47.1% |
| 5 – 9 | 17 799 / 5.9% | 13 966 / 5.7% | 46.9% |
| 10 - 14 | 15 882 / 5.2% | 12 597 / 5.2% | 46.9% |
| 15 - 19 | 13 417 / 4.3% | 10 954 / 4.6% | 47.4% |
| 20 - 24 | 15 882 / 5.2% | 13 145 / 5.4% | 48.4% |
| 25 - 29 | 23 549 / 8% | 19 717 / 7.8% | 48.3% |
| 30 - 34 | 23 001 / 7.8% | 19 717 / 7.8% | 48.8% |
| 35 - 39 | 21 085 / 7.1% | 19 169 / 7.6% | 50.5% |
| 40 - 44 | 19 442 / 6.5% | 18 074 / 7.2% | 50.9% |
| 45 - 49 | 17 799 / 5.9% | 16 704 / 6.7% | 51.2% |
| 50 - 54 | 20 263 / 6.8% | 20 264 / 8% | 53% |
| 55 - 59 | 21 358 / 7.2% | 23 276 / 9.1% | 54.9% |
| 60 - 64 | 17 799 / 5.9% | 20 812 / 8.2% | 56.7% |
| 65 - 69 | 12 322 / 3.9% | 16 431 / 6.6% | 59.8% |
| 70 - 74 | 5 202 / 1.3% | 8 763 / 3.8% | 65.2% |
| 75 - 79 | 6 571 / 1.8% | 13 692 / 5.6% | 69.4% |
| 80+ | 4 655 / 1.1% | 12 323 / 5.1% | 74.6% |
Education level
Education level of residents Essen: have higher education 22.5% (131 090 people), incomplete higher education — 3.1% (18 061 people), secondary vocational — 35.5% (206 832 people), 11 classes — 15.5% (90 307 people), 9 classes — 8.5% (49 523 people), 5 classes — 8.4% (48 940 people), have no education — 0.2% (1 165 people), illiterate — 0.8% (4 661 people).
| Higher education | 131 090 / 22.5% |
| Incomplete higher | 18 061 / 3.1% |
| Secondary vocational | 206 832 / 35.5% |
| Elementary school | 90 307 / 15.5% |
| Middle school | 49 523 / 8.5% |
| High school | 48 940 / 8.4% |
| Without education | 1 165 / 0.2% |
| Illiterate | 4 661 / 0.8% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Essen
Total Essen the number of officially employed population is 367 053 people (63%), pensioners 157 308 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 40 784 people (7%).
| Employed population | 367 053 / 63% |
| Unemployed | 40 784 / 7% |
| Pensioners | 157 308 / 27% |
Disability
Total Essen have a disability 60 185 people, what constitutes 10.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 9 730 (1.67.%), disabled of the group II are 22 839 (3.92.%), disabled of the group III are 21 965 (3.77.%), disabled children 5 651 (0.97.%).
| Total disabled | 60 185 / 10.33% |
| Disabled of the group I | 9 730 / 1.67% |
| Disabled of the group II | 22 839 / 3.92% |
| Disabled of the group III | 21 965 / 3.77% |
| Disabled children | 5 651 / 0.97% |