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Population Jelgava (Latvian)
57 045
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Jelgava is 57 045 people, including children under the age of 6 - 5 726 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 6 710 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 6 867 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 24 508 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 10 724 people, and the centenarians Jelgava over 80 years old - 2 510 people.
Population size Jelgava by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 5 726 / 10.04% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 6 710 / 11.76% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 6 867 / 12.04% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 24 508 / 42.96% |
| Elderly over 60 | 10 724 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 2 510 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Jelgava
Total Jelgava permanent residents 26 212 men (45.95%) and 30 833 women (54.05%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 1 705 / 5.8% | 1 365 / 5.9% | 46.8% |
| 5 – 9 | 1 705 / 5.8% | 1 339 / 5.8% | 46.6% |
| 10 - 14 | 1 521 / 5.1% | 1 208 / 5.3% | 46.6% |
| 15 - 19 | 1 285 / 4.2% | 1 050 / 4.7% | 47.1% |
| 20 - 24 | 1 521 / 5.1% | 1 260 / 5.5% | 48.1% |
| 25 - 29 | 2 256 / 7.9% | 1 890 / 7.9% | 48% |
| 30 - 34 | 2 204 / 7.7% | 1 890 / 7.9% | 48.5% |
| 35 - 39 | 2 020 / 7% | 1 838 / 7.7% | 50.2% |
| 40 - 44 | 1 862 / 6.4% | 1 733 / 7.3% | 50.6% |
| 45 - 49 | 1 705 / 5.8% | 1 601 / 6.8% | 50.9% |
| 50 - 54 | 1 941 / 6.7% | 1 943 / 8.1% | 52.7% |
| 55 - 59 | 2 046 / 7.1% | 2 231 / 9.2% | 54.6% |
| 60 - 64 | 1 705 / 5.8% | 1 995 / 8.3% | 56.4% |
| 65 - 69 | 1 180 / 3.8% | 1 575 / 6.7% | 59.5% |
| 70 - 74 | 498 / 1.2% | 840 / 3.9% | 64.9% |
| 75 - 79 | 629 / 1.7% | 1 313 / 5.7% | 69.1% |
| 80+ | 445 / 1% | 1 182 / 5.2% | 74.3% |
Education level
Education level of residents Jelgava: have higher education 22.4% (12 778 people), incomplete higher education — 3.2% (1 825 people), secondary vocational — 35.4% (20 194 people), 11 classes — 15.4% (8 785 people), 9 classes — 8.4% (4 792 people), 5 classes — 8.5% (4 849 people), have no education — 0.1% (57 people), illiterate — 0.9% (513 people).
| Higher education | 12 778 / 22.4% |
| Incomplete higher | 1 825 / 3.2% |
| Secondary vocational | 20 194 / 35.4% |
| Elementary school | 8 785 / 15.4% |
| Middle school | 4 792 / 8.4% |
| High school | 4 849 / 8.5% |
| Without education | 57 / 0.1% |
| Illiterate | 513 / 0.9% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Jelgava
Total Jelgava the number of officially employed population is 35 311 people (61.9%), pensioners 15 402 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 4 621 people (8.1%).
| Employed population | 35 311 / 61.9% |
| Unemployed | 4 621 / 8.1% |
| Pensioners | 15 402 / 27% |
Disability
Total Jelgava have a disability 6 121 people, what constitutes 10.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 1 010 (1.77.%), disabled of the group II are 2 293 (4.02.%), disabled of the group III are 2 208 (3.87.%), disabled children 610 (1.07.%).
| Total disabled | 6 121 / 10.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 1 010 / 1.77% |
| Disabled of the group II | 2 293 / 4.02% |
| Disabled of the group III | 2 208 / 3.87% |
| Disabled children | 610 / 1.07% |