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Population Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)
1 205 430
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Nizhny Novgorod is 1 205 430 people, including children under the age of 6 - 120 392 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 142 391 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 144 501 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 518 486 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 262 784 people, and the centenarians Nizhny Novgorod over 80 years old - 16 876 people.
Population size Nizhny Novgorod by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 120 392 / 9.99% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 142 391 / 11.81% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 144 501 / 11.99% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 518 486 / 43.01% |
| Elderly over 60 | 262 784 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 16 876 / 1.4% |
National composition of the population Nizhny Novgorod
National composition of the population Nizhny Novgorod, according to the latest population census, distributed approximately as follows: russians — 961 933 (79.80%) people, tatars — 46 168 (3.83%) people, ukrainians — 24 470 (2.03%) people, bashkirs — 13 862 (1.15%) people, chuvash — 13 621 (1.13%) people, chechens — 11 331 (0.94%) people, armenians — 9 402 (0.78%) people, avars — 6 750 (0.56%) people, mordva — 6 991 (0.58%) people, kazakhs — 5 424 (0.45%) people, azerbaijanis — 5 183 (0.43%) people, dargins — 4 219 (0.35%) people, udmurts — 5 304 (0.44%) people, mari — 5 063 (0.42%) people, ossetians — 4 340 (0.36%) people, belarusians — 6 750 (0.56%) people, other nationalities (less than 0.5% each) — 74 616 (6.19%).
| Russians | 961 933 / 79.80% |
| Tatars | 46 168 / 3.83% |
| Ukrainians | 24 470 / 2.03% |
| Bashkirs | 13 862 / 1.15% |
| Chuvash | 13 621 / 1.13% |
| Chechens | 11 331 / 0.94% |
| Armenians | 9 402 / 0.78% |
| Avars | 6 750 / 0.56% |
| Mordva | 6 991 / 0.58% |
| Kazakhs | 5 424 / 0.45% |
| Azerbaijanis | 5 183 / 0.43% |
| Dargins | 4 219 / 0.35% |
| Udmurts | 5 304 / 0.44% |
| Mari | 5 063 / 0.42% |
| Ossetians | 4 340 / 0.36% |
| Belarusians | 6 750 / 0.56% |
Gender composition of the population Nizhny Novgorod
Total Nizhny Novgorod permanent residents 531 354 men (44.08%) and 674 076 women (55.92%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 34 475 / 6.5% | 35 102 / 5.2% | 48.9% |
| 5 – 9 | 34 475 / 6.5% | 34 427 / 5.1% | 48.7% |
| 10 - 14 | 30 763 / 5.8% | 31 052 / 4.6% | 48.7% |
| 15 - 19 | 25 989 / 4.9% | 27 002 / 4.0% | 49.2% |
| 20 - 24 | 30 763 / 5.8% | 32 402 / 4.8% | 50.2% |
| 25 - 29 | 45 613 / 8.6% | 48 603 / 7.2% | 50.1% |
| 30 - 34 | 44 553 / 8.4% | 48 603 / 7.2% | 50.6% |
| 35 - 39 | 40 840 / 7.7% | 47 253 / 7.0% | 52.3% |
| 40 - 44 | 37 658 / 7.1% | 44 553 / 6.6% | 52.7% |
| 45 - 49 | 34 475 / 6.5% | 41 177 / 6.1% | 53.0% |
| 50 - 54 | 39 249 / 7.4% | 49 953 / 7.4% | 54.8% |
| 55 - 59 | 41 370 / 7.8% | 57 378 / 8.5% | 56.7% |
| 60 - 64 | 34 475 / 6.5% | 51 303 / 7.6% | 58.5% |
| 65 - 69 | 23 868 / 4.5% | 40 502 / 6.0% | 61.6% |
| 70 - 74 | 10 077 / 1.9% | 21 601 / 3.2% | 67.0% |
| 75 - 79 | 12 729 / 2.4% | 33 752 / 5.0% | 71.2% |
| 80+ | 9 017 / 1.7% | 30 377 / 4.5% | 76.4% |
Education level
Education level of residents Nizhny Novgorod: have higher education 23.1% (278 454 people), incomplete higher education — 2.5% (30 136 people), secondary vocational — 36.1% (435 160 people), 11 classes — 16.1% (194 074 people), 9 classes — 9.1% (109 694 people), 5 classes — 7.8% (94 024 people), have no education — 0.8% (9 643 people), illiterate — 0.2% (2 411 people).
| Higher education | 278 454 / 23.1% |
| Incomplete higher | 30 136 / 2.5% |
| Secondary vocational | 435 160 / 36.1% |
| Elementary school | 194 074 / 16.1% |
| Middle school | 109 694 / 9.1% |
| High school | 94 024 / 7.8% |
| Without education | 9 643 / 0.8% |
| Illiterate | 2 411 / 0.2% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Nizhny Novgorod
Total Nizhny Novgorod the number of officially employed population is 718 436 people (59.6%), pensioners 349 575 people (29%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 69 915 people (5.8%).
| Employed population | 718 436 / 59.6% |
| Unemployed | 69 915 / 5.8% |
| Pensioners | 349 575 / 29% |
Disability
Total Nizhny Novgorod have a disability 96 073 people, what constitutes 7.97% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 11 331 (0.94.%), disabled of the group II are 41 105 (3.41.%), disabled of the group III are 37 851 (3.14.%), disabled children 5 786 (0.48.%).
| Total disabled | 96 073 / 7.97% |
| Disabled of the group I | 11 331 / 0.94% |
| Disabled of the group II | 41 105 / 3.41% |
| Disabled of the group III | 37 851 / 3.14% |
| Disabled children | 5 786 / 0.48% |