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Population East London (South Africa)
463 651
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) East London is 463 651 people, including children under the age of 6 - 45 901 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 55 174 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 55 174 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 199 834 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 101 076 people, and the centenarians East London over 80 years old - 6 491 people.
Population size East London by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 45 901 / 9.9% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 55 174 / 11.9% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 55 174 / 11.9% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 199 834 / 43.1% |
| Elderly over 60 | 101 076 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 6 491 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population East London
Total East London permanent residents 156 482 men (33.75%) and 307 169 women (66.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 10 245 / 5% | 8 199 / 6.7% | 44.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 10 245 / 5% | 8 041 / 6.6% | 44.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 9 142 / 4.3% | 7 253 / 6.1% | 44.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 7 723 / 3.4% | 6 307 / 5.5% | 44.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 9 142 / 4.3% | 7 568 / 6.3% | 45.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 13 556 / 7.1% | 11 352 / 8.7% | 45.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 13 240 / 6.9% | 11 352 / 8.7% | 46.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 12 137 / 6.2% | 11 036 / 8.5% | 47.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 11 191 / 5.6% | 10 406 / 8.1% | 48.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 10 245 / 5% | 9 618 / 7.6% | 48.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 11 664 / 5.9% | 11 667 / 8.9% | 50.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 12 295 / 6.3% | 13 401 / 10% | 52.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 10 245 / 5% | 11 982 / 9.1% | 54% |
| 65 - 69 | 7 092 / 3% | 9 460 / 7.5% | 57.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 2 994 / 0.4% | 5 046 / 4.7% | 62.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 3 782 / 0.9% | 7 884 / 6.5% | 66.7% |
| 80+ | 2 678 / 0.2% | 7 095 / 6% | 71.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents East London: have higher education 21.6% (100 149 people), incomplete higher education — 4% (18 546 people), secondary vocational — 34.6% (160 423 people), 11 classes — 14.6% (67 693 people), 9 classes — 7.6% (35 237 people), 5 classes — 9.3% (43 120 people), have no education — 0.7% (3 246 people), illiterate — 1.7% (7 882 people).
| Higher education | 100 149 / 21.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 18 546 / 4% |
| Secondary vocational | 160 423 / 34.6% |
| Elementary school | 67 693 / 14.6% |
| Middle school | 35 237 / 7.6% |
| High school | 43 120 / 9.3% |
| Without education | 3 246 / 0.7% |
| Illiterate | 7 882 / 1.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners East London
Total East London the number of officially employed population is 173 869 people (37.5%), pensioners 125 186 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 150 687 people (32.5%).
| Employed population | 173 869 / 37.5% |
| Unemployed | 150 687 / 32.5% |
| Pensioners | 125 186 / 27% |
Disability
Total East London have a disability 64 587 people, what constitutes 13.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 11 916 (2.57.%), disabled of the group II are 22 348 (4.82.%), disabled of the group III are 21 653 (4.67.%), disabled children 8 670 (1.87.%).
| Total disabled | 64 587 / 13.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 11 916 / 2.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 22 348 / 4.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 21 653 / 4.67% |
| Disabled children | 8 670 / 1.87% |