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Population Polokwane (South Africa)
148 143
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Polokwane is 148 143 people, including children under the age of 6 - 14 666 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 17 629 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 17 629 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 63 850 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 32 295 people, and the centenarians Polokwane over 80 years old - 2 074 people.
Population size Polokwane by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 14 666 / 9.9% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 17 629 / 11.9% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 17 629 / 11.9% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 63 850 / 43.1% |
| Elderly over 60 | 32 295 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 2 074 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Polokwane
Total Polokwane permanent residents 49 998 men (33.75%) and 98 145 women (66.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 3 272 / 5% | 2 621 / 6.7% | 44.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 3 272 / 5% | 2 570 / 6.6% | 44.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 2 920 / 4.3% | 2 318 / 6.1% | 44.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 2 467 / 3.4% | 2 016 / 5.5% | 44.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 2 920 / 4.3% | 2 419 / 6.3% | 45.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 4 330 / 7.1% | 3 628 / 8.7% | 45.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 4 229 / 6.9% | 3 628 / 8.7% | 46.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 3 877 / 6.2% | 3 527 / 8.5% | 47.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 3 575 / 5.6% | 3 326 / 8.1% | 48.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 3 272 / 5% | 3 074 / 7.6% | 48.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 3 726 / 5.9% | 3 729 / 8.9% | 50.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 3 927 / 6.3% | 4 283 / 10% | 52.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 3 272 / 5% | 3 830 / 9.1% | 54% |
| 65 - 69 | 2 265 / 3% | 3 024 / 7.5% | 57.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 956 / 0.4% | 1 613 / 4.7% | 62.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 1 207 / 0.9% | 2 520 / 6.5% | 66.7% |
| 80+ | 855 / 0.2% | 2 268 / 6% | 71.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Polokwane: have higher education 21.6% (31 999 people), incomplete higher education — 4% (5 926 people), secondary vocational — 34.6% (51 257 people), 11 classes — 14.6% (21 629 people), 9 classes — 7.6% (11 259 people), 5 classes — 9.3% (13 777 people), have no education — 0.7% (1 037 people), illiterate — 1.7% (2 518 people).
| Higher education | 31 999 / 21.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 5 926 / 4% |
| Secondary vocational | 51 257 / 34.6% |
| Elementary school | 21 629 / 14.6% |
| Middle school | 11 259 / 7.6% |
| High school | 13 777 / 9.3% |
| Without education | 1 037 / 0.7% |
| Illiterate | 2 518 / 1.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Polokwane
Total Polokwane the number of officially employed population is 55 554 people (37.5%), pensioners 39 999 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 48 146 people (32.5%).
| Employed population | 55 554 / 37.5% |
| Unemployed | 48 146 / 32.5% |
| Pensioners | 39 999 / 27% |
Disability
Total Polokwane have a disability 20 636 people, what constitutes 13.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 3 807 (2.57.%), disabled of the group II are 7 140 (4.82.%), disabled of the group III are 6 918 (4.67.%), disabled children 2 770 (1.87.%).
| Total disabled | 20 636 / 13.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 3 807 / 2.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 7 140 / 4.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 6 918 / 4.67% |
| Disabled children | 2 770 / 1.87% |