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Population Basel (Switzerland)
173 232
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Basel is 173 232 people, including children under the age of 6 - 17 561 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 20 203 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 21 026 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 74 252 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 32 568 people, and the centenarians Basel over 80 years old - 7 622 people.
Population size Basel by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 17 561 / 10.14% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 20 203 / 11.66% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 21 026 / 12.14% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 74 252 / 42.86% |
| Elderly over 60 | 32 568 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 7 622 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Basel
Total Basel permanent residents 76 569 men (44.2%) and 96 663 women (55.8%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 4 954 / 6.3% | 3 964 / 5.4% | 48.3% |
| 5 – 9 | 4 954 / 6.3% | 3 888 / 5.3% | 48.1% |
| 10 - 14 | 4 421 / 5.6% | 3 506 / 4.8% | 48.1% |
| 15 - 19 | 3 735 / 4.7% | 3 049 / 4.2% | 48.6% |
| 20 - 24 | 4 421 / 5.6% | 3 659 / 5% | 49.6% |
| 25 - 29 | 6 555 / 8.4% | 5 488 / 7.4% | 49.5% |
| 30 - 34 | 6 402 / 8.2% | 5 488 / 7.4% | 50% |
| 35 - 39 | 5 869 / 7.5% | 5 336 / 7.2% | 51.7% |
| 40 - 44 | 5 412 / 6.9% | 5 031 / 6.8% | 52.1% |
| 45 - 49 | 4 954 / 6.3% | 4 650 / 6.3% | 52.4% |
| 50 - 54 | 5 640 / 7.2% | 5 641 / 7.6% | 54.2% |
| 55 - 59 | 5 945 / 7.6% | 6 479 / 8.7% | 56.1% |
| 60 - 64 | 4 954 / 6.3% | 5 793 / 7.8% | 57.9% |
| 65 - 69 | 3 430 / 4.3% | 4 574 / 6.2% | 61% |
| 70 - 74 | 1 448 / 1.7% | 2 439 / 3.4% | 66.4% |
| 75 - 79 | 1 829 / 2.2% | 3 811 / 5.2% | 70.6% |
| 80+ | 1 296 / 1.5% | 3 430 / 4.7% | 75.8% |
Education level
Education level of residents Basel: have higher education 22.9% (39 670 people), incomplete higher education — 2.7% (4 677 people), secondary vocational — 35.9% (62 190 people), 11 classes — 15.9% (27 544 people), 9 classes — 8.9% (15 418 people), 5 classes — 8% (13 859 people), have no education — 0.6% (1 039 people), illiterate — 0.4% (693 people).
| Higher education | 39 670 / 22.9% |
| Incomplete higher | 4 677 / 2.7% |
| Secondary vocational | 62 190 / 35.9% |
| Elementary school | 27 544 / 15.9% |
| Middle school | 15 418 / 8.9% |
| High school | 13 859 / 8% |
| Without education | 1 039 / 0.6% |
| Illiterate | 693 / 0.4% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Basel
Total Basel the number of officially employed population is 116 239 people (67.1%), pensioners 46 773 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 5 024 people (2.9%).
| Employed population | 116 239 / 67.1% |
| Unemployed | 5 024 / 2.9% |
| Pensioners | 46 773 / 27% |
Disability
Total Basel have a disability 15 123 people, what constitutes 8.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 2 200 (1.27.%), disabled of the group II are 6 098 (3.52.%), disabled of the group III are 5 838 (3.37.%), disabled children 987 (0.57.%).
| Total disabled | 15 123 / 8.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 2 200 / 1.27% |
| Disabled of the group II | 6 098 / 3.52% |
| Disabled of the group III | 5 838 / 3.37% |
| Disabled children | 987 / 0.57% |