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Population Olten (Switzerland)
18 399
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Olten is 18 399 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 865 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 2 146 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 2 233 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 7 886 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 3 459 people, and the centenarians Olten over 80 years old - 810 people.
Population size Olten by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 1 865 / 10.14% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 2 146 / 11.66% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 2 233 / 12.14% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 7 886 / 42.86% |
| Elderly over 60 | 3 459 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 810 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Olten
Total Olten permanent residents 8 132 men (44.2%) and 10 267 women (55.8%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 526 / 6.3% | 421 / 5.4% | 48.3% |
| 5 – 9 | 526 / 6.3% | 413 / 5.3% | 48.1% |
| 10 - 14 | 469 / 5.6% | 373 / 4.8% | 48.1% |
| 15 - 19 | 396 / 4.7% | 324 / 4.2% | 48.6% |
| 20 - 24 | 469 / 5.6% | 389 / 5% | 49.6% |
| 25 - 29 | 696 / 8.4% | 583 / 7.4% | 49.5% |
| 30 - 34 | 680 / 8.2% | 583 / 7.4% | 50% |
| 35 - 39 | 623 / 7.5% | 567 / 7.2% | 51.7% |
| 40 - 44 | 575 / 6.9% | 535 / 6.8% | 52.1% |
| 45 - 49 | 526 / 6.3% | 494 / 6.3% | 52.4% |
| 50 - 54 | 599 / 7.2% | 599 / 7.6% | 54.2% |
| 55 - 59 | 631 / 7.6% | 688 / 8.7% | 56.1% |
| 60 - 64 | 526 / 6.3% | 615 / 7.8% | 57.9% |
| 65 - 69 | 364 / 4.3% | 486 / 6.2% | 61% |
| 70 - 74 | 154 / 1.7% | 259 / 3.4% | 66.4% |
| 75 - 79 | 194 / 2.2% | 405 / 5.2% | 70.6% |
| 80+ | 137 / 1.5% | 365 / 4.7% | 75.8% |
Education level
Education level of residents Olten: have higher education 22.9% (4 213 people), incomplete higher education — 2.7% (497 people), secondary vocational — 35.9% (6 605 people), 11 classes — 15.9% (2 925 people), 9 classes — 8.9% (1 638 people), 5 classes — 8% (1 472 people), have no education — 0.6% (110 people), illiterate — 0.4% (74 people).
| Higher education | 4 213 / 22.9% |
| Incomplete higher | 497 / 2.7% |
| Secondary vocational | 6 605 / 35.9% |
| Elementary school | 2 925 / 15.9% |
| Middle school | 1 638 / 8.9% |
| High school | 1 472 / 8% |
| Without education | 110 / 0.6% |
| Illiterate | 74 / 0.4% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Olten
Total Olten the number of officially employed population is 12 346 people (67.1%), pensioners 4 968 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 534 people (2.9%).
| Employed population | 12 346 / 67.1% |
| Unemployed | 534 / 2.9% |
| Pensioners | 4 968 / 27% |
Disability
Total Olten have a disability 1 606 people, what constitutes 8.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 234 (1.27.%), disabled of the group II are 648 (3.52.%), disabled of the group III are 620 (3.37.%), disabled children 105 (0.57.%).
| Total disabled | 1 606 / 8.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 234 / 1.27% |
| Disabled of the group II | 648 / 3.52% |
| Disabled of the group III | 620 / 3.37% |
| Disabled children | 105 / 0.57% |