Population Kaohsiung (Taiwan)

Taiwan
1 402 914

people

As of January 1, 2025 the population (permanent residents) Kaohsiung is 1 402 914 people, including children under the age of 6 - 142 220 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 163 615 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 170 279 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 601 324 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 263 748 people, and the centenarians Kaohsiung over 80 years old - 61 728 people.

54

place is occupied by Taiwan in the ranking of countries by population

Population size Kaohsiung by age groups

Children under 6 years old 142 220 / 10.14%
Teenagers from 7 to 17 163 615 / 11.66%
Young people from 18 to 29 170 279 / 12.14%
Adults from 30 to 59 601 324 / 42.86%
Elderly over 60 263 748 / 18.8%
Centenarians over 80 61 728 / 4.4%

Gender composition of the population Kaohsiung

Total Kaohsiung permanent residents 672 697 men (47.95%) and 730 217 women (52.05%).

Age Men Women Percentage of women
0 – 443 771 / 6.2%35 017 / 5.5%48%
5 – 943 771 / 6.2%34 344 / 5.4%47.8%
10 - 14 39 057 / 5.5%30 977 / 4.9%47.8%
15 - 19 32 996 / 4.6%26 936 / 4.3%48.3%
20 - 24 39 057 / 5.5%32 323 / 5.1%49.3%
25 - 29 57 912 / 8.3%48 485 / 7.5%49.2%
30 - 34 56 565 / 8.1%48 485 / 7.5%49.7%
35 - 39 51 851 / 7.4%47 138 / 7.3%51.4%
40 - 44 47 811 / 6.8%44 445 / 6.9%51.8%
45 - 49 43 771 / 6.2%41 078 / 6.4%52.1%
50 - 54 49 831 / 7.1%49 832 / 7.7%53.9%
55 - 59 52 525 / 7.5%57 239 / 8.8%55.8%
60 - 64 43 771 / 6.2%51 179 / 7.9%57.6%
65 - 69 30 303 / 4.2%40 404 / 6.3%60.7%
70 - 74 12 794 / 1.6%21 549 / 3.5%66.1%
75 - 79 16 161 / 2.1%33 670 / 5.3%70.3%
80+11 447 / 1.4%30 303 / 4.8%75.5%

Education level

Education level of residents Kaohsiung: have higher education 22.8% (319 864 people), incomplete higher education — 2.8% (39 282 people), secondary vocational — 35.8% (502 243 people), 11 classes — 15.8% (221 660 people), 9 classes — 8.8% (123 456 people), 5 classes — 8.1% (113 636 people), have no education — 0.5% (7 015 people), illiterate — 0.5% (7 015 people).

Higher education 319 864 / 22.8%
Incomplete higher 39 282 / 2.8%
Secondary vocational 502 243 / 35.8%
Elementary school 221 660 / 15.8%
Middle school 123 456 / 8.8%
High school 113 636 / 8.1%
Without education 7 015 / 0.5%
Illiterate 7 015 / 0.5%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners Kaohsiung

Total Kaohsiung the number of officially employed population is 924 520 people (65.9%), pensioners 378 787 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 57 519 people (4.1%).

Employed population 924 520 / 65.9%
Unemployed 57 519 / 4.1%
Pensioners 378 787 / 27%

Disability

Total Kaohsiung have a disability 128 086 people, what constitutes 9.13% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 19 220 (1.37.%), disabled of the group II are 50 785 (3.62.%), disabled of the group III are 48 681 (3.47.%), disabled children 9 400 (0.67.%).

Total disabled 128 086 / 9.13%
Disabled of the group I 19 220 / 1.37%
Disabled of the group II 50 785 / 3.62%
Disabled of the group III 48 681 / 3.47%
Disabled children 9 400 / 0.67%