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Population Mersin (Turkey)
700 736
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Mersin is 700 736 people, including children under the age of 6 - 70 599 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 82 161 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 84 614 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 300 791 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 131 738 people, and the centenarians Mersin over 80 years old - 30 832 people.
Population size Mersin by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 70 599 / 10.08% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 82 161 / 11.73% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 84 614 / 12.08% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 300 791 / 42.93% |
| Elderly over 60 | 131 738 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 30 832 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Mersin
Total Mersin permanent residents 302 718 men (43.2%) and 398 018 women (56.8%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 19 585 / 5.9% | 15 669 / 5.8% | 47.1% |
| 5 – 9 | 19 585 / 5.9% | 15 368 / 5.7% | 46.9% |
| 10 - 14 | 17 476 / 5.2% | 13 861 / 5.2% | 46.9% |
| 15 - 19 | 14 764 / 4.3% | 12 053 / 4.6% | 47.4% |
| 20 - 24 | 17 476 / 5.2% | 14 464 / 5.4% | 48.4% |
| 25 - 29 | 25 913 / 8% | 21 695 / 7.8% | 48.3% |
| 30 - 34 | 25 310 / 7.8% | 21 695 / 7.8% | 48.8% |
| 35 - 39 | 23 201 / 7.1% | 21 093 / 7.6% | 50.5% |
| 40 - 44 | 21 393 / 6.5% | 19 887 / 7.2% | 50.9% |
| 45 - 49 | 19 585 / 5.9% | 18 381 / 6.7% | 51.2% |
| 50 - 54 | 22 297 / 6.8% | 22 298 / 8% | 53% |
| 55 - 59 | 23 502 / 7.2% | 25 613 / 9.1% | 54.9% |
| 60 - 64 | 19 585 / 5.9% | 22 901 / 8.2% | 56.7% |
| 65 - 69 | 13 559 / 3.9% | 18 080 / 6.6% | 59.8% |
| 70 - 74 | 5 724 / 1.3% | 9 643 / 3.8% | 65.2% |
| 75 - 79 | 7 231 / 1.8% | 15 066 / 5.6% | 69.4% |
| 80+ | 5 122 / 1.1% | 13 560 / 5.1% | 74.6% |
Education level
Education level of residents Mersin: have higher education 22.5% (157 666 people), incomplete higher education — 3.1% (21 723 people), secondary vocational — 35.5% (248 761 people), 11 classes — 15.5% (108 614 people), 9 classes — 8.5% (59 563 people), 5 classes — 8.4% (58 862 people), have no education — 0.2% (1 401 people), illiterate — 0.8% (5 606 people).
| Higher education | 157 666 / 22.5% |
| Incomplete higher | 21 723 / 3.1% |
| Secondary vocational | 248 761 / 35.5% |
| Elementary school | 108 614 / 15.5% |
| Middle school | 59 563 / 8.5% |
| High school | 58 862 / 8.4% |
| Without education | 1 401 / 0.2% |
| Illiterate | 5 606 / 0.8% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Mersin
Total Mersin the number of officially employed population is 395 215 people (56.4%), pensioners 189 199 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 95 300 people (13.6%).
| Employed population | 395 215 / 56.4% |
| Unemployed | 95 300 / 13.6% |
| Pensioners | 189 199 / 27% |
Disability
Total Mersin have a disability 72 386 people, what constitutes 10.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 11 702 (1.67.%), disabled of the group II are 27 469 (3.92.%), disabled of the group III are 26 418 (3.77.%), disabled children 6 797 (0.97.%).
| Total disabled | 72 386 / 10.33% |
| Disabled of the group I | 11 702 / 1.67% |
| Disabled of the group II | 27 469 / 3.92% |
| Disabled of the group III | 26 418 / 3.77% |
| Disabled children | 6 797 / 0.97% |