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Population Tongeren (Belgium)
29 687
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Tongeren is 29 687 people, including children under the age of 6 - 3 002 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 3 470 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 3 596 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 12 732 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 5 581 people, and the centenarians Tongeren over 80 years old - 1 306 people.
Population size Tongeren by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 3 002 / 10.11% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 3 470 / 11.69% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 3 596 / 12.11% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 12 732 / 42.89% |
| Elderly over 60 | 5 581 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 1 306 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Tongeren
Total Tongeren permanent residents 13 879 men (46.75%) and 15 808 women (53.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 906 / 6% | 726 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 906 / 6% | 712 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 809 / 5.3% | 642 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 683 / 4.4% | 559 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 809 / 5.3% | 670 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 1 199 / 8.1% | 1 005 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 1 172 / 7.9% | 1 005 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 1 074 / 7.2% | 977 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 990 / 6.6% | 921 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 906 / 6% | 852 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 1 032 / 6.9% | 1 033 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 1 088 / 7.3% | 1 186 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 906 / 6% | 1 061 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 627 / 4% | 838 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 265 / 1.4% | 447 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 334 / 1.9% | 698 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 237 / 1.2% | 628 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Tongeren: have higher education 22.6% (6 709 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (891 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (10 569 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (4 631 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (2 553 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (2 464 people), have no education — 0.3% (89 people), illiterate — 0.7% (208 people).
| Higher education | 6 709 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 891 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 10 569 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 4 631 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 2 553 / 8.6% |
| High school | 2 464 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 89 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 208 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Tongeren
Total Tongeren the number of officially employed population is 18 851 people (63.5%), pensioners 8 015 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 1 930 people (6.5%).
| Employed population | 18 851 / 63.5% |
| Unemployed | 1 930 / 6.5% |
| Pensioners | 8 015 / 27% |
Disability
Total Tongeren have a disability 2 948 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 466 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 1 134 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 1 090 (3.67.%), disabled children 258 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 2 948 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 466 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 1 134 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 1 090 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 258 / 0.87% |