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Population Palembang (Indonesia)
1 561 959
people
As of November 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Palembang is 1 561 959 people, including children under the age of 6 - 156 196 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 184 311 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 187 435 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 671 642 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 340 507 people, and the centenarians Palembang over 80 years old - 21 867 people.
Population size Palembang by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 156 196 / 10% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 184 311 / 11.8% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 187 435 / 12% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 671 642 / 43% |
| Elderly over 60 | 340 507 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 21 867 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Palembang
Total Palembang permanent residents 732 559 men (46.9%) and 829 400 women (53.1%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 47 717 / 6% | 38 175 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 47 717 / 6% | 37 441 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 42 579 / 5.3% | 33 770 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 35 971 / 4.4% | 29 365 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 42 579 / 5.3% | 35 238 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 63 134 / 8.1% | 52 857 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 61 666 / 7.9% | 52 857 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 56 527 / 7.2% | 51 389 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 52 122 / 6.6% | 48 452 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 47 717 / 6% | 44 782 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 54 324 / 6.9% | 54 325 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 57 261 / 7.3% | 62 401 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 47 717 / 6% | 55 794 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 33 035 / 4% | 44 048 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 13 948 / 1.4% | 23 492 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 17 618 / 1.9% | 36 707 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 12 480 / 1.2% | 33 036 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Palembang: have higher education 22.6% (353 003 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (46 859 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (556 057 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (243 666 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (134 328 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (129 643 people), have no education — 0.3% (4 686 people), illiterate — 0.7% (10 934 people).
| Higher education | 353 003 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 46 859 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 556 057 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 243 666 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 134 328 / 8.6% |
| High school | 129 643 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 4 686 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 10 934 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Palembang
Total Palembang the number of officially employed population is 996 530 people (63.8%), pensioners 421 729 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 96 841 people (6.2%).
| Employed population | 996 530 / 63.8% |
| Unemployed | 96 841 / 6.2% |
| Pensioners | 421 729 / 27% |
Disability
Total Palembang have a disability 155 103 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 24 523 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 59 667 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 57 324 (3.67.%), disabled children 13 589 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 155 103 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 24 523 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 59 667 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 57 324 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 13 589 / 0.87% |