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Population Karbala (Iraq)
800 347
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Karbala is 800 347 people, including children under the age of 6 - 79 935 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 94 541 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 95 942 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 344 249 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 174 476 people, and the centenarians Karbala over 80 years old - 11 205 people.
Population size Karbala by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 79 935 / 9.99% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 94 541 / 11.81% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 95 942 / 11.99% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 344 249 / 43.01% |
| Elderly over 60 | 174 476 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 11 205 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Karbala
Total Karbala permanent residents 345 350 men (43.15%) and 454 997 women (56.85%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 22 369 / 5.8% | 17 896 / 5.9% | 46.8% |
| 5 – 9 | 22 369 / 5.8% | 17 552 / 5.8% | 46.6% |
| 10 - 14 | 19 960 / 5.1% | 15 832 / 5.3% | 46.6% |
| 15 - 19 | 16 863 / 4.2% | 13 767 / 4.7% | 47.1% |
| 20 - 24 | 19 960 / 5.1% | 16 520 / 5.5% | 48.1% |
| 25 - 29 | 29 596 / 7.9% | 24 779 / 7.9% | 48% |
| 30 - 34 | 28 908 / 7.7% | 24 779 / 7.9% | 48.5% |
| 35 - 39 | 26 499 / 7% | 24 091 / 7.7% | 50.2% |
| 40 - 44 | 24 434 / 6.4% | 22 715 / 7.3% | 50.6% |
| 45 - 49 | 22 369 / 5.8% | 20 994 / 6.8% | 50.9% |
| 50 - 54 | 25 466 / 6.7% | 25 468 / 8.1% | 52.7% |
| 55 - 59 | 26 843 / 7.1% | 29 253 / 9.2% | 54.6% |
| 60 - 64 | 22 369 / 5.8% | 26 156 / 8.3% | 56.4% |
| 65 - 69 | 15 486 / 3.8% | 20 650 / 6.7% | 59.5% |
| 70 - 74 | 6 538 / 1.2% | 11 013 / 3.9% | 64.9% |
| 75 - 79 | 8 259 / 1.7% | 17 208 / 5.7% | 69.1% |
| 80+ | 5 850 / 1% | 15 487 / 5.2% | 74.3% |
Education level
Education level of residents Karbala: have higher education 22.4% (179 278 people), incomplete higher education — 3.2% (25 611 people), secondary vocational — 35.4% (283 323 people), 11 classes — 15.4% (123 253 people), 9 classes — 8.4% (67 229 people), 5 classes — 8.5% (68 029 people), have no education — 0.1% (800 people), illiterate — 0.9% (7 203 people).
| Higher education | 179 278 / 22.4% |
| Incomplete higher | 25 611 / 3.2% |
| Secondary vocational | 283 323 / 35.4% |
| Elementary school | 123 253 / 15.4% |
| Middle school | 67 229 / 8.4% |
| High school | 68 029 / 8.5% |
| Without education | 800 / 0.1% |
| Illiterate | 7 203 / 0.9% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Karbala
Total Karbala the number of officially employed population is 450 595 people (56.3%), pensioners 216 094 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 109 648 people (13.7%).
| Employed population | 450 595 / 56.3% |
| Unemployed | 109 648 / 13.7% |
| Pensioners | 216 094 / 27% |
Disability
Total Karbala have a disability 85 877 people, what constitutes 10.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 14 166 (1.77.%), disabled of the group II are 32 174 (4.02.%), disabled of the group III are 30 973 (3.87.%), disabled children 8 564 (1.07.%).
| Total disabled | 85 877 / 10.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 14 166 / 1.77% |
| Disabled of the group II | 32 174 / 4.02% |
| Disabled of the group III | 30 973 / 3.87% |
| Disabled children | 8 564 / 1.07% |