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Population Galway (Irish)
71 983
people
As of January 1, 2025 the population (permanent residents) Galway is 71 983 people, including children under the age of 6 - 7 288 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 8 404 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 8 728 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 30 863 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 13 533 people, and the centenarians Galway over 80 years old - 3 167 people.
Population size Galway by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 7 288 / 10.13% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 8 404 / 11.68% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 8 728 / 12.13% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 30 863 / 42.88% |
| Elderly over 60 | 13 533 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 3 167 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Galway
Total Galway permanent residents 33 256 men (46.2%) and 38 727 women (53.8%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 2 152 / 5.9% | 1 722 / 5.8% | 47.1% |
| 5 – 9 | 2 152 / 5.9% | 1 689 / 5.7% | 46.9% |
| 10 - 14 | 1 920 / 5.2% | 1 524 / 5.2% | 46.9% |
| 15 - 19 | 1 622 / 4.3% | 1 325 / 4.6% | 47.4% |
| 20 - 24 | 1 920 / 5.2% | 1 590 / 5.4% | 48.4% |
| 25 - 29 | 2 847 / 8% | 2 385 / 7.8% | 48.3% |
| 30 - 34 | 2 781 / 7.8% | 2 385 / 7.8% | 48.8% |
| 35 - 39 | 2 549 / 7.1% | 2 318 / 7.6% | 50.5% |
| 40 - 44 | 2 350 / 6.5% | 2 186 / 7.2% | 50.9% |
| 45 - 49 | 2 152 / 5.9% | 2 020 / 6.7% | 51.2% |
| 50 - 54 | 2 450 / 6.8% | 2 451 / 8% | 53% |
| 55 - 59 | 2 582 / 7.2% | 2 815 / 9.1% | 54.9% |
| 60 - 64 | 2 152 / 5.9% | 2 517 / 8.2% | 56.7% |
| 65 - 69 | 1 489 / 3.9% | 1 987 / 6.6% | 59.8% |
| 70 - 74 | 629 / 1.3% | 1 060 / 3.8% | 65.2% |
| 75 - 79 | 794 / 1.8% | 1 656 / 5.6% | 69.4% |
| 80+ | 562 / 1.1% | 1 491 / 5.1% | 74.6% |
Education level
Education level of residents Galway: have higher education 22.5% (16 196 people), incomplete higher education — 3.1% (2 231 people), secondary vocational — 35.5% (25 554 people), 11 classes — 15.5% (11 157 people), 9 classes — 8.5% (6 119 people), 5 classes — 8.4% (6 047 people), have no education — 0.2% (144 people), illiterate — 0.8% (576 people).
| Higher education | 16 196 / 22.5% |
| Incomplete higher | 2 231 / 3.1% |
| Secondary vocational | 25 554 / 35.5% |
| Elementary school | 11 157 / 15.5% |
| Middle school | 6 119 / 8.5% |
| High school | 6 047 / 8.4% |
| Without education | 144 / 0.2% |
| Illiterate | 576 / 0.8% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Galway
Total Galway the number of officially employed population is 44 917 people (62.4%), pensioners 19 435 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 5 471 people (7.6%).
| Employed population | 44 917 / 62.4% |
| Unemployed | 5 471 / 7.6% |
| Pensioners | 19 435 / 27% |
Disability
Total Galway have a disability 7 436 people, what constitutes 10.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 1 202 (1.67.%), disabled of the group II are 2 822 (3.92.%), disabled of the group III are 2 714 (3.77.%), disabled children 698 (0.97.%).
| Total disabled | 7 436 / 10.33% |
| Disabled of the group I | 1 202 / 1.67% |
| Disabled of the group II | 2 822 / 3.92% |
| Disabled of the group III | 2 714 / 3.77% |
| Disabled children | 698 / 0.97% |