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Population Maseru (Lesotho)
267 559
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As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Maseru is 267 559 people, including children under the age of 6 - 26 187 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 32 141 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 31 539 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 115 619 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 58 328 people, and the centenarians Maseru over 80 years old - 3 746 people.
Population size Maseru by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 26 187 / 9.79% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 32 141 / 12.01% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 31 539 / 11.79% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 115 619 / 43.21% |
| Elderly over 60 | 58 328 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 3 746 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Maseru
Total Maseru permanent residents 100 736 men (37.65%) and 166 823 women (62.35%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 6 608 / 5.3% | 5 288 / 6.4% | 45.3% |
| 5 – 9 | 6 608 / 5.3% | 5 186 / 6.3% | 45.1% |
| 10 - 14 | 5 896 / 4.6% | 4 678 / 5.8% | 45.1% |
| 15 - 19 | 4 981 / 3.7% | 4 068 / 5.2% | 45.6% |
| 20 - 24 | 5 896 / 4.6% | 4 881 / 6% | 46.6% |
| 25 - 29 | 8 743 / 7.4% | 7 322 / 8.4% | 46.5% |
| 30 - 34 | 8 539 / 7.2% | 7 322 / 8.4% | 47% |
| 35 - 39 | 7 828 / 6.5% | 7 118 / 8.2% | 48.7% |
| 40 - 44 | 7 218 / 5.9% | 6 712 / 7.8% | 49.1% |
| 45 - 49 | 6 608 / 5.3% | 6 203 / 7.3% | 49.4% |
| 50 - 54 | 7 523 / 6.2% | 7 525 / 8.6% | 51.2% |
| 55 - 59 | 7 929 / 6.6% | 8 643 / 9.7% | 53.1% |
| 60 - 64 | 6 608 / 5.3% | 7 728 / 8.8% | 54.9% |
| 65 - 69 | 4 574 / 3.3% | 6 102 / 7.2% | 58% |
| 70 - 74 | 1 931 / 0.7% | 3 255 / 4.4% | 63.4% |
| 75 - 79 | 2 439 / 1.2% | 5 085 / 6.2% | 67.6% |
| 80+ | 1 727 / 0.5% | 4 576 / 5.7% | 72.8% |
Education level
Education level of residents Maseru: have higher education 21.9% (58 595 people), incomplete higher education — 3.7% (9 900 people), secondary vocational — 34.9% (93 378 people), 11 classes — 14.9% (39 866 people), 9 classes — 7.9% (21 137 people), 5 classes — 9% (24 080 people), have no education — 0.4% (1 070 people), illiterate — 1.4% (3 746 people).
| Higher education | 58 595 / 21.9% |
| Incomplete higher | 9 900 / 3.7% |
| Secondary vocational | 93 378 / 34.9% |
| Elementary school | 39 866 / 14.9% |
| Middle school | 21 137 / 7.9% |
| High school | 24 080 / 9% |
| Without education | 1 070 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 3 746 / 1.4% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Maseru
Total Maseru the number of officially employed population is 121 204 people (45.3%), pensioners 72 241 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 66 087 people (24.7%).
| Employed population | 121 204 / 45.3% |
| Unemployed | 66 087 / 24.7% |
| Pensioners | 72 241 / 27% |
Disability
Total Maseru have a disability 34 060 people, what constitutes 12.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 6 074 (2.27.%), disabled of the group II are 12 094 (4.52.%), disabled of the group III are 11 692 (4.37.%), disabled children 4 201 (1.57.%).
| Total disabled | 34 060 / 12.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 6 074 / 2.27% |
| Disabled of the group II | 12 094 / 4.52% |
| Disabled of the group III | 11 692 / 4.37% |
| Disabled children | 4 201 / 1.57% |