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Population Port Elizabeth (South Africa)
1 258 780
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Port Elizabeth is 1 258 780 people, including children under the age of 6 - 124 619 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 149 795 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 149 795 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 542 534 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 274 414 people, and the centenarians Port Elizabeth over 80 years old - 17 623 people.
Population size Port Elizabeth by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 124 619 / 9.9% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 149 795 / 11.9% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 149 795 / 11.9% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 542 534 / 43.1% |
| Elderly over 60 | 274 414 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 17 623 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Port Elizabeth
Total Port Elizabeth permanent residents 424 838 men (33.75%) and 833 942 women (66.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 27 818 / 5% | 22 257 / 6.7% | 44.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 27 818 / 5% | 21 829 / 6.6% | 44.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 24 822 / 4.3% | 19 689 / 6.1% | 44.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 20 970 / 3.4% | 17 121 / 5.5% | 44.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 24 822 / 4.3% | 20 545 / 6.3% | 45.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 36 805 / 7.1% | 30 816 / 8.7% | 45.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 35 949 / 6.9% | 30 816 / 8.7% | 46.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 32 953 / 6.2% | 29 960 / 8.5% | 47.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 30 385 / 5.6% | 28 249 / 8.1% | 48.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 27 818 / 5% | 26 109 / 7.6% | 48.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 31 669 / 5.9% | 31 672 / 8.9% | 50.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 33 381 / 6.3% | 36 380 / 10% | 52.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 27 818 / 5% | 32 528 / 9.1% | 54% |
| 65 - 69 | 19 258 / 3% | 25 681 / 7.5% | 57.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 8 130 / 0.4% | 13 697 / 4.7% | 62.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 10 270 / 0.9% | 21 401 / 6.5% | 66.7% |
| 80+ | 7 274 / 0.2% | 19 261 / 6% | 71.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Port Elizabeth: have higher education 21.6% (271 896 people), incomplete higher education — 4% (50 351 people), secondary vocational — 34.6% (435 538 people), 11 classes — 14.6% (183 782 people), 9 classes — 7.6% (95 667 people), 5 classes — 9.3% (117 067 people), have no education — 0.7% (8 811 people), illiterate — 1.7% (21 399 people).
| Higher education | 271 896 / 21.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 50 351 / 4% |
| Secondary vocational | 435 538 / 34.6% |
| Elementary school | 183 782 / 14.6% |
| Middle school | 95 667 / 7.6% |
| High school | 117 067 / 9.3% |
| Without education | 8 811 / 0.7% |
| Illiterate | 21 399 / 1.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Port Elizabeth
Total Port Elizabeth the number of officially employed population is 472 043 people (37.5%), pensioners 339 871 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 409 104 people (32.5%).
| Employed population | 472 043 / 37.5% |
| Unemployed | 409 104 / 32.5% |
| Pensioners | 339 871 / 27% |
Disability
Total Port Elizabeth have a disability 175 348 people, what constitutes 13.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 32 351 (2.57.%), disabled of the group II are 60 673 (4.82.%), disabled of the group III are 58 785 (4.67.%), disabled children 23 539 (1.87.%).
| Total disabled | 175 348 / 13.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 32 351 / 2.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 60 673 / 4.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 58 785 / 4.67% |
| Disabled children | 23 539 / 1.87% |