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Population Sharjah (UAE)
1 685 546
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Sharjah is 1 685 546 people, including children under the age of 6 - 169 819 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 197 630 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 203 530 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 723 521 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 316 883 people, and the centenarians Sharjah over 80 years old - 74 164 people.
Population size Sharjah by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 169 819 / 10.08% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 197 630 / 11.73% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 203 530 / 12.08% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 723 521 / 42.93% |
| Elderly over 60 | 316 883 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 74 164 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Sharjah
Total Sharjah permanent residents 800 634 men (47.5%) and 884 912 women (52.5%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 52 589 / 6.1% | 42 072 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 52 589 / 6.1% | 41 263 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 46 925 / 5.4% | 37 217 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 39 644 / 4.5% | 32 363 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 46 925 / 5.4% | 38 835 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 69 579 / 8.2% | 58 253 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 67 961 / 8% | 58 253 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 62 297 / 7.3% | 56 635 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 57 443 / 6.7% | 53 398 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 52 589 / 6.1% | 49 353 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 59 870 / 7% | 59 871 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 63 106 / 7.4% | 68 771 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 52 589 / 6.1% | 61 489 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 36 407 / 4.1% | 48 544 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 15 372 / 1.5% | 25 890 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 19 417 / 2% | 40 454 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 13 754 / 1.3% | 36 408 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents Sharjah: have higher education 22.7% (382 619 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (48 881 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (601 740 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (264 631 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (146 643 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (138 215 people), have no education — 0.4% (6 742 people), illiterate — 0.6% (10 113 people).
| Higher education | 382 619 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 48 881 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 601 740 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 264 631 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 146 643 / 8.7% |
| High school | 138 215 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 6 742 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 10 113 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Sharjah
Total Sharjah the number of officially employed population is 1 095 605 people (65%), pensioners 455 097 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 84 277 people (5%).
| Employed population | 1 095 605 / 65% |
| Unemployed | 84 277 / 5% |
| Pensioners | 455 097 / 27% |
Disability
Total Sharjah have a disability 160 633 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 24 778 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 62 702 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 60 174 (3.57.%), disabled children 12 979 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 160 633 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 24 778 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 62 702 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 60 174 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 12 979 / 0.77% |