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Population Fortaleza (Brazil)
2 643 247
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Fortaleza is 2 643 247 people, including children under the age of 6 - 265 646 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 310 582 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 318 511 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 1 135 275 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 496 930 people, and the centenarians Fortaleza over 80 years old - 116 303 people.
Population size Fortaleza by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 265 646 / 10.05% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 310 582 / 11.75% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 318 511 / 12.05% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 1 135 275 / 42.95% |
| Elderly over 60 | 496 930 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 116 303 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Fortaleza
Total Fortaleza permanent residents 1 169 637 men (44.25%) and 1 473 610 women (55.75%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 75 596 / 6% | 60 478 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 75 596 / 6% | 59 315 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 67 455 / 5.3% | 53 500 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 56 988 / 4.4% | 46 522 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 67 455 / 5.3% | 55 826 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 100 020 / 8.1% | 83 739 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 97 694 / 7.9% | 83 739 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 89 553 / 7.2% | 81 413 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 82 575 / 6.6% | 76 760 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 75 596 / 6% | 70 945 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 86 064 / 6.9% | 86 065 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 90 716 / 7.3% | 98 858 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 75 596 / 6% | 88 391 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 52 336 / 4% | 69 782 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 22 097 / 1.4% | 37 217 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 27 912 / 1.9% | 58 152 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 19 771 / 1.2% | 52 337 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Fortaleza: have higher education 22.6% (597 374 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (79 297 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (940 996 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (412 347 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (227 319 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (219 390 people), have no education — 0.3% (7 930 people), illiterate — 0.7% (18 503 people).
| Higher education | 597 374 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 79 297 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 940 996 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 412 347 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 227 319 / 8.6% |
| High school | 219 390 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 7 930 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 18 503 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Fortaleza
Total Fortaleza the number of officially employed population is 1 546 299 people (58.5%), pensioners 713 677 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 303 973 people (11.5%).
| Employed population | 1 546 299 / 58.5% |
| Unemployed | 303 973 / 11.5% |
| Pensioners | 713 677 / 27% |
Disability
Total Fortaleza have a disability 262 474 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 41 499 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 100 972 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 97 007 (3.67.%), disabled children 22 996 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 262 474 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 41 499 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 100 972 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 97 007 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 22 996 / 0.87% |