Population Lyon (France)

France
500 715

people

As of January 1, 2025 the population (permanent residents) Lyon is 500 715 people, including children under the age of 6 - 50 697 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 58 458 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 60 712 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 214 682 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 94 134 people, and the centenarians Lyon over 80 years old - 22 031 people.

19

place is occupied by France in the ranking of countries by population

Population size Lyon by age groups

Children under 6 years old 50 697 / 10.13%
Teenagers from 7 to 17 58 458 / 11.68%
Young people from 18 to 29 60 712 / 12.13%
Adults from 30 to 59 214 682 / 42.88%
Elderly over 60 94 134 / 18.8%
Centenarians over 80 22 031 / 4.4%

Gender composition of the population Lyon

Total Lyon permanent residents 229 828 men (45.9%) and 270 887 women (54.1%).

Age Men Women Percentage of women
0 – 414 971 / 5.8%11 978 / 5.9%46.8%
5 – 914 971 / 5.8%11 747 / 5.8%46.6%
10 - 14 13 358 / 5.1%10 596 / 5.3%46.6%
15 - 19 11 285 / 4.2%9 214 / 4.7%47.1%
20 - 24 13 358 / 5.1%11 056 / 5.5%48.1%
25 - 29 19 808 / 7.9%16 584 / 7.9%48%
30 - 34 19 347 / 7.7%16 584 / 7.9%48.5%
35 - 39 17 735 / 7%16 124 / 7.7%50.2%
40 - 44 16 353 / 6.4%15 202 / 7.3%50.6%
45 - 49 14 971 / 5.8%14 051 / 6.8%50.9%
50 - 54 17 044 / 6.7%17 045 / 8.1%52.7%
55 - 59 17 965 / 7.1%19 579 / 9.2%54.6%
60 - 64 14 971 / 5.8%17 506 / 8.3%56.4%
65 - 69 10 364 / 3.8%13 820 / 6.7%59.5%
70 - 74 4 376 / 1.2%7 371 / 3.9%64.9%
75 - 79 5 527 / 1.7%11 517 / 5.7%69.1%
80+3 915 / 1%10 366 / 5.2%74.3%

Education level

Education level of residents Lyon: have higher education 22.4% (112 160 people), incomplete higher education — 3.2% (16 023 people), secondary vocational — 35.4% (177 253 people), 11 classes — 15.4% (77 110 people), 9 classes — 8.4% (42 060 people), 5 classes — 8.5% (42 561 people), have no education — 0.1% (501 people), illiterate — 0.9% (4 506 people).

Higher education 112 160 / 22.4%
Incomplete higher 16 023 / 3.2%
Secondary vocational 177 253 / 35.4%
Elementary school 77 110 / 15.4%
Middle school 42 060 / 8.4%
High school 42 561 / 8.5%
Without education 501 / 0.1%
Illiterate 4 506 / 0.9%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners Lyon

Total Lyon the number of officially employed population is 309 442 people (61.8%), pensioners 135 193 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 41 059 people (8.2%).

Employed population 309 442 / 61.8%
Unemployed 41 059 / 8.2%
Pensioners 135 193 / 27%

Disability

Total Lyon have a disability 53 727 people, what constitutes 10.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 8 863 (1.77.%), disabled of the group II are 20 129 (4.02.%), disabled of the group III are 19 378 (3.87.%), disabled children 5 358 (1.07.%).

Total disabled 53 727 / 10.73%
Disabled of the group I 8 863 / 1.77%
Disabled of the group II 20 129 / 4.02%
Disabled of the group III 19 378 / 3.87%
Disabled children 5 358 / 1.07%