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Population Mafeteng (Lesotho)
43 200
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As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Mafeteng is 43 200 people, including children under the age of 6 - 4 228 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 5 189 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 5 092 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 18 668 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 9 418 people, and the centenarians Mafeteng over 80 years old - 605 people.
Population size Mafeteng by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 4 228 / 9.79% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 5 189 / 12.01% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 5 092 / 11.79% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 18 668 / 43.21% |
| Elderly over 60 | 9 418 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 605 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Mafeteng
Total Mafeteng permanent residents 16 265 men (37.65%) and 26 935 women (62.35%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 1 066 / 5.3% | 855 / 6.4% | 45.3% |
| 5 – 9 | 1 066 / 5.3% | 838 / 6.3% | 45.1% |
| 10 - 14 | 951 / 4.6% | 756 / 5.8% | 45.1% |
| 15 - 19 | 803 / 3.7% | 658 / 5.2% | 45.6% |
| 20 - 24 | 951 / 4.6% | 789 / 6% | 46.6% |
| 25 - 29 | 1 411 / 7.4% | 1 183 / 8.4% | 46.5% |
| 30 - 34 | 1 378 / 7.2% | 1 183 / 8.4% | 47% |
| 35 - 39 | 1 263 / 6.5% | 1 150 / 8.2% | 48.7% |
| 40 - 44 | 1 164 / 5.9% | 1 085 / 7.8% | 49.1% |
| 45 - 49 | 1 066 / 5.3% | 1 003 / 7.3% | 49.4% |
| 50 - 54 | 1 214 / 6.2% | 1 216 / 8.6% | 51.2% |
| 55 - 59 | 1 279 / 6.6% | 1 397 / 9.7% | 53.1% |
| 60 - 64 | 1 066 / 5.3% | 1 249 / 8.8% | 54.9% |
| 65 - 69 | 738 / 3.3% | 986 / 7.2% | 58% |
| 70 - 74 | 311 / 0.7% | 527 / 4.4% | 63.4% |
| 75 - 79 | 393 / 1.2% | 822 / 6.2% | 67.6% |
| 80+ | 278 / 0.5% | 740 / 5.7% | 72.8% |
Education level
Education level of residents Mafeteng: have higher education 21.9% (9 461 people), incomplete higher education — 3.7% (1 598 people), secondary vocational — 34.9% (15 077 people), 11 classes — 14.9% (6 437 people), 9 classes — 7.9% (3 413 people), 5 classes — 9% (3 888 people), have no education — 0.4% (173 people), illiterate — 1.4% (605 people).
| Higher education | 9 461 / 21.9% |
| Incomplete higher | 1 598 / 3.7% |
| Secondary vocational | 15 077 / 34.9% |
| Elementary school | 6 437 / 14.9% |
| Middle school | 3 413 / 7.9% |
| High school | 3 888 / 9% |
| Without education | 173 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 605 / 1.4% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Mafeteng
Total Mafeteng the number of officially employed population is 19 570 people (45.3%), pensioners 11 664 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 10 670 people (24.7%).
| Employed population | 19 570 / 45.3% |
| Unemployed | 10 670 / 24.7% |
| Pensioners | 11 664 / 27% |
Disability
Total Mafeteng have a disability 5 499 people, what constitutes 12.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 981 (2.27.%), disabled of the group II are 1 953 (4.52.%), disabled of the group III are 1 888 (4.37.%), disabled children 678 (1.57.%).
| Total disabled | 5 499 / 12.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 981 / 2.27% |
| Disabled of the group II | 1 953 / 4.52% |
| Disabled of the group III | 1 888 / 4.37% |
| Disabled children | 678 / 1.57% |