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Population Sokoto (Nigeria)
360 581
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Sokoto is 360 581 people, including children under the age of 6 - 35 292 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 43 315 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 42 503 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 155 816 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 78 607 people, and the centenarians Sokoto over 80 years old - 5 048 people.
Population size Sokoto by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 35 292 / 9.79% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 43 315 / 12.01% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 42 503 / 11.79% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 155 816 / 43.21% |
| Elderly over 60 | 78 607 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 5 048 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Sokoto
Total Sokoto permanent residents 120 254 men (33.35%) and 240 327 women (66.65%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 7 733 / 4.9% | 6 189 / 6.8% | 44.1% |
| 5 – 9 | 7 733 / 4.9% | 6 070 / 6.7% | 43.9% |
| 10 - 14 | 6 900 / 4.2% | 5 475 / 6.2% | 43.9% |
| 15 - 19 | 5 829 / 3.3% | 4 761 / 5.6% | 44.4% |
| 20 - 24 | 6 900 / 4.2% | 5 713 / 6.4% | 45.4% |
| 25 - 29 | 10 232 / 7% | 8 569 / 8.8% | 45.3% |
| 30 - 34 | 9 994 / 6.8% | 8 569 / 8.8% | 45.8% |
| 35 - 39 | 9 161 / 6.1% | 8 331 / 8.6% | 47.5% |
| 40 - 44 | 8 447 / 5.5% | 7 855 / 8.2% | 47.9% |
| 45 - 49 | 7 733 / 4.9% | 7 260 / 7.7% | 48.2% |
| 50 - 54 | 8 804 / 5.8% | 8 807 / 9% | 50% |
| 55 - 59 | 9 280 / 6.2% | 10 116 / 10.1% | 51.9% |
| 60 - 64 | 7 733 / 4.9% | 9 045 / 9.2% | 53.7% |
| 65 - 69 | 5 353 / 2.9% | 7 141 / 7.6% | 56.8% |
| 70 - 74 | 2 259 / 0.3% | 3 809 / 4.8% | 62.2% |
| 75 - 79 | 2 854 / 0.8% | 5 951 / 6.6% | 66.4% |
| 80+ | 2 021 / 0.1% | 5 356 / 6.1% | 71.6% |
Education level
Education level of residents Sokoto: have higher education 21.5% (77 525 people), incomplete higher education — 4.1% (14 784 people), secondary vocational — 34.5% (124 400 people), 11 classes — 14.5% (52 284 people), 9 classes — 7.5% (27 044 people), 5 classes — 9.4% (33 895 people), have no education — 0.8% (2 885 people), illiterate — 1.8% (6 490 people).
| Higher education | 77 525 / 21.5% |
| Incomplete higher | 14 784 / 4.1% |
| Secondary vocational | 124 400 / 34.5% |
| Elementary school | 52 284 / 14.5% |
| Middle school | 27 044 / 7.5% |
| High school | 33 895 / 9.4% |
| Without education | 2 885 / 0.8% |
| Illiterate | 6 490 / 1.8% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Sokoto
Total Sokoto the number of officially employed population is 132 333 people (36.7%), pensioners 97 357 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 120 073 people (33.3%).
| Employed population | 132 333 / 36.7% |
| Unemployed | 120 073 / 33.3% |
| Pensioners | 97 357 / 27% |
Disability
Total Sokoto have a disability 51 671 people, what constitutes 14.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 9 628 (2.67.%), disabled of the group II are 17 741 (4.92.%), disabled of the group III are 17 200 (4.77.%), disabled children 7 103 (1.97.%).
| Total disabled | 51 671 / 14.33% |
| Disabled of the group I | 9 628 / 2.67% |
| Disabled of the group II | 17 741 / 4.92% |
| Disabled of the group III | 17 200 / 4.77% |
| Disabled children | 7 103 / 1.97% |