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Population Orkney (South Africa)
170 366
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Orkney is 170 366 people, including children under the age of 6 - 16 866 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 20 274 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 20 274 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 73 428 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 37 140 people, and the centenarians Orkney over 80 years old - 2 385 people.
Population size Orkney by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 16 866 / 9.9% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 20 274 / 11.9% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 20 274 / 11.9% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 73 428 / 43.1% |
| Elderly over 60 | 37 140 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 2 385 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Orkney
Total Orkney permanent residents 57 499 men (33.75%) and 112 867 women (66.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 3 764 / 5% | 3 014 / 6.7% | 44.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 3 764 / 5% | 2 956 / 6.6% | 44.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 3 358 / 4.3% | 2 666 / 6.1% | 44.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 2 837 / 3.4% | 2 318 / 5.5% | 44.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 3 358 / 4.3% | 2 782 / 6.3% | 45.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 4 980 / 7.1% | 4 172 / 8.7% | 45.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 4 864 / 6.9% | 4 172 / 8.7% | 46.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 4 459 / 6.2% | 4 056 / 8.5% | 47.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 4 111 / 5.6% | 3 825 / 8.1% | 48.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 3 764 / 5% | 3 535 / 7.6% | 48.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 4 285 / 5.9% | 4 288 / 8.9% | 50.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 4 517 / 6.3% | 4 925 / 10% | 52.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 3 764 / 5% | 4 404 / 9.1% | 54% |
| 65 - 69 | 2 605 / 3% | 3 477 / 7.5% | 57.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 1 099 / 0.4% | 1 855 / 4.7% | 62.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 1 389 / 0.9% | 2 898 / 6.5% | 66.7% |
| 80+ | 983 / 0.2% | 2 608 / 6% | 71.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Orkney: have higher education 21.6% (36 799 people), incomplete higher education — 4% (6 815 people), secondary vocational — 34.6% (58 947 people), 11 classes — 14.6% (24 873 people), 9 classes — 7.6% (12 948 people), 5 classes — 9.3% (15 844 people), have no education — 0.7% (1 193 people), illiterate — 1.7% (2 896 people).
| Higher education | 36 799 / 21.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 6 815 / 4% |
| Secondary vocational | 58 947 / 34.6% |
| Elementary school | 24 873 / 14.6% |
| Middle school | 12 948 / 7.6% |
| High school | 15 844 / 9.3% |
| Without education | 1 193 / 0.7% |
| Illiterate | 2 896 / 1.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Orkney
Total Orkney the number of officially employed population is 63 887 people (37.5%), pensioners 45 999 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 55 369 people (32.5%).
| Employed population | 63 887 / 37.5% |
| Unemployed | 55 369 / 32.5% |
| Pensioners | 45 999 / 27% |
Disability
Total Orkney have a disability 23 732 people, what constitutes 13.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 4 378 (2.57.%), disabled of the group II are 8 212 (4.82.%), disabled of the group III are 7 956 (4.67.%), disabled children 3 186 (1.87.%).
| Total disabled | 23 732 / 13.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 4 378 / 2.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 8 212 / 4.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 7 956 / 4.67% |
| Disabled children | 3 186 / 1.87% |