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Population Pietermaritzburg (South Africa)
1 035 116
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Pietermaritzburg is 1 035 116 people, including children under the age of 6 - 102 476 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 123 179 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 123 179 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 446 135 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 225 655 people, and the centenarians Pietermaritzburg over 80 years old - 14 492 people.
Population size Pietermaritzburg by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 102 476 / 9.9% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 123 179 / 11.9% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 123 179 / 11.9% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 446 135 / 43.1% |
| Elderly over 60 | 225 655 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 14 492 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Pietermaritzburg
Total Pietermaritzburg permanent residents 349 352 men (33.75%) and 685 764 women (66.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 22 875 / 5% | 18 302 / 6.7% | 44.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 22 875 / 5% | 17 950 / 6.6% | 44.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 20 411 / 4.3% | 16 191 / 6.1% | 44.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 17 244 / 3.4% | 14 079 / 5.5% | 44.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 20 411 / 4.3% | 16 895 / 6.3% | 45.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 30 265 / 7.1% | 25 341 / 8.7% | 45.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 29 561 / 6.9% | 25 341 / 8.7% | 46.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 27 098 / 6.2% | 24 637 / 8.5% | 47.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 24 986 / 5.6% | 23 230 / 8.1% | 48.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 22 875 / 5% | 21 470 / 7.6% | 48.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 26 042 / 5.9% | 26 045 / 8.9% | 50.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 27 450 / 6.3% | 29 916 / 10% | 52.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 22 875 / 5% | 26 749 / 9.1% | 54% |
| 65 - 69 | 15 836 / 3% | 21 118 / 7.5% | 57.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 6 685 / 0.4% | 11 264 / 4.7% | 62.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 8 445 / 0.9% | 17 598 / 6.5% | 66.7% |
| 80+ | 5 981 / 0.2% | 15 839 / 6% | 71.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Pietermaritzburg: have higher education 21.6% (223 585 people), incomplete higher education — 4% (41 405 people), secondary vocational — 34.6% (358 150 people), 11 classes — 14.6% (151 127 people), 9 classes — 7.6% (78 669 people), 5 classes — 9.3% (96 266 people), have no education — 0.7% (7 246 people), illiterate — 1.7% (17 597 people).
| Higher education | 223 585 / 21.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 41 405 / 4% |
| Secondary vocational | 358 150 / 34.6% |
| Elementary school | 151 127 / 14.6% |
| Middle school | 78 669 / 7.6% |
| High school | 96 266 / 9.3% |
| Without education | 7 246 / 0.7% |
| Illiterate | 17 597 / 1.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Pietermaritzburg
Total Pietermaritzburg the number of officially employed population is 388 169 people (37.5%), pensioners 279 481 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 336 413 people (32.5%).
| Employed population | 388 169 / 37.5% |
| Unemployed | 336 413 / 32.5% |
| Pensioners | 279 481 / 27% |
Disability
Total Pietermaritzburg have a disability 144 192 people, what constitutes 13.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 26 602 (2.57.%), disabled of the group II are 49 893 (4.82.%), disabled of the group III are 48 340 (4.67.%), disabled children 19 357 (1.87.%).
| Total disabled | 144 192 / 13.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 26 602 / 2.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 49 893 / 4.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 48 340 / 4.67% |
| Disabled children | 19 357 / 1.87% |