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Population Gossau (Switzerland)
18 108
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Gossau is 18 108 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 836 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 2 112 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 2 198 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 7 762 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 3 404 people, and the centenarians Gossau over 80 years old - 797 people.
Population size Gossau by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 1 836 / 10.14% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 2 112 / 11.66% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 2 198 / 12.14% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 7 762 / 42.86% |
| Elderly over 60 | 3 404 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 797 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Gossau
Total Gossau permanent residents 8 004 men (44.2%) and 10 104 women (55.8%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 518 / 6.3% | 415 / 5.4% | 48.3% |
| 5 – 9 | 518 / 6.3% | 407 / 5.3% | 48.1% |
| 10 - 14 | 462 / 5.6% | 367 / 4.8% | 48.1% |
| 15 - 19 | 390 / 4.7% | 319 / 4.2% | 48.6% |
| 20 - 24 | 462 / 5.6% | 383 / 5% | 49.6% |
| 25 - 29 | 685 / 8.4% | 574 / 7.4% | 49.5% |
| 30 - 34 | 669 / 8.2% | 574 / 7.4% | 50% |
| 35 - 39 | 613 / 7.5% | 558 / 7.2% | 51.7% |
| 40 - 44 | 565 / 6.9% | 526 / 6.8% | 52.1% |
| 45 - 49 | 518 / 6.3% | 486 / 6.3% | 52.4% |
| 50 - 54 | 589 / 7.2% | 590 / 7.6% | 54.2% |
| 55 - 59 | 621 / 7.6% | 677 / 8.7% | 56.1% |
| 60 - 64 | 518 / 6.3% | 606 / 7.8% | 57.9% |
| 65 - 69 | 358 / 4.3% | 478 / 6.2% | 61% |
| 70 - 74 | 151 / 1.7% | 255 / 3.4% | 66.4% |
| 75 - 79 | 191 / 2.2% | 399 / 5.2% | 70.6% |
| 80+ | 135 / 1.5% | 359 / 4.7% | 75.8% |
Education level
Education level of residents Gossau: have higher education 22.9% (4 147 people), incomplete higher education — 2.7% (489 people), secondary vocational — 35.9% (6 501 people), 11 classes — 15.9% (2 879 people), 9 classes — 8.9% (1 612 people), 5 classes — 8% (1 449 people), have no education — 0.6% (109 people), illiterate — 0.4% (72 people).
| Higher education | 4 147 / 22.9% |
| Incomplete higher | 489 / 2.7% |
| Secondary vocational | 6 501 / 35.9% |
| Elementary school | 2 879 / 15.9% |
| Middle school | 1 612 / 8.9% |
| High school | 1 449 / 8% |
| Without education | 109 / 0.6% |
| Illiterate | 72 / 0.4% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Gossau
Total Gossau the number of officially employed population is 12 150 people (67.1%), pensioners 4 889 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 525 people (2.9%).
| Employed population | 12 150 / 67.1% |
| Unemployed | 525 / 2.9% |
| Pensioners | 4 889 / 27% |
Disability
Total Gossau have a disability 1 581 people, what constitutes 8.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 230 (1.27.%), disabled of the group II are 637 (3.52.%), disabled of the group III are 610 (3.37.%), disabled children 103 (0.57.%).
| Total disabled | 1 581 / 8.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 230 / 1.27% |
| Disabled of the group II | 637 / 3.52% |
| Disabled of the group III | 610 / 3.37% |
| Disabled children | 103 / 0.57% |