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Population Herisau (Switzerland)
15 763
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Herisau is 15 763 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 598 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 1 838 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 1 913 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 6 756 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 2 963 people, and the centenarians Herisau over 80 years old - 694 people.
Population size Herisau by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 1 598 / 10.14% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 1 838 / 11.66% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 1 913 / 12.14% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 6 756 / 42.86% |
| Elderly over 60 | 2 963 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 694 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Herisau
Total Herisau permanent residents 6 967 men (44.2%) and 8 796 women (55.8%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 451 / 6.3% | 361 / 5.4% | 48.3% |
| 5 – 9 | 451 / 6.3% | 354 / 5.3% | 48.1% |
| 10 - 14 | 402 / 5.6% | 319 / 4.8% | 48.1% |
| 15 - 19 | 340 / 4.7% | 278 / 4.2% | 48.6% |
| 20 - 24 | 402 / 5.6% | 333 / 5% | 49.6% |
| 25 - 29 | 596 / 8.4% | 500 / 7.4% | 49.5% |
| 30 - 34 | 582 / 8.2% | 500 / 7.4% | 50% |
| 35 - 39 | 534 / 7.5% | 486 / 7.2% | 51.7% |
| 40 - 44 | 492 / 6.9% | 458 / 6.8% | 52.1% |
| 45 - 49 | 451 / 6.3% | 423 / 6.3% | 52.4% |
| 50 - 54 | 513 / 7.2% | 513 / 7.6% | 54.2% |
| 55 - 59 | 541 / 7.6% | 590 / 8.7% | 56.1% |
| 60 - 64 | 451 / 6.3% | 527 / 7.8% | 57.9% |
| 65 - 69 | 312 / 4.3% | 416 / 6.2% | 61% |
| 70 - 74 | 132 / 1.7% | 222 / 3.4% | 66.4% |
| 75 - 79 | 166 / 2.2% | 347 / 5.2% | 70.6% |
| 80+ | 118 / 1.5% | 312 / 4.7% | 75.8% |
Education level
Education level of residents Herisau: have higher education 22.9% (3 610 people), incomplete higher education — 2.7% (426 people), secondary vocational — 35.9% (5 659 people), 11 classes — 15.9% (2 506 people), 9 classes — 8.9% (1 403 people), 5 classes — 8% (1 261 people), have no education — 0.6% (95 people), illiterate — 0.4% (63 people).
| Higher education | 3 610 / 22.9% |
| Incomplete higher | 426 / 2.7% |
| Secondary vocational | 5 659 / 35.9% |
| Elementary school | 2 506 / 15.9% |
| Middle school | 1 403 / 8.9% |
| High school | 1 261 / 8% |
| Without education | 95 / 0.6% |
| Illiterate | 63 / 0.4% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Herisau
Total Herisau the number of officially employed population is 10 577 people (67.1%), pensioners 4 256 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 457 people (2.9%).
| Employed population | 10 577 / 67.1% |
| Unemployed | 457 / 2.9% |
| Pensioners | 4 256 / 27% |
Disability
Total Herisau have a disability 1 376 people, what constitutes 8.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 200 (1.27.%), disabled of the group II are 555 (3.52.%), disabled of the group III are 531 (3.37.%), disabled children 90 (0.57.%).
| Total disabled | 1 376 / 8.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 200 / 1.27% |
| Disabled of the group II | 555 / 3.52% |
| Disabled of the group III | 531 / 3.37% |
| Disabled children | 90 / 0.57% |