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Population La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland)
37 494
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) La Chaux-de-Fonds is 37 494 people, including children under the age of 6 - 3 801 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 4 373 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 4 551 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 16 071 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 7 049 people, and the centenarians La Chaux-de-Fonds over 80 years old - 1 650 people.
Population size La Chaux-de-Fonds by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 3 801 / 10.14% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 4 373 / 11.66% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 4 551 / 12.14% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 16 071 / 42.86% |
| Elderly over 60 | 7 049 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 1 650 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population La Chaux-de-Fonds
Total La Chaux-de-Fonds permanent residents 16 572 men (44.2%) and 20 922 women (55.8%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 1 072 / 6.3% | 858 / 5.4% | 48.3% |
| 5 – 9 | 1 072 / 6.3% | 842 / 5.3% | 48.1% |
| 10 - 14 | 957 / 5.6% | 759 / 4.8% | 48.1% |
| 15 - 19 | 808 / 4.7% | 660 / 4.2% | 48.6% |
| 20 - 24 | 957 / 5.6% | 792 / 5% | 49.6% |
| 25 - 29 | 1 419 / 8.4% | 1 188 / 7.4% | 49.5% |
| 30 - 34 | 1 386 / 8.2% | 1 188 / 7.4% | 50% |
| 35 - 39 | 1 270 / 7.5% | 1 155 / 7.2% | 51.7% |
| 40 - 44 | 1 171 / 6.9% | 1 089 / 6.8% | 52.1% |
| 45 - 49 | 1 072 / 6.3% | 1 007 / 6.3% | 52.4% |
| 50 - 54 | 1 221 / 7.2% | 1 221 / 7.6% | 54.2% |
| 55 - 59 | 1 287 / 7.6% | 1 402 / 8.7% | 56.1% |
| 60 - 64 | 1 072 / 6.3% | 1 254 / 7.8% | 57.9% |
| 65 - 69 | 742 / 4.3% | 990 / 6.2% | 61% |
| 70 - 74 | 313 / 1.7% | 528 / 3.4% | 66.4% |
| 75 - 79 | 396 / 2.2% | 825 / 5.2% | 70.6% |
| 80+ | 280 / 1.5% | 743 / 4.7% | 75.8% |
Education level
Education level of residents La Chaux-de-Fonds: have higher education 22.9% (8 586 people), incomplete higher education — 2.7% (1 012 people), secondary vocational — 35.9% (13 460 people), 11 classes — 15.9% (5 962 people), 9 classes — 8.9% (3 337 people), 5 classes — 8% (3 000 people), have no education — 0.6% (225 people), illiterate — 0.4% (150 people).
| Higher education | 8 586 / 22.9% |
| Incomplete higher | 1 012 / 2.7% |
| Secondary vocational | 13 460 / 35.9% |
| Elementary school | 5 962 / 15.9% |
| Middle school | 3 337 / 8.9% |
| High school | 3 000 / 8% |
| Without education | 225 / 0.6% |
| Illiterate | 150 / 0.4% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners La Chaux-de-Fonds
Total La Chaux-de-Fonds the number of officially employed population is 25 158 people (67.1%), pensioners 10 123 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 1 087 people (2.9%).
| Employed population | 25 158 / 67.1% |
| Unemployed | 1 087 / 2.9% |
| Pensioners | 10 123 / 27% |
Disability
Total La Chaux-de-Fonds have a disability 3 273 people, what constitutes 8.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 476 (1.27.%), disabled of the group II are 1 320 (3.52.%), disabled of the group III are 1 264 (3.37.%), disabled children 214 (0.57.%).
| Total disabled | 3 273 / 8.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 476 / 1.27% |
| Disabled of the group II | 1 320 / 3.52% |
| Disabled of the group III | 1 264 / 3.37% |
| Disabled children | 214 / 0.57% |