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Population Sylhet (Bangladesh)
526 412
people
As of November 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Sylhet is 526 412 people, including children under the age of 6 - 52 707 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 62 051 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 63 235 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 226 291 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 114 758 people, and the centenarians Sylhet over 80 years old - 7 370 people.
Population size Sylhet by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 52 707 / 10.01% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 62 051 / 11.79% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 63 235 / 12.01% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 226 291 / 42.99% |
| Elderly over 60 | 114 758 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 7 370 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Sylhet
Total Sylhet permanent residents 249 256 men (47.35%) and 277 156 women (52.65%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 16 081 / 6.1% | 12 866 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 16 081 / 6.1% | 12 618 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 14 350 / 5.4% | 11 381 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 12 123 / 4.5% | 9 897 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 14 350 / 5.4% | 11 876 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 21 277 / 8.2% | 17 814 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 20 782 / 8% | 17 814 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 19 050 / 7.3% | 17 319 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 17 566 / 6.7% | 16 330 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 16 081 / 6.1% | 15 093 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 18 308 / 7% | 18 309 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 19 298 / 7.4% | 21 031 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 16 081 / 6.1% | 18 804 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 11 133 / 4.1% | 14 845 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 4 700 / 1.5% | 7 918 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 5 938 / 2% | 12 371 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 4 206 / 1.3% | 11 134 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents Sylhet: have higher education 22.7% (119 496 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (15 266 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (187 929 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (82 647 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (45 798 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (43 166 people), have no education — 0.4% (2 106 people), illiterate — 0.6% (3 158 people).
| Higher education | 119 496 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 15 266 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 187 929 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 82 647 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 45 798 / 8.7% |
| High school | 43 166 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 2 106 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 3 158 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Sylhet
Total Sylhet the number of officially employed population is 340 589 people (64.7%), pensioners 142 131 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 27 900 people (5.3%).
| Employed population | 340 589 / 64.7% |
| Unemployed | 27 900 / 5.3% |
| Pensioners | 142 131 / 27% |
Disability
Total Sylhet have a disability 50 167 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 7 738 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 19 583 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 18 793 (3.57.%), disabled children 4 053 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 50 167 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 7 738 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 19 583 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 18 793 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 4 053 / 0.77% |