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Population Genk (Belgium)
63 787
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Genk is 63 787 people, including children under the age of 6 - 6 450 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 7 455 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 7 726 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 27 357 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 11 992 people, and the centenarians Genk over 80 years old - 2 807 people.
Population size Genk by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 6 450 / 10.11% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 7 455 / 11.69% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 7 726 / 12.11% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 27 357 / 42.89% |
| Elderly over 60 | 11 992 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 2 807 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Genk
Total Genk permanent residents 29 820 men (46.75%) and 33 967 women (53.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 1 948 / 6% | 1 559 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 1 948 / 6% | 1 529 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 1 738 / 5.3% | 1 380 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 1 469 / 4.4% | 1 200 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 1 738 / 5.3% | 1 440 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 2 578 / 8.1% | 2 159 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 2 518 / 7.9% | 2 159 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 2 308 / 7.2% | 2 099 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 2 128 / 6.6% | 1 979 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 1 948 / 6% | 1 829 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 2 218 / 6.9% | 2 219 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 2 338 / 7.3% | 2 549 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 1 948 / 6% | 2 279 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 1 349 / 4% | 1 799 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 569 / 1.4% | 960 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 719 / 1.9% | 1 499 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 509 / 1.2% | 1 350 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Genk: have higher education 22.6% (14 416 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (1 914 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (22 708 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (9 951 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (5 486 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (5 294 people), have no education — 0.3% (191 people), illiterate — 0.7% (447 people).
| Higher education | 14 416 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 1 914 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 22 708 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 9 951 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 5 486 / 8.6% |
| High school | 5 294 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 191 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 447 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Genk
Total Genk the number of officially employed population is 40 505 people (63.5%), pensioners 17 222 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 4 146 people (6.5%).
| Employed population | 40 505 / 63.5% |
| Unemployed | 4 146 / 6.5% |
| Pensioners | 17 222 / 27% |
Disability
Total Genk have a disability 6 334 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 1 001 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 2 437 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 2 341 (3.67.%), disabled children 555 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 6 334 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 1 001 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 2 437 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 2 341 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 555 / 0.87% |