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Population Waregem (Belgium)
35 852
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Waregem is 35 852 people, including children under the age of 6 - 3 626 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 4 190 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 4 343 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 15 376 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 6 740 people, and the centenarians Waregem over 80 years old - 1 577 people.
Population size Waregem by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 3 626 / 10.11% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 4 190 / 11.69% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 4 343 / 12.11% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 15 376 / 42.89% |
| Elderly over 60 | 6 740 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 1 577 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Waregem
Total Waregem permanent residents 16 761 men (46.75%) and 19 091 women (53.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 1 095 / 6% | 877 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 1 095 / 6% | 860 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 977 / 5.3% | 776 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 825 / 4.4% | 675 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 977 / 5.3% | 809 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 1 449 / 8.1% | 1 214 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 1 415 / 7.9% | 1 214 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 1 297 / 7.2% | 1 180 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 1 196 / 6.6% | 1 113 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 1 095 / 6% | 1 028 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 1 246 / 6.9% | 1 247 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 1 314 / 7.3% | 1 433 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 1 095 / 6% | 1 281 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 758 / 4% | 1 012 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 320 / 1.4% | 540 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 404 / 1.9% | 843 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 286 / 1.2% | 759 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Waregem: have higher education 22.6% (8 103 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (1 076 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (12 763 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (5 593 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (3 083 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (2 976 people), have no education — 0.3% (108 people), illiterate — 0.7% (251 people).
| Higher education | 8 103 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 1 076 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 12 763 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 5 593 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 3 083 / 8.6% |
| High school | 2 976 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 108 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 251 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Waregem
Total Waregem the number of officially employed population is 22 766 people (63.5%), pensioners 9 680 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 2 330 people (6.5%).
| Employed population | 22 766 / 63.5% |
| Unemployed | 2 330 / 6.5% |
| Pensioners | 9 680 / 27% |
Disability
Total Waregem have a disability 3 560 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 563 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 1 370 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 1 316 (3.67.%), disabled children 312 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 3 560 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 563 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 1 370 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 1 316 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 312 / 0.87% |