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Population Petrich (Bulgaria)
31 821
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Petrich is 31 821 people, including children under the age of 6 - 3 190 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 3 747 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 3 826 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 13 675 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 6 937 people, and the centenarians Petrich over 80 years old - 445 people.
Population size Petrich by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 3 190 / 10.03% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 3 747 / 11.78% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 3 826 / 12.03% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 13 675 / 42.98% |
| Elderly over 60 | 6 937 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 445 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Petrich
Total Petrich permanent residents 14 924 men (46.9%) and 16 897 women (53.1%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 972 / 6% | 778 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 972 / 6% | 763 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 867 / 5.3% | 688 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 732 / 4.4% | 599 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 867 / 5.3% | 718 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 1 286 / 8.1% | 1 077 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 1 256 / 7.9% | 1 077 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 1 151 / 7.2% | 1 047 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 1 061 / 6.6% | 988 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 972 / 6% | 913 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 1 106 / 6.9% | 1 107 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 1 166 / 7.3% | 1 272 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 972 / 6% | 1 137 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 673 / 4% | 898 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 284 / 1.4% | 479 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 358 / 1.9% | 748 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 254 / 1.2% | 674 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Petrich: have higher education 22.6% (7 192 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (955 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (11 328 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (4 964 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (2 737 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (2 641 people), have no education — 0.3% (95 people), illiterate — 0.7% (223 people).
| Higher education | 7 192 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 955 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 11 328 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 4 964 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 2 737 / 8.6% |
| High school | 2 641 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 95 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 223 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Petrich
Total Petrich the number of officially employed population is 20 302 people (63.8%), pensioners 8 592 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 1 973 people (6.2%).
| Employed population | 20 302 / 63.8% |
| Unemployed | 1 973 / 6.2% |
| Pensioners | 8 592 / 27% |
Disability
Total Petrich have a disability 3 160 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 500 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 1 216 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 1 168 (3.67.%), disabled children 277 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 3 160 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 500 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 1 216 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 1 168 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 277 / 0.87% |