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Population Stara Zagora (Bulgaria)
143 989
people
As of January 1, 2025 the population (permanent residents) Stara Zagora is 143 989 people, including children under the age of 6 - 14 435 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 16 955 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 17 315 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 61 879 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 31 390 people, and the centenarians Stara Zagora over 80 years old - 2 016 people.
Population size Stara Zagora by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 14 435 / 10.03% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 16 955 / 11.78% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 17 315 / 12.03% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 61 879 / 42.98% |
| Elderly over 60 | 31 390 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 2 016 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Stara Zagora
Total Stara Zagora permanent residents 67 531 men (46.9%) and 76 458 women (53.1%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 4 398 / 6% | 3 520 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 4 398 / 6% | 3 452 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 3 925 / 5.3% | 3 114 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 3 316 / 4.4% | 2 707 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 3 925 / 5.3% | 3 249 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 5 820 / 8.1% | 4 873 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 5 684 / 7.9% | 4 873 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 5 210 / 7.2% | 4 738 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 4 804 / 6.6% | 4 467 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 4 398 / 6% | 4 129 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 5 007 / 6.9% | 5 008 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 5 278 / 7.3% | 5 753 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 4 398 / 6% | 5 144 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 3 045 / 4% | 4 061 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 1 285 / 1.4% | 2 166 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 1 624 / 1.9% | 3 384 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 1 150 / 1.2% | 3 046 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Stara Zagora: have higher education 22.6% (32 542 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (4 320 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (51 260 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (22 462 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (12 383 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (11 951 people), have no education — 0.3% (432 people), illiterate — 0.7% (1 008 people).
| Higher education | 32 542 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 4 320 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 51 260 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 22 462 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 12 383 / 8.6% |
| High school | 11 951 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 432 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 1 008 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Stara Zagora
Total Stara Zagora the number of officially employed population is 91 865 people (63.8%), pensioners 38 877 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 8 927 people (6.2%).
| Employed population | 91 865 / 63.8% |
| Unemployed | 8 927 / 6.2% |
| Pensioners | 38 877 / 27% |
Disability
Total Stara Zagora have a disability 14 298 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 2 261 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 5 500 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 5 284 (3.67.%), disabled children 1 253 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 14 298 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 2 261 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 5 500 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 5 284 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 1 253 / 0.87% |