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Population Santa Maria (Cape Verde)
17 231
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As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Santa Maria is 17 231 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 725 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 2 031 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 2 070 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 7 407 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 3 756 people, and the centenarians Santa Maria over 80 years old - 241 people.
Population size Santa Maria by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 1 725 / 10.01% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 2 031 / 11.79% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 2 070 / 12.01% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 7 407 / 42.99% |
| Elderly over 60 | 3 756 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 241 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Santa Maria
Total Santa Maria permanent residents 7 556 men (43.85%) and 9 675 women (56.15%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 492 / 5.9% | 395 / 5.8% | 47.1% |
| 5 – 9 | 492 / 5.9% | 387 / 5.7% | 46.9% |
| 10 - 14 | 439 / 5.2% | 349 / 5.2% | 46.9% |
| 15 - 19 | 371 / 4.3% | 304 / 4.6% | 47.4% |
| 20 - 24 | 439 / 5.2% | 365 / 5.4% | 48.4% |
| 25 - 29 | 651 / 8% | 546 / 7.8% | 48.3% |
| 30 - 34 | 636 / 7.8% | 546 / 7.8% | 48.8% |
| 35 - 39 | 583 / 7.1% | 531 / 7.6% | 50.5% |
| 40 - 44 | 538 / 6.5% | 501 / 7.2% | 50.9% |
| 45 - 49 | 492 / 5.9% | 463 / 6.7% | 51.2% |
| 50 - 54 | 560 / 6.8% | 562 / 8% | 53% |
| 55 - 59 | 591 / 7.2% | 645 / 9.1% | 54.9% |
| 60 - 64 | 492 / 5.9% | 577 / 8.2% | 56.7% |
| 65 - 69 | 341 / 3.9% | 455 / 6.6% | 59.8% |
| 70 - 74 | 143 / 1.3% | 243 / 3.8% | 65.2% |
| 75 - 79 | 181 / 1.8% | 380 / 5.6% | 69.4% |
| 80+ | 128 / 1.1% | 342 / 5.1% | 74.6% |
Education level
Education level of residents Santa Maria: have higher education 22.5% (3 877 people), incomplete higher education — 3.1% (534 people), secondary vocational — 35.5% (6 117 people), 11 classes — 15.5% (2 671 people), 9 classes — 8.5% (1 465 people), 5 classes — 8.4% (1 447 people), have no education — 0.2% (34 people), illiterate — 0.8% (138 people).
| Higher education | 3 877 / 22.5% |
| Incomplete higher | 534 / 3.1% |
| Secondary vocational | 6 117 / 35.5% |
| Elementary school | 2 671 / 15.5% |
| Middle school | 1 465 / 8.5% |
| High school | 1 447 / 8.4% |
| Without education | 34 / 0.2% |
| Illiterate | 138 / 0.8% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Santa Maria
Total Santa Maria the number of officially employed population is 9 942 people (57.7%), pensioners 4 652 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 2 119 people (12.3%).
| Employed population | 9 942 / 57.7% |
| Unemployed | 2 119 / 12.3% |
| Pensioners | 4 652 / 27% |
Disability
Total Santa Maria have a disability 1 780 people, what constitutes 10.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 288 (1.67.%), disabled of the group II are 675 (3.92.%), disabled of the group III are 650 (3.77.%), disabled children 167 (0.97.%).
| Total disabled | 1 780 / 10.33% |
| Disabled of the group I | 288 / 1.67% |
| Disabled of the group II | 675 / 3.92% |
| Disabled of the group III | 650 / 3.77% |
| Disabled children | 167 / 0.97% |