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Population Besancon (France)
116 952
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Besancon is 116 952 people, including children under the age of 6 - 11 841 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 13 654 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 14 180 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 50 143 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 21 987 people, and the centenarians Besancon over 80 years old - 5 146 people.
Population size Besancon by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 11 841 / 10.13% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 13 654 / 11.68% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 14 180 / 12.13% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 50 143 / 42.88% |
| Elderly over 60 | 21 987 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 5 146 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Besancon
Total Besancon permanent residents 53 681 men (45.9%) and 63 271 women (54.1%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 3 496 / 5.8% | 2 798 / 5.9% | 46.8% |
| 5 – 9 | 3 496 / 5.8% | 2 744 / 5.8% | 46.6% |
| 10 - 14 | 3 120 / 5.1% | 2 475 / 5.3% | 46.6% |
| 15 - 19 | 2 635 / 4.2% | 2 153 / 4.7% | 47.1% |
| 20 - 24 | 3 120 / 5.1% | 2 583 / 5.5% | 48.1% |
| 25 - 29 | 4 626 / 7.9% | 3 874 / 7.9% | 48% |
| 30 - 34 | 4 518 / 7.7% | 3 874 / 7.9% | 48.5% |
| 35 - 39 | 4 142 / 7% | 3 767 / 7.7% | 50.2% |
| 40 - 44 | 3 819 / 6.4% | 3 551 / 7.3% | 50.6% |
| 45 - 49 | 3 496 / 5.8% | 3 282 / 6.8% | 50.9% |
| 50 - 54 | 3 980 / 6.7% | 3 982 / 8.1% | 52.7% |
| 55 - 59 | 4 196 / 7.1% | 4 574 / 9.2% | 54.6% |
| 60 - 64 | 3 496 / 5.8% | 4 089 / 8.3% | 56.4% |
| 65 - 69 | 2 420 / 3.8% | 3 229 / 6.7% | 59.5% |
| 70 - 74 | 1 021 / 1.2% | 1 722 / 3.9% | 64.9% |
| 75 - 79 | 1 290 / 1.7% | 2 691 / 5.7% | 69.1% |
| 80+ | 914 / 1% | 2 422 / 5.2% | 74.3% |
Education level
Education level of residents Besancon: have higher education 22.4% (26 197 people), incomplete higher education — 3.2% (3 742 people), secondary vocational — 35.4% (41 401 people), 11 classes — 15.4% (18 011 people), 9 classes — 8.4% (9 824 people), 5 classes — 8.5% (9 941 people), have no education — 0.1% (117 people), illiterate — 0.9% (1 053 people).
| Higher education | 26 197 / 22.4% |
| Incomplete higher | 3 742 / 3.2% |
| Secondary vocational | 41 401 / 35.4% |
| Elementary school | 18 011 / 15.4% |
| Middle school | 9 824 / 8.4% |
| High school | 9 941 / 8.5% |
| Without education | 117 / 0.1% |
| Illiterate | 1 053 / 0.9% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Besancon
Total Besancon the number of officially employed population is 72 276 people (61.8%), pensioners 31 577 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 9 590 people (8.2%).
| Employed population | 72 276 / 61.8% |
| Unemployed | 9 590 / 8.2% |
| Pensioners | 31 577 / 27% |
Disability
Total Besancon have a disability 12 549 people, what constitutes 10.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 2 070 (1.77.%), disabled of the group II are 4 701 (4.02.%), disabled of the group III are 4 526 (3.87.%), disabled children 1 251 (1.07.%).
| Total disabled | 12 549 / 10.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 2 070 / 1.77% |
| Disabled of the group II | 4 701 / 4.02% |
| Disabled of the group III | 4 526 / 3.87% |
| Disabled children | 1 251 / 1.07% |