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Population Wajir (Kenya)
43 832
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Wajir is 43 832 people, including children under the age of 6 - 4 356 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 5 200 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 5 232 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 18 875 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 9 555 people, and the centenarians Wajir over 80 years old - 614 people.
Population size Wajir by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 4 356 / 9.94% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 5 200 / 11.86% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 5 232 / 11.94% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 18 875 / 43.06% |
| Elderly over 60 | 9 555 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 614 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Wajir
Total Wajir permanent residents 20 338 men (46.4%) and 23 494 women (53.6%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 1 310 / 5.9% | 1 049 / 5.8% | 47.1% |
| 5 – 9 | 1 310 / 5.9% | 1 029 / 5.7% | 46.9% |
| 10 - 14 | 1 169 / 5.2% | 928 / 5.2% | 46.9% |
| 15 - 19 | 987 / 4.3% | 807 / 4.6% | 47.4% |
| 20 - 24 | 1 169 / 5.2% | 968 / 5.4% | 48.4% |
| 25 - 29 | 1 733 / 8% | 1 452 / 7.8% | 48.3% |
| 30 - 34 | 1 693 / 7.8% | 1 452 / 7.8% | 48.8% |
| 35 - 39 | 1 552 / 7.1% | 1 412 / 7.6% | 50.5% |
| 40 - 44 | 1 431 / 6.5% | 1 331 / 7.2% | 50.9% |
| 45 - 49 | 1 310 / 5.9% | 1 231 / 6.7% | 51.2% |
| 50 - 54 | 1 491 / 6.8% | 1 493 / 8% | 53% |
| 55 - 59 | 1 572 / 7.2% | 1 714 / 9.1% | 54.9% |
| 60 - 64 | 1 310 / 5.9% | 1 533 / 8.2% | 56.7% |
| 65 - 69 | 907 / 3.9% | 1 210 / 6.6% | 59.8% |
| 70 - 74 | 382 / 1.3% | 646 / 3.8% | 65.2% |
| 75 - 79 | 483 / 1.8% | 1 009 / 5.6% | 69.4% |
| 80+ | 342 / 1.1% | 908 / 5.1% | 74.6% |
Education level
Education level of residents Wajir: have higher education 22.5% (9 862 people), incomplete higher education — 3.1% (1 359 people), secondary vocational — 35.5% (15 560 people), 11 classes — 15.5% (6 794 people), 9 classes — 8.5% (3 726 people), 5 classes — 8.4% (3 682 people), have no education — 0.2% (88 people), illiterate — 0.8% (351 people).
| Higher education | 9 862 / 22.5% |
| Incomplete higher | 1 359 / 3.1% |
| Secondary vocational | 15 560 / 35.5% |
| Elementary school | 6 794 / 15.5% |
| Middle school | 3 726 / 8.5% |
| High school | 3 682 / 8.4% |
| Without education | 88 / 0.2% |
| Illiterate | 351 / 0.8% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Wajir
Total Wajir the number of officially employed population is 27 526 people (62.8%), pensioners 11 835 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 3 156 people (7.2%).
| Employed population | 27 526 / 62.8% |
| Unemployed | 3 156 / 7.2% |
| Pensioners | 11 835 / 27% |
Disability
Total Wajir have a disability 4 528 people, what constitutes 10.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 732 (1.67.%), disabled of the group II are 1 718 (3.92.%), disabled of the group III are 1 652 (3.77.%), disabled children 425 (0.97.%).
| Total disabled | 4 528 / 10.33% |
| Disabled of the group I | 732 / 1.67% |
| Disabled of the group II | 1 718 / 3.92% |
| Disabled of the group III | 1 652 / 3.77% |
| Disabled children | 425 / 0.97% |