Population Pietermaritzburg (South Africa)

South Africa

1 035 116

people

As of September 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Pietermaritzburg is 1 035 116 people, including children under the age of 6 - 102 476 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 123 179 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 123 179 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 446 135 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 225 655 people, and the centenarians Pietermaritzburg over 80 years old - 14 492 people.

24

place is occupied by South Africa in the ranking of countries by population

Population size Pietermaritzburg by age groups

Children under 6 years old

102 476 / 9.9%

Teenagers from 7 to 17

123 179 / 11.9%

Young people from 18 to 29

123 179 / 11.9%

Adults from 30 to 59

446 135 / 43.1%

Elderly over 60

225 655 / 21.8%

Centenarians over 80

14 492 / 1.4%

Gender composition of the population Pietermaritzburg

Total Pietermaritzburg permanent residents 349 352 men (33.75%) and 685 764 women (66.25%).

Age

Men

Women

Percentage of women

0 – 4

22 875 / 5%

18 302 / 6.7%

44.4%

5 – 9

22 875 / 5%

17 950 / 6.6%

44.2%

10 - 14

20 411 / 4.3%

16 191 / 6.1%

44.2%

15 - 19

17 244 / 3.4%

14 079 / 5.5%

44.7%

20 - 24

20 411 / 4.3%

16 895 / 6.3%

45.7%

25 - 29

30 265 / 7.1%

25 341 / 8.7%

45.6%

30 - 34

29 561 / 6.9%

25 341 / 8.7%

46.1%

35 - 39

27 098 / 6.2%

24 637 / 8.5%

47.8%

40 - 44

24 986 / 5.6%

23 230 / 8.1%

48.2%

45 - 49

22 875 / 5%

21 470 / 7.6%

48.5%

50 - 54

26 042 / 5.9%

26 045 / 8.9%

50.3%

55 - 59

27 450 / 6.3%

29 916 / 10%

52.2%

60 - 64

22 875 / 5%

26 749 / 9.1%

54%

65 - 69

15 836 / 3%

21 118 / 7.5%

57.1%

70 - 74

6 685 / 0.4%

11 264 / 4.7%

62.5%

75 - 79

8 445 / 0.9%

17 598 / 6.5%

66.7%

80+

5 981 / 0.2%

15 839 / 6%

71.9%

Education level

Education level of residents Pietermaritzburg: have higher education 21.6% (223 585 people), incomplete higher education — 4% (41 405 people), secondary vocational — 34.6% (358 150 people), 11 classes — 14.6% (151 127 people), 9 classes — 7.6% (78 669 people), 5 classes — 9.3% (96 266 people), have no education — 0.7% (7 246 people), illiterate — 1.7% (17 597 people).

Higher education

223 585 / 21.6%

Incomplete higher

41 405 / 4%

Secondary vocational

358 150 / 34.6%

Elementary school

151 127 / 14.6%

Middle school

78 669 / 7.6%

High school

96 266 / 9.3%

Without education

7 246 / 0.7%

Illiterate

17 597 / 1.7%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners Pietermaritzburg

Total Pietermaritzburg the number of officially employed population is 388 169 people (37.5%), pensioners 279 481 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 336 413 people (32.5%).

Employed population

388 169 / 37.5%

Unemployed

336 413 / 32.5%

Pensioners

279 481 / 27%

Disability

Total Pietermaritzburg have a disability 144 192 people, what constitutes 13.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 26 602 (2.57.%), disabled of the group II are 49 893 (4.82.%), disabled of the group III are 48 340 (4.67.%), disabled children 19 357 (1.87.%).

Total disabled

144 192 / 13.93%

Disabled of the group I

26 602 / 2.57%

Disabled of the group II

49 893 / 4.82%

Disabled of the group III

48 340 / 4.67%

Disabled children

19 357 / 1.87%

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