Population in Velsk

Arkhangelsk region

22 328

people

As of September 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Velsk is 22 328 people, including children under the age of 6 - 2 227 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 2 640 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 2 674 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 9 607 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 4 868 people, and the centenarians in Velsk over 80 years old - 313 people.

9

place is occupied by Russia in the ranking of countries by population

Population size in Velsk by age groups

Children under 6 years old

2 227 / 9.98%

Teenagers from 7 to 17

2 640 / 11.83%

Young people from 18 to 29

2 674 / 11.98%

Adults from 30 to 59

9 607 / 43.03%

Elderly over 60

4 868 / 21.8%

Centenarians over 80

313 / 1.4%

National composition of the population in Velsk

National composition of the population in Velsk, according to the latest population census, distributed approximately as follows: russians — 21 346 (95.60%) people, ukrainians — 313 (1.40%) people, nenets — 156 (0.70%) people, other nationalities (less than 0.5% each) — 514 (2.3%).

Russians

21 346 / 95.60%

Ukrainians

313 / 1.40%

Nenets

156 / 0.70%

Gender composition of the population in Velsk

Total in Velsk permanent residents 9 751 men (43.67%) and 12 577 women (56.33%).

Age

Men

Women

Percentage of women

0 – 4

707 / 7.2%

700 / 5.6%

48.2%

5 – 9

698 / 7.1%

688 / 5.5%

48.5%

10 - 14

609 / 6.2%

638 / 5.1%

49.8%

15 - 19

442 / 4.5%

450 / 3.6%

49.2%

20 - 24

481 / 4.9%

500 / 4.0%

50.1%

25 - 29

796 / 8.1%

888 / 7.1%

51.4%

30 - 34

904 / 9.2%

950 / 7.6%

49.9%

35 - 39

835 / 8.5%

888 / 7.1%

50.2%

40 - 44

688 / 7.0%

863 / 6.9%

54.6%

45 - 49

648 / 6.6%

750 / 6.0%

52.2%

50 - 54

747 / 7.6%

925 / 7.4%

54.0%

55 - 59

747 / 7.6%

1 038 / 8.3%

57.0%

60 - 64

599 / 6.1%

975 / 7.8%

60.4%

65 - 69

393 / 4.0%

738 / 5.9%

63.9%

70 - 74

187 / 1.9%

400 / 3.2%

66.7%

75 - 79

216 / 2.2%

575 / 4.6%

71.9%

80+

128 / 1.3%

538 / 4.3%

79.6%

Education level

Education level of residents in Velsk: have higher education 16.9% (3 773 people), incomplete higher education — 1.6% (357 people), secondary vocational — 43.1% (9 623 people), 11 classes — 14.0% (3 126 people), 9 classes — 10.8% (2 411 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (1 831 people), have no education — 0.6% (134 people), illiterate — 0.2% (45 people).

Higher education

3 773 / 16.9%

Incomplete higher

357 / 1.6%

Secondary vocational

9 623 / 43.1%

Elementary school

3 126 / 14.0%

Middle school

2 411 / 10.8%

High school

1 831 / 8.2%

Without education

134 / 0.6%

Illiterate

45 / 0.2%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Velsk

Total in Velsk the number of officially employed population is 13 307 people (59.6%), pensioners 6 475 people (29%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 1 295 people (5.8%).

Employed population

13 307 / 59.6%

Unemployed

1 295 / 5.8%

Pensioners

6 475 / 29%

Disability

Total in Velsk have a disability 1 780 people, what constitutes 7.97% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 210 (0.94.%), disabled of the group II are 761 (3.41.%), disabled of the group III are 701 (3.14.%), disabled children 107 (0.48.%).

Total disabled

1 780 / 7.97%

Disabled of the group I

210 / 0.94%

Disabled of the group II

761 / 3.41%

Disabled of the group III

701 / 3.14%

Disabled children

107 / 0.48%

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