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Population Cartagena (Colombia)
1 013 454
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Cartagena is 1 013 454 people, including children under the age of 6 - 101 979 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 118 954 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 122 248 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 435 152 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 190 529 people, and the centenarians Cartagena over 80 years old - 44 592 people.
Population size Cartagena by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 101 979 / 10.06% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 118 954 / 11.74% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 122 248 / 12.06% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 435 152 / 42.94% |
| Elderly over 60 | 190 529 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 44 592 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Cartagena
Total Cartagena permanent residents 427 678 men (42.2%) and 585 776 women (57.8%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 27 667 / 5.8% | 22 135 / 5.9% | 46.8% |
| 5 – 9 | 27 667 / 5.8% | 21 709 / 5.8% | 46.6% |
| 10 - 14 | 24 687 / 5.1% | 19 581 / 5.3% | 46.6% |
| 15 - 19 | 20 856 / 4.2% | 17 027 / 4.7% | 47.1% |
| 20 - 24 | 24 687 / 5.1% | 20 432 / 5.5% | 48.1% |
| 25 - 29 | 36 605 / 7.9% | 30 648 / 7.9% | 48% |
| 30 - 34 | 35 754 / 7.7% | 30 648 / 7.9% | 48.5% |
| 35 - 39 | 32 774 / 7% | 29 796 / 7.7% | 50.2% |
| 40 - 44 | 30 220 / 6.4% | 28 094 / 7.3% | 50.6% |
| 45 - 49 | 27 667 / 5.8% | 25 965 / 6.8% | 50.9% |
| 50 - 54 | 31 497 / 6.7% | 31 499 / 8.1% | 52.7% |
| 55 - 59 | 33 200 / 7.1% | 36 181 / 9.2% | 54.6% |
| 60 - 64 | 27 667 / 5.8% | 32 350 / 8.3% | 56.4% |
| 65 - 69 | 19 154 / 3.8% | 25 540 / 6.7% | 59.5% |
| 70 - 74 | 8 087 / 1.2% | 13 622 / 3.9% | 64.9% |
| 75 - 79 | 10 215 / 1.7% | 21 283 / 5.7% | 69.1% |
| 80+ | 7 235 / 1% | 19 155 / 5.2% | 74.3% |
Education level
Education level of residents Cartagena: have higher education 22.4% (227 014 people), incomplete higher education — 3.2% (32 431 people), secondary vocational — 35.4% (358 763 people), 11 classes — 15.4% (156 072 people), 9 classes — 8.4% (85 130 people), 5 classes — 8.5% (86 144 people), have no education — 0.1% (1 013 people), illiterate — 0.9% (9 121 people).
| Higher education | 227 014 / 22.4% |
| Incomplete higher | 32 431 / 3.2% |
| Secondary vocational | 358 763 / 35.4% |
| Elementary school | 156 072 / 15.4% |
| Middle school | 85 130 / 8.4% |
| High school | 86 144 / 8.5% |
| Without education | 1 013 / 0.1% |
| Illiterate | 9 121 / 0.9% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Cartagena
Total Cartagena the number of officially employed population is 551 319 people (54.4%), pensioners 273 633 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 158 099 people (15.6%).
| Employed population | 551 319 / 54.4% |
| Unemployed | 158 099 / 15.6% |
| Pensioners | 273 633 / 27% |
Disability
Total Cartagena have a disability 108 744 people, what constitutes 10.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 17 938 (1.77.%), disabled of the group II are 40 741 (4.02.%), disabled of the group III are 39 221 (3.87.%), disabled children 10 844 (1.07.%).
| Total disabled | 108 744 / 10.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 17 938 / 1.77% |
| Disabled of the group II | 40 741 / 4.02% |
| Disabled of the group III | 39 221 / 3.87% |
| Disabled children | 10 844 / 1.07% |