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Population Alajuela (Costa Rica)
42 889
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Alajuela is 42 889 people, including children under the age of 6 - 4 332 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 5 018 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 5 190 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 18 399 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 8 063 people, and the centenarians Alajuela over 80 years old - 1 887 people.
Population size Alajuela by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 4 332 / 10.1% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 5 018 / 11.7% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 5 190 / 12.1% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 18 399 / 42.9% |
| Elderly over 60 | 8 063 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 1 887 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Alajuela
Total Alajuela permanent residents 16 298 men (38%) and 26 591 women (62%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 1 058 / 5.4% | 849 / 6.3% | 45.6% |
| 5 – 9 | 1 058 / 5.4% | 832 / 6.2% | 45.4% |
| 10 - 14 | 944 / 4.7% | 751 / 5.7% | 45.4% |
| 15 - 19 | 797 / 3.8% | 653 / 5.1% | 45.9% |
| 20 - 24 | 944 / 4.7% | 783 / 5.9% | 46.9% |
| 25 - 29 | 1 401 / 7.5% | 1 175 / 8.3% | 46.8% |
| 30 - 34 | 1 368 / 7.3% | 1 175 / 8.3% | 47.3% |
| 35 - 39 | 1 254 / 6.6% | 1 142 / 8.1% | 49% |
| 40 - 44 | 1 156 / 6% | 1 077 / 7.7% | 49.4% |
| 45 - 49 | 1 058 / 5.4% | 995 / 7.2% | 49.7% |
| 50 - 54 | 1 205 / 6.3% | 1 207 / 8.5% | 51.5% |
| 55 - 59 | 1 270 / 6.7% | 1 386 / 9.6% | 53.4% |
| 60 - 64 | 1 058 / 5.4% | 1 240 / 8.7% | 55.2% |
| 65 - 69 | 732 / 3.4% | 979 / 7.1% | 58.3% |
| 70 - 74 | 309 / 0.8% | 523 / 4.3% | 63.7% |
| 75 - 79 | 390 / 1.3% | 816 / 6.1% | 67.9% |
| 80+ | 276 / 0.6% | 735 / 5.6% | 73.1% |
Education level
Education level of residents Alajuela: have higher education 22% (9 436 people), incomplete higher education — 3.6% (1 544 people), secondary vocational — 35% (15 011 people), 11 classes — 15% (6 433 people), 9 classes — 8% (3 431 people), 5 classes — 8.9% (3 817 people), have no education — 0.3% (129 people), illiterate — 1.3% (558 people).
| Higher education | 9 436 / 22% |
| Incomplete higher | 1 544 / 3.6% |
| Secondary vocational | 15 011 / 35% |
| Elementary school | 6 433 / 15% |
| Middle school | 3 431 / 8% |
| High school | 3 817 / 8.9% |
| Without education | 129 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 558 / 1.3% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Alajuela
Total Alajuela the number of officially employed population is 19 729 people (46%), pensioners 11 580 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 10 293 people (24%).
| Employed population | 19 729 / 46% |
| Unemployed | 10 293 / 24% |
| Pensioners | 11 580 / 27% |
Disability
Total Alajuela have a disability 5 288 people, what constitutes 12.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 931 (2.17.%), disabled of the group II are 1 896 (4.42.%), disabled of the group III are 1 831 (4.27.%), disabled children 630 (1.47.%).
| Total disabled | 5 288 / 12.33% |
| Disabled of the group I | 931 / 2.17% |
| Disabled of the group II | 1 896 / 4.42% |
| Disabled of the group III | 1 831 / 4.27% |
| Disabled children | 630 / 1.47% |