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Population Tamale (Ghana)
537 986
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Tamale is 537 986 people, including children under the age of 6 - 53 261 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 64 020 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 64 020 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 231 872 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 117 281 people, and the centenarians Tamale over 80 years old - 7 532 people.
Population size Tamale by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 53 261 / 9.9% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 64 020 / 11.9% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 64 020 / 11.9% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 231 872 / 43.1% |
| Elderly over 60 | 117 281 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 7 532 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Tamale
Total Tamale permanent residents 250 970 men (46.65%) and 287 016 women (53.35%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 16 435 / 5.9% | 13 149 / 5.8% | 47.1% |
| 5 – 9 | 16 435 / 5.9% | 12 896 / 5.7% | 46.9% |
| 10 - 14 | 14 665 / 5.2% | 11 632 / 5.2% | 46.9% |
| 15 - 19 | 12 389 / 4.3% | 10 115 / 4.6% | 47.4% |
| 20 - 24 | 14 665 / 5.2% | 12 138 / 5.4% | 48.4% |
| 25 - 29 | 21 745 / 8% | 18 206 / 7.8% | 48.3% |
| 30 - 34 | 21 239 / 7.8% | 18 206 / 7.8% | 48.8% |
| 35 - 39 | 19 469 / 7.1% | 17 700 / 7.6% | 50.5% |
| 40 - 44 | 17 952 / 6.5% | 16 689 / 7.2% | 50.9% |
| 45 - 49 | 16 435 / 5.9% | 15 425 / 6.7% | 51.2% |
| 50 - 54 | 18 711 / 6.8% | 18 712 / 8% | 53% |
| 55 - 59 | 19 722 / 7.2% | 21 493 / 9.1% | 54.9% |
| 60 - 64 | 16 435 / 5.9% | 19 217 / 8.2% | 56.7% |
| 65 - 69 | 11 378 / 3.9% | 15 172 / 6.6% | 59.8% |
| 70 - 74 | 4 804 / 1.3% | 8 092 / 3.8% | 65.2% |
| 75 - 79 | 6 068 / 1.8% | 12 643 / 5.6% | 69.4% |
| 80+ | 4 298 / 1.1% | 11 379 / 5.1% | 74.6% |
Education level
Education level of residents Tamale: have higher education 22.5% (121 047 people), incomplete higher education — 3.1% (16 678 people), secondary vocational — 35.5% (190 985 people), 11 classes — 15.5% (83 388 people), 9 classes — 8.5% (45 729 people), 5 classes — 8.4% (45 191 people), have no education — 0.2% (1 076 people), illiterate — 0.8% (4 304 people).
| Higher education | 121 047 / 22.5% |
| Incomplete higher | 16 678 / 3.1% |
| Secondary vocational | 190 985 / 35.5% |
| Elementary school | 83 388 / 15.5% |
| Middle school | 45 729 / 8.5% |
| High school | 45 191 / 8.4% |
| Without education | 1 076 / 0.2% |
| Illiterate | 4 304 / 0.8% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Tamale
Total Tamale the number of officially employed population is 340 545 people (63.3%), pensioners 145 256 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 36 045 people (6.7%).
| Employed population | 340 545 / 63.3% |
| Unemployed | 36 045 / 6.7% |
| Pensioners | 145 256 / 27% |
Disability
Total Tamale have a disability 55 574 people, what constitutes 10.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 8 984 (1.67.%), disabled of the group II are 21 089 (3.92.%), disabled of the group III are 20 282 (3.77.%), disabled children 5 218 (0.97.%).
| Total disabled | 55 574 / 10.33% |
| Disabled of the group I | 8 984 / 1.67% |
| Disabled of the group II | 21 089 / 3.92% |
| Disabled of the group III | 20 282 / 3.77% |
| Disabled children | 5 218 / 0.97% |