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Population Letterkenny (Irish)
17 586
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Letterkenny is 17 586 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 781 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 2 053 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 2 132 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 7 540 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 3 306 people, and the centenarians Letterkenny over 80 years old - 774 people.
Population size Letterkenny by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 1 781 / 10.13% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 2 053 / 11.68% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 2 132 / 12.13% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 7 540 / 42.88% |
| Elderly over 60 | 3 306 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 774 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Letterkenny
Total Letterkenny permanent residents 8 125 men (46.2%) and 9 461 women (53.8%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 525 / 5.9% | 421 / 5.8% | 47.1% |
| 5 – 9 | 525 / 5.9% | 413 / 5.7% | 46.9% |
| 10 - 14 | 469 / 5.2% | 373 / 5.2% | 46.9% |
| 15 - 19 | 396 / 4.3% | 324 / 4.6% | 47.4% |
| 20 - 24 | 469 / 5.2% | 389 / 5.4% | 48.4% |
| 25 - 29 | 695 / 8% | 583 / 7.8% | 48.3% |
| 30 - 34 | 679 / 7.8% | 583 / 7.8% | 48.8% |
| 35 - 39 | 622 / 7.1% | 567 / 7.6% | 50.5% |
| 40 - 44 | 574 / 6.5% | 535 / 7.2% | 50.9% |
| 45 - 49 | 525 / 5.9% | 494 / 6.7% | 51.2% |
| 50 - 54 | 598 / 6.8% | 599 / 8% | 53% |
| 55 - 59 | 630 / 7.2% | 688 / 9.1% | 54.9% |
| 60 - 64 | 525 / 5.9% | 615 / 8.2% | 56.7% |
| 65 - 69 | 363 / 3.9% | 486 / 6.6% | 59.8% |
| 70 - 74 | 153 / 1.3% | 259 / 3.8% | 65.2% |
| 75 - 79 | 194 / 1.8% | 405 / 5.6% | 69.4% |
| 80+ | 137 / 1.1% | 365 / 5.1% | 74.6% |
Education level
Education level of residents Letterkenny: have higher education 22.5% (3 957 people), incomplete higher education — 3.1% (545 people), secondary vocational — 35.5% (6 243 people), 11 classes — 15.5% (2 726 people), 9 classes — 8.5% (1 495 people), 5 classes — 8.4% (1 477 people), have no education — 0.2% (35 people), illiterate — 0.8% (141 people).
| Higher education | 3 957 / 22.5% |
| Incomplete higher | 545 / 3.1% |
| Secondary vocational | 6 243 / 35.5% |
| Elementary school | 2 726 / 15.5% |
| Middle school | 1 495 / 8.5% |
| High school | 1 477 / 8.4% |
| Without education | 35 / 0.2% |
| Illiterate | 141 / 0.8% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Letterkenny
Total Letterkenny the number of officially employed population is 10 974 people (62.4%), pensioners 4 748 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 1 337 people (7.6%).
| Employed population | 10 974 / 62.4% |
| Unemployed | 1 337 / 7.6% |
| Pensioners | 4 748 / 27% |
Disability
Total Letterkenny have a disability 1 817 people, what constitutes 10.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 294 (1.67.%), disabled of the group II are 689 (3.92.%), disabled of the group III are 663 (3.77.%), disabled children 171 (0.97.%).
| Total disabled | 1 817 / 10.33% |
| Disabled of the group I | 294 / 1.67% |
| Disabled of the group II | 689 / 3.92% |
| Disabled of the group III | 663 / 3.77% |
| Disabled children | 171 / 0.97% |