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Population jos (Nigeria)
622 844
people
As of November 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) jos is 622 844 people, including children under the age of 6 - 60 961 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 74 819 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 73 418 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 269 146 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 135 780 people, and the centenarians jos over 80 years old - 8 720 people.
Population size jos by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 60 961 / 9.79% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 74 819 / 12.01% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 73 418 / 11.79% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 269 146 / 43.21% |
| Elderly over 60 | 135 780 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 8 720 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population jos
Total jos permanent residents 207 718 men (33.35%) and 415 126 women (66.65%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 13 358 / 4.9% | 10 690 / 6.8% | 44.1% |
| 5 – 9 | 13 358 / 4.9% | 10 484 / 6.7% | 43.9% |
| 10 - 14 | 11 920 / 4.2% | 9 456 / 6.2% | 43.9% |
| 15 - 19 | 10 070 / 3.3% | 8 223 / 5.6% | 44.4% |
| 20 - 24 | 11 920 / 4.2% | 9 867 / 6.4% | 45.4% |
| 25 - 29 | 17 675 / 7% | 14 800 / 8.8% | 45.3% |
| 30 - 34 | 17 264 / 6.8% | 14 800 / 8.8% | 45.8% |
| 35 - 39 | 15 825 / 6.1% | 14 389 / 8.6% | 47.5% |
| 40 - 44 | 14 592 / 5.5% | 13 567 / 8.2% | 47.9% |
| 45 - 49 | 13 358 / 4.9% | 12 539 / 7.7% | 48.2% |
| 50 - 54 | 15 208 / 5.8% | 15 211 / 9% | 50% |
| 55 - 59 | 16 030 / 6.2% | 17 472 / 10.1% | 51.9% |
| 60 - 64 | 13 358 / 4.9% | 15 623 / 9.2% | 53.7% |
| 65 - 69 | 9 248 / 2.9% | 12 334 / 7.6% | 56.8% |
| 70 - 74 | 3 904 / 0.3% | 6 579 / 4.8% | 62.2% |
| 75 - 79 | 4 931 / 0.8% | 10 279 / 6.6% | 66.4% |
| 80+ | 3 493 / 0.1% | 9 251 / 6.1% | 71.6% |
Education level
Education level of residents jos: have higher education 21.5% (133 911 people), incomplete higher education — 4.1% (25 537 people), secondary vocational — 34.5% (214 881 people), 11 classes — 14.5% (90 312 people), 9 classes — 7.5% (46 713 people), 5 classes — 9.4% (58 547 people), have no education — 0.8% (4 983 people), illiterate — 1.8% (11 211 people).
| Higher education | 133 911 / 21.5% |
| Incomplete higher | 25 537 / 4.1% |
| Secondary vocational | 214 881 / 34.5% |
| Elementary school | 90 312 / 14.5% |
| Middle school | 46 713 / 7.5% |
| High school | 58 547 / 9.4% |
| Without education | 4 983 / 0.8% |
| Illiterate | 11 211 / 1.8% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners jos
Total jos the number of officially employed population is 228 584 people (36.7%), pensioners 168 168 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 207 407 people (33.3%).
| Employed population | 228 584 / 36.7% |
| Unemployed | 207 407 / 33.3% |
| Pensioners | 168 168 / 27% |
Disability
Total jos have a disability 89 254 people, what constitutes 14.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 16 630 (2.67.%), disabled of the group II are 30 644 (4.92.%), disabled of the group III are 29 710 (4.77.%), disabled children 12 270 (1.97.%).
| Total disabled | 89 254 / 14.33% |
| Disabled of the group I | 16 630 / 2.67% |
| Disabled of the group II | 30 644 / 4.92% |
| Disabled of the group III | 29 710 / 4.77% |
| Disabled children | 12 270 / 1.97% |