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Population Ostend (Belgium)
68 931
people
As of November 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Ostend is 68 931 people, including children under the age of 6 - 6 971 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 8 056 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 8 349 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 29 563 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 12 959 people, and the centenarians Ostend over 80 years old - 3 033 people.
Population size Ostend by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 6 971 / 10.11% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 8 056 / 11.69% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 8 349 / 12.11% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 29 563 / 42.89% |
| Elderly over 60 | 12 959 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 3 033 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Ostend
Total Ostend permanent residents 32 225 men (46.75%) and 36 706 women (53.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 2 105 / 6% | 1 685 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 2 105 / 6% | 1 653 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 1 879 / 5.3% | 1 491 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 1 587 / 4.4% | 1 296 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 1 879 / 5.3% | 1 556 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 2 786 / 8.1% | 2 333 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 2 721 / 7.9% | 2 333 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 2 494 / 7.2% | 2 268 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 2 300 / 6.6% | 2 139 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 2 105 / 6% | 1 977 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 2 397 / 6.9% | 2 398 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 2 527 / 7.3% | 2 754 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 2 105 / 6% | 2 463 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 1 457 / 4% | 1 944 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 615 / 1.4% | 1 037 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 777 / 1.9% | 1 620 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 550 / 1.2% | 1 458 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Ostend: have higher education 22.6% (15 578 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (2 068 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (24 539 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (10 753 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (5 928 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (5 721 people), have no education — 0.3% (207 people), illiterate — 0.7% (483 people).
| Higher education | 15 578 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 2 068 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 24 539 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 10 753 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 5 928 / 8.6% |
| High school | 5 721 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 207 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 483 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Ostend
Total Ostend the number of officially employed population is 43 771 people (63.5%), pensioners 18 611 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 4 481 people (6.5%).
| Employed population | 43 771 / 63.5% |
| Unemployed | 4 481 / 6.5% |
| Pensioners | 18 611 / 27% |
Disability
Total Ostend have a disability 6 845 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 1 082 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 2 633 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 2 530 (3.67.%), disabled children 600 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 6 845 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 1 082 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 2 633 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 2 530 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 600 / 0.87% |