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Population Medellin (Colombia)
2 486 723
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Medellin is 2 486 723 people, including children under the age of 6 - 250 227 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 291 879 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 299 961 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 1 067 737 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 467 504 people, and the centenarians Medellin over 80 years old - 109 416 people.
Population size Medellin by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 250 227 / 10.06% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 291 879 / 11.74% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 299 961 / 12.06% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 1 067 737 / 42.94% |
| Elderly over 60 | 467 504 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 109 416 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Medellin
Total Medellin permanent residents 1 049 397 men (42.2%) and 1 437 326 women (57.8%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 67 887 / 5.8% | 54 311 / 5.9% | 46.8% |
| 5 – 9 | 67 887 / 5.8% | 53 266 / 5.8% | 46.6% |
| 10 - 14 | 60 576 / 5.1% | 48 044 / 5.3% | 46.6% |
| 15 - 19 | 51 176 / 4.2% | 41 778 / 4.7% | 47.1% |
| 20 - 24 | 60 576 / 5.1% | 50 133 / 5.5% | 48.1% |
| 25 - 29 | 89 820 / 7.9% | 75 199 / 7.9% | 48% |
| 30 - 34 | 87 731 / 7.7% | 75 199 / 7.9% | 48.5% |
| 35 - 39 | 80 420 / 7% | 73 110 / 7.7% | 50.2% |
| 40 - 44 | 74 153 / 6.4% | 68 933 / 7.3% | 50.6% |
| 45 - 49 | 67 887 / 5.8% | 63 711 / 6.8% | 50.9% |
| 50 - 54 | 77 287 / 6.7% | 77 288 / 8.1% | 52.7% |
| 55 - 59 | 81 464 / 7.1% | 88 777 / 9.2% | 54.6% |
| 60 - 64 | 67 887 / 5.8% | 79 377 / 8.3% | 56.4% |
| 65 - 69 | 46 998 / 3.8% | 62 666 / 6.7% | 59.5% |
| 70 - 74 | 19 843 / 1.2% | 33 422 / 3.9% | 64.9% |
| 75 - 79 | 25 065 / 1.7% | 52 222 / 5.7% | 69.1% |
| 80+ | 17 755 / 1% | 47 000 / 5.2% | 74.3% |
Education level
Education level of residents Medellin: have higher education 22.4% (557 026 people), incomplete higher education — 3.2% (79 575 people), secondary vocational — 35.4% (880 300 people), 11 classes — 15.4% (382 955 people), 9 classes — 8.4% (208 885 people), 5 classes — 8.5% (211 371 people), have no education — 0.1% (2 487 people), illiterate — 0.9% (22 381 people).
| Higher education | 557 026 / 22.4% |
| Incomplete higher | 79 575 / 3.2% |
| Secondary vocational | 880 300 / 35.4% |
| Elementary school | 382 955 / 15.4% |
| Middle school | 208 885 / 8.4% |
| High school | 211 371 / 8.5% |
| Without education | 2 487 / 0.1% |
| Illiterate | 22 381 / 0.9% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Medellin
Total Medellin the number of officially employed population is 1 352 777 people (54.4%), pensioners 671 415 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 387 929 people (15.6%).
| Employed population | 1 352 777 / 54.4% |
| Unemployed | 387 929 / 15.6% |
| Pensioners | 671 415 / 27% |
Disability
Total Medellin have a disability 266 825 people, what constitutes 10.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 44 015 (1.77.%), disabled of the group II are 99 966 (4.02.%), disabled of the group III are 96 236 (3.87.%), disabled children 26 608 (1.07.%).
| Total disabled | 266 825 / 10.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 44 015 / 1.77% |
| Disabled of the group II | 99 966 / 4.02% |
| Disabled of the group III | 96 236 / 3.87% |
| Disabled children | 26 608 / 1.07% |