Population Wakefield (Great Britain)

Great Britain
321 640

people

As of November 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Wakefield is 321 640 people, including children under the age of 6 - 32 526 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 37 592 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 38 959 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 137 943 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 60 468 people, and the centenarians Wakefield over 80 years old - 14 152 people.

21

place is occupied by Great Britain in the ranking of countries by population

Population size Wakefield by age groups

Children under 6 years old 32 526 / 10.11%
Teenagers from 7 to 17 37 592 / 11.69%
Young people from 18 to 29 38 959 / 12.11%
Adults from 30 to 59 137 943 / 42.89%
Elderly over 60 60 468 / 18.8%
Centenarians over 80 14 152 / 4.4%

Gender composition of the population Wakefield

Total Wakefield permanent residents 151 975 men (47.25%) and 169 665 women (52.75%).

Age Men Women Percentage of women
0 – 49 826 / 6%7 861 / 5.7%47.4%
5 – 99 826 / 6%7 710 / 5.6%47.2%
10 - 14 8 767 / 5.3%6 954 / 5.1%47.2%
15 - 19 7 407 / 4.4%6 047 / 4.5%47.7%
20 - 24 8 767 / 5.3%7 257 / 5.3%48.7%
25 - 29 13 000 / 8.1%10 885 / 7.7%48.6%
30 - 34 12 698 / 7.9%10 885 / 7.7%49.1%
35 - 39 11 640 / 7.2%10 582 / 7.5%50.8%
40 - 44 10 733 / 6.6%9 978 / 7.1%51.2%
45 - 49 9 826 / 6%9 222 / 6.6%51.5%
50 - 54 11 186 / 6.9%11 187 / 7.9%53.3%
55 - 59 11 791 / 7.3%12 850 / 9%55.2%
60 - 64 9 826 / 6%11 489 / 8.1%57%
65 - 69 6 802 / 4%9 071 / 6.5%60.1%
70 - 74 2 872 / 1.4%4 838 / 3.7%65.5%
75 - 79 3 628 / 1.9%7 559 / 5.5%69.7%
80+2 569 / 1.2%6 803 / 5%74.9%

Education level

Education level of residents Wakefield: have higher education 22.6% (72 691 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (9 649 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (114 504 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (50 176 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (27 661 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (26 696 people), have no education — 0.3% (965 people), illiterate — 0.7% (2 251 people).

Higher education 72 691 / 22.6%
Incomplete higher 9 649 / 3%
Secondary vocational 114 504 / 35.6%
Elementary school 50 176 / 15.6%
Middle school 27 661 / 8.6%
High school 26 696 / 8.3%
Without education 965 / 0.3%
Illiterate 2 251 / 0.7%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners Wakefield

Total Wakefield the number of officially employed population is 207 458 people (64.5%), pensioners 86 843 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 17 690 people (5.5%).

Employed population 207 458 / 64.5%
Unemployed 17 690 / 5.5%
Pensioners 86 843 / 27%

Disability

Total Wakefield have a disability 31 939 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 5 050 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 12 287 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 11 804 (3.67.%), disabled children 2 798 (0.87.%).

Total disabled 31 939 / 9.93%
Disabled of the group I 5 050 / 1.57%
Disabled of the group II 12 287 / 3.82%
Disabled of the group III 11 804 / 3.67%
Disabled children 2 798 / 0.87%