Population Mecca (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia
1 534 754

people

As of November 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Mecca is 1 534 754 people, including children under the age of 6 - 154 051 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 180 525 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 184 746 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 659 369 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 288 534 people, and the centenarians Mecca over 80 years old - 67 529 people.

40

place is occupied by Saudi Arabia in the ranking of countries by population

Population size Mecca by age groups

Children under 6 years old 154 051 / 10.04%
Teenagers from 7 to 17 180 525 / 11.76%
Young people from 18 to 29 184 746 / 12.04%
Adults from 30 to 59 659 369 / 42.96%
Elderly over 60 288 534 / 18.8%
Centenarians over 80 67 529 / 4.4%

Gender composition of the population Mecca

Total Mecca permanent residents 718 265 men (46.8%) and 816 489 women (53.2%).

Age Men Women Percentage of women
0 – 446 886 / 6%37 510 / 5.7%47.4%
5 – 946 886 / 6%36 789 / 5.6%47.2%
10 - 14 41 837 / 5.3%33 182 / 5.1%47.2%
15 - 19 35 345 / 4.4%28 854 / 4.5%47.7%
20 - 24 41 837 / 5.3%34 625 / 5.3%48.7%
25 - 29 62 034 / 8.1%51 937 / 7.7%48.6%
30 - 34 60 592 / 7.9%51 937 / 7.7%49.1%
35 - 39 55 542 / 7.2%50 494 / 7.5%50.8%
40 - 44 51 214 / 6.6%47 609 / 7.1%51.2%
45 - 49 46 886 / 6%44 002 / 6.6%51.5%
50 - 54 53 378 / 6.9%53 379 / 7.9%53.3%
55 - 59 56 264 / 7.3%61 314 / 9%55.2%
60 - 64 46 886 / 6%54 822 / 8.1%57%
65 - 69 32 460 / 4%43 281 / 6.5%60.1%
70 - 74 13 705 / 1.4%23 083 / 3.7%65.5%
75 - 79 17 312 / 1.9%36 067 / 5.5%69.7%
80+12 262 / 1.2%32 461 / 5%74.9%

Education level

Education level of residents Mecca: have higher education 22.6% (346 854 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (46 043 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (546 372 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (239 422 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (131 989 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (127 385 people), have no education — 0.3% (4 604 people), illiterate — 0.7% (10 743 people).

Higher education 346 854 / 22.6%
Incomplete higher 46 043 / 3%
Secondary vocational 546 372 / 35.6%
Elementary school 239 422 / 15.6%
Middle school 131 989 / 8.6%
High school 127 385 / 8.3%
Without education 4 604 / 0.3%
Illiterate 10 743 / 0.7%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners Mecca

Total Mecca the number of officially employed population is 976 104 people (63.6%), pensioners 414 384 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 98 224 people (6.4%).

Employed population 976 104 / 63.6%
Unemployed 98 224 / 6.4%
Pensioners 414 384 / 27%

Disability

Total Mecca have a disability 152 401 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 24 096 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 58 628 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 56 325 (3.67.%), disabled children 13 352 (0.87.%).

Total disabled 152 401 / 9.93%
Disabled of the group I 24 096 / 1.57%
Disabled of the group II 58 628 / 3.82%
Disabled of the group III 56 325 / 3.67%
Disabled children 13 352 / 0.87%