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Population Bruges (Belgium)
117 224
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Bruges is 117 224 people, including children under the age of 6 - 11 854 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 13 701 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 14 199 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 50 274 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 22 038 people, and the centenarians Bruges over 80 years old - 5 158 people.
Population size Bruges by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 11 854 / 10.11% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 13 701 / 11.69% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 14 199 / 12.11% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 50 274 / 42.89% |
| Elderly over 60 | 22 038 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 5 158 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Bruges
Total Bruges permanent residents 54 802 men (46.75%) and 62 422 women (53.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 3 581 / 6% | 2 865 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 3 581 / 6% | 2 810 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 3 195 / 5.3% | 2 535 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 2 699 / 4.4% | 2 204 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 3 195 / 5.3% | 2 645 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 4 738 / 8.1% | 3 967 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 4 628 / 7.9% | 3 967 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 4 242 / 7.2% | 3 857 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 3 911 / 6.6% | 3 637 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 3 581 / 6% | 3 361 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 4 077 / 6.9% | 4 078 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 4 297 / 7.3% | 4 684 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 3 581 / 6% | 4 188 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 2 479 / 4% | 3 306 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 1 046 / 1.4% | 1 764 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 1 322 / 1.9% | 2 755 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 936 / 1.2% | 2 480 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Bruges: have higher education 22.6% (26 493 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (3 517 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (41 732 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (18 287 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (10 081 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (9 730 people), have no education — 0.3% (352 people), illiterate — 0.7% (821 people).
| Higher education | 26 493 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 3 517 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 41 732 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 18 287 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 10 081 / 8.6% |
| High school | 9 730 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 352 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 821 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Bruges
Total Bruges the number of officially employed population is 74 437 people (63.5%), pensioners 31 650 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 7 620 people (6.5%).
| Employed population | 74 437 / 63.5% |
| Unemployed | 7 620 / 6.5% |
| Pensioners | 31 650 / 27% |
Disability
Total Bruges have a disability 11 640 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 1 840 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 4 478 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 4 302 (3.67.%), disabled children 1 020 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 11 640 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 1 840 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 4 478 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 4 302 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 1 020 / 0.87% |