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Population Ghent (Belgium)
233 120
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Ghent is 233 120 people, including children under the age of 6 - 23 574 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 27 246 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 28 237 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 99 979 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 43 827 people, and the centenarians Ghent over 80 years old - 10 257 people.
Population size Ghent by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 23 574 / 10.11% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 27 246 / 11.69% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 28 237 / 12.11% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 99 979 / 42.89% |
| Elderly over 60 | 43 827 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 10 257 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Ghent
Total Ghent permanent residents 108 984 men (46.75%) and 124 136 women (53.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 7 121 / 6% | 5 698 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 7 121 / 6% | 5 588 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 6 354 / 5.3% | 5 041 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 5 368 / 4.4% | 4 383 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 6 354 / 5.3% | 5 260 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 9 422 / 8.1% | 7 889 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 9 203 / 7.9% | 7 889 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 8 436 / 7.2% | 7 670 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 7 779 / 6.6% | 7 232 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 7 121 / 6% | 6 684 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 8 107 / 6.9% | 8 108 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 8 546 / 7.3% | 9 314 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 7 121 / 6% | 8 328 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 4 930 / 4% | 6 574 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 2 081 / 1.4% | 3 507 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 2 629 / 1.9% | 5 479 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 1 862 / 1.2% | 4 931 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Ghent: have higher education 22.6% (52 685 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (6 994 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (82 991 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (36 367 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (20 048 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (19 349 people), have no education — 0.3% (699 people), illiterate — 0.7% (1 632 people).
| Higher education | 52 685 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 6 994 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 82 991 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 36 367 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 20 048 / 8.6% |
| High school | 19 349 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 699 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 1 632 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Ghent
Total Ghent the number of officially employed population is 148 031 people (63.5%), pensioners 62 942 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 15 153 people (6.5%).
| Employed population | 148 031 / 63.5% |
| Unemployed | 15 153 / 6.5% |
| Pensioners | 62 942 / 27% |
Disability
Total Ghent have a disability 23 149 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 3 660 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 8 905 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 8 556 (3.67.%), disabled children 2 028 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 23 149 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 3 660 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 8 905 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 8 556 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 2 028 / 0.87% |