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Population Puntarenas (Costa Rica)
10 406
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Puntarenas is 10 406 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 051 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 1 218 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 1 259 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 4 464 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 1 956 people, and the centenarians Puntarenas over 80 years old - 458 people.
Population size Puntarenas by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 1 051 / 10.1% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 1 218 / 11.7% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 1 259 / 12.1% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 4 464 / 42.9% |
| Elderly over 60 | 1 956 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 458 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Puntarenas
Total Puntarenas permanent residents 3 954 men (38%) and 6 452 women (62%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 256 / 5.4% | 207 / 6.3% | 45.6% |
| 5 – 9 | 256 / 5.4% | 203 / 6.2% | 45.4% |
| 10 - 14 | 228 / 4.7% | 183 / 5.7% | 45.4% |
| 15 - 19 | 193 / 3.8% | 159 / 5.1% | 45.9% |
| 20 - 24 | 228 / 4.7% | 191 / 5.9% | 46.9% |
| 25 - 29 | 339 / 7.5% | 286 / 8.3% | 46.8% |
| 30 - 34 | 331 / 7.3% | 286 / 8.3% | 47.3% |
| 35 - 39 | 303 / 6.6% | 278 / 8.1% | 49% |
| 40 - 44 | 280 / 6% | 262 / 7.7% | 49.4% |
| 45 - 49 | 256 / 5.4% | 242 / 7.2% | 49.7% |
| 50 - 54 | 292 / 6.3% | 294 / 8.5% | 51.5% |
| 55 - 59 | 307 / 6.7% | 337 / 9.6% | 53.4% |
| 60 - 64 | 256 / 5.4% | 302 / 8.7% | 55.2% |
| 65 - 69 | 177 / 3.4% | 238 / 7.1% | 58.3% |
| 70 - 74 | 74 / 0.8% | 128 / 4.3% | 63.7% |
| 75 - 79 | 94 / 1.3% | 199 / 6.1% | 67.9% |
| 80+ | 66 / 0.6% | 179 / 5.6% | 73.1% |
Education level
Education level of residents Puntarenas: have higher education 22% (2 289 people), incomplete higher education — 3.6% (375 people), secondary vocational — 35% (3 642 people), 11 classes — 15% (1 561 people), 9 classes — 8% (832 people), 5 classes — 8.9% (926 people), have no education — 0.3% (31 people), illiterate — 1.3% (135 people).
| Higher education | 2 289 / 22% |
| Incomplete higher | 375 / 3.6% |
| Secondary vocational | 3 642 / 35% |
| Elementary school | 1 561 / 15% |
| Middle school | 832 / 8% |
| High school | 926 / 8.9% |
| Without education | 31 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 135 / 1.3% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Puntarenas
Total Puntarenas the number of officially employed population is 4 787 people (46%), pensioners 2 810 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 2 497 people (24%).
| Employed population | 4 787 / 46% |
| Unemployed | 2 497 / 24% |
| Pensioners | 2 810 / 27% |
Disability
Total Puntarenas have a disability 1 283 people, what constitutes 12.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 226 (2.17.%), disabled of the group II are 460 (4.42.%), disabled of the group III are 444 (4.27.%), disabled children 153 (1.47.%).
| Total disabled | 1 283 / 12.33% |
| Disabled of the group I | 226 / 2.17% |
| Disabled of the group II | 460 / 4.42% |
| Disabled of the group III | 444 / 4.27% |
| Disabled children | 153 / 1.47% |