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Population San Jose (Costa Rica)
159 535
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) San Jose is 159 535 people, including children under the age of 6 - 16 113 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 18 666 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 19 304 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 68 441 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 29 993 people, and the centenarians San Jose over 80 years old - 7 020 people.
Population size San Jose by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 16 113 / 10.1% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 18 666 / 11.7% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 19 304 / 12.1% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 68 441 / 42.9% |
| Elderly over 60 | 29 993 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 7 020 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population San Jose
Total San Jose permanent residents 60 623 men (38%) and 98 912 women (62%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 3 939 / 5.4% | 3 154 / 6.3% | 45.6% |
| 5 – 9 | 3 939 / 5.4% | 3 093 / 6.2% | 45.4% |
| 10 - 14 | 3 515 / 4.7% | 2 790 / 5.7% | 45.4% |
| 15 - 19 | 2 969 / 3.8% | 2 426 / 5.1% | 45.9% |
| 20 - 24 | 3 515 / 4.7% | 2 911 / 5.9% | 46.9% |
| 25 - 29 | 5 213 / 7.5% | 4 366 / 8.3% | 46.8% |
| 30 - 34 | 5 091 / 7.3% | 4 366 / 8.3% | 47.3% |
| 35 - 39 | 4 667 / 6.6% | 4 245 / 8.1% | 49% |
| 40 - 44 | 4 303 / 6% | 4 002 / 7.7% | 49.4% |
| 45 - 49 | 3 939 / 5.4% | 3 699 / 7.2% | 49.7% |
| 50 - 54 | 4 485 / 6.3% | 4 487 / 8.5% | 51.5% |
| 55 - 59 | 4 728 / 6.7% | 5 154 / 9.6% | 53.4% |
| 60 - 64 | 3 939 / 5.4% | 4 608 / 8.7% | 55.2% |
| 65 - 69 | 2 727 / 3.4% | 3 638 / 7.1% | 58.3% |
| 70 - 74 | 1 151 / 0.8% | 1 941 / 4.3% | 63.7% |
| 75 - 79 | 1 454 / 1.3% | 3 032 / 6.1% | 67.9% |
| 80+ | 1 029 / 0.6% | 2 729 / 5.6% | 73.1% |
Education level
Education level of residents San Jose: have higher education 22% (35 098 people), incomplete higher education — 3.6% (5 743 people), secondary vocational — 35% (55 837 people), 11 classes — 15% (23 930 people), 9 classes — 8% (12 763 people), 5 classes — 8.9% (14 199 people), have no education — 0.3% (479 people), illiterate — 1.3% (2 074 people).
| Higher education | 35 098 / 22% |
| Incomplete higher | 5 743 / 3.6% |
| Secondary vocational | 55 837 / 35% |
| Elementary school | 23 930 / 15% |
| Middle school | 12 763 / 8% |
| High school | 14 199 / 8.9% |
| Without education | 479 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 2 074 / 1.3% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners San Jose
Total San Jose the number of officially employed population is 73 386 people (46%), pensioners 43 074 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 38 288 people (24%).
| Employed population | 73 386 / 46% |
| Unemployed | 38 288 / 24% |
| Pensioners | 43 074 / 27% |
Disability
Total San Jose have a disability 19 671 people, what constitutes 12.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 3 462 (2.17.%), disabled of the group II are 7 051 (4.42.%), disabled of the group III are 6 812 (4.27.%), disabled children 2 345 (1.47.%).
| Total disabled | 19 671 / 12.33% |
| Disabled of the group I | 3 462 / 2.17% |
| Disabled of the group II | 7 051 / 4.42% |
| Disabled of the group III | 6 812 / 4.27% |
| Disabled children | 2 345 / 1.47% |