Population in the Donetsk Peoples Republic

Donetsk Peoples Republic

2 121 453

people

As of September 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in the Donetsk Peoples Republic is 2 121 453 people, including children under the age of 6 - 212 145 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 250 331 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 254 574 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 912 225 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 462 477 people, and the centenarians in the Donetsk Peoples Republic over 80 years old - 29 700 people.

9

place is occupied by Russia in the ranking of countries by population

Population size in the Donetsk Peoples Republic by age groups

Children under 6 years old

212 145 / 10%

Teenagers from 7 to 17

250 331 / 11.8%

Young people from 18 to 29

254 574 / 12%

Adults from 30 to 59

912 225 / 43%

Elderly over 60

462 477 / 21.8%

Centenarians over 80

29 700 / 1.4%

Gender composition of the population in the Donetsk Peoples Republic

Total in the Donetsk Peoples Republic permanent residents 935 349 men (44.09%) and 1 186 104 women (55.91%).

Age

Men

Women

Percentage of women

0 – 4

59 740 / 6.4%

60 589 / 5.1%

49.3%

5 – 9

57 873 / 6.2%

58 213 / 4.9%

48.9%

10 - 14

52 273 / 5.6%

53 461 / 4.5%

49.0%

15 - 19

46 672 / 5.0%

47 521 / 4.0%

49.0%

20 - 24

54 139 / 5.8%

55 837 / 4.7%

49.7%

25 - 29

80 276 / 8.6%

81 973 / 6.9%

49.3%

30 - 34

75 609 / 8.1%

79 597 / 6.7%

50.0%

35 - 39

68 141 / 7.3%

80 785 / 6.8%

53.0%

40 - 44

65 341 / 7.0%

77 221 / 6.5%

53.0%

45 - 49

63 474 / 6.8%

74 845 / 6.3%

52.6%

50 - 54

71 875 / 7.7%

91 477 / 7.7%

54.6%

55 - 59

76 542 / 8.2%

105 733 / 8.9%

56.5%

60 - 64

62 540 / 6.7%

91 477 / 7.7%

58.2%

65 - 69

42 005 / 4.5%

71 281 / 6.0%

61.6%

70 - 74

17 735 / 1.9%

38 016 / 3.2%

67.4%

75 - 79

23 336 / 2.5%

61 777 / 5.2%

71.2%

80+

15 868 / 1.7%

58 213 / 4.9%

77.2%

Education level

Education level of residents in the Donetsk Peoples Republic: have higher education 19.5% (413 683 people), incomplete higher education — 1.6% (33 943 people), secondary vocational — 38.4% (814 638 people), 11 classes — 14.6% (309 732 people), 9 classes — 7.9% (167 595 people), 5 classes — 8.6% (182 445 people), have no education — 0.5% (10 607 people), illiterate — 0.1% (2 121 people).

Higher education

413 683 / 19.5%

Incomplete higher

33 943 / 1.6%

Secondary vocational

814 638 / 38.4%

Elementary school

309 732 / 14.6%

Middle school

167 595 / 7.9%

High school

182 445 / 8.6%

Without education

10 607 / 0.5%

Illiterate

2 121 / 0.1%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners in the Donetsk Peoples Republic

Total in the Donetsk Peoples Republic the number of officially employed population is 1 264 386 people (59.6%), pensioners 615 221 people (29%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 123 044 people (5.8%).

Employed population

1 264 386 / 59.6%

Unemployed

123 044 / 5.8%

Pensioners

615 221 / 29%

Disability

Total in the Donetsk Peoples Republic have a disability 169 080 people, what constitutes 7.97% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 19 942 (0.94.%), disabled of the group II are 72 342 (3.41.%), disabled of the group III are 66 614 (3.14.%), disabled children 10 183 (0.48.%).

Total disabled

169 080 / 7.97%

Disabled of the group I

19 942 / 0.94%

Disabled of the group II

72 342 / 3.41%

Disabled of the group III

66 614 / 3.14%

Disabled children

10 183 / 0.48%

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