A
B
D
G
H
J
K
M
N
R
S
W
Y
Population Yirga-Alem (Ethiopia)
45 908
people
As of January 1, 2025 the population (permanent residents) Yirga-Alem is 45 908 people, including children under the age of 6 - 4 562 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 5 446 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 5 480 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 19 769 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 10 008 people, and the centenarians Yirga-Alem over 80 years old - 643 people.
Population size Yirga-Alem by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 4 562 / 9.94% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 5 446 / 11.86% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 5 480 / 11.94% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 19 769 / 43.06% |
| Elderly over 60 | 10 008 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 643 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Yirga-Alem
Total Yirga-Alem permanent residents 18 547 men (40.4%) and 27 361 women (59.6%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 1 193 / 5.6% | 956 / 6.1% | 46.2% |
| 5 – 9 | 1 193 / 5.6% | 937 / 6% | 46% |
| 10 - 14 | 1 064 / 4.9% | 846 / 5.5% | 46% |
| 15 - 19 | 899 / 4% | 735 / 4.9% | 46.5% |
| 20 - 24 | 1 064 / 4.9% | 882 / 5.7% | 47.5% |
| 25 - 29 | 1 578 / 7.7% | 1 323 / 8.1% | 47.4% |
| 30 - 34 | 1 542 / 7.5% | 1 323 / 8.1% | 47.9% |
| 35 - 39 | 1 413 / 6.8% | 1 286 / 7.9% | 49.6% |
| 40 - 44 | 1 303 / 6.2% | 1 213 / 7.5% | 50% |
| 45 - 49 | 1 193 / 5.6% | 1 121 / 7% | 50.3% |
| 50 - 54 | 1 358 / 6.5% | 1 360 / 8.3% | 52.1% |
| 55 - 59 | 1 431 / 6.9% | 1 562 / 9.4% | 54% |
| 60 - 64 | 1 193 / 5.6% | 1 397 / 8.5% | 55.8% |
| 65 - 69 | 825 / 3.6% | 1 103 / 6.9% | 58.9% |
| 70 - 74 | 348 / 1% | 589 / 4.1% | 64.3% |
| 75 - 79 | 440 / 1.5% | 919 / 5.9% | 68.5% |
| 80+ | 311 / 0.8% | 827 / 5.4% | 73.7% |
Education level
Education level of residents Yirga-Alem: have higher education 22.2% (10 192 people), incomplete higher education — 3.4% (1 561 people), secondary vocational — 35.2% (16 160 people), 11 classes — 15.2% (6 978 people), 9 classes — 8.2% (3 764 people), 5 classes — 8.7% (3 994 people), have no education — 0.1% (46 people), illiterate — 1.1% (505 people).
| Higher education | 10 192 / 22.2% |
| Incomplete higher | 1 561 / 3.4% |
| Secondary vocational | 16 160 / 35.2% |
| Elementary school | 6 978 / 15.2% |
| Middle school | 3 764 / 8.2% |
| High school | 3 994 / 8.7% |
| Without education | 46 / 0.1% |
| Illiterate | 505 / 1.1% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Yirga-Alem
Total Yirga-Alem the number of officially employed population is 23 321 people (50.8%), pensioners 12 395 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 8 814 people (19.2%).
| Employed population | 23 321 / 50.8% |
| Unemployed | 8 814 / 19.2% |
| Pensioners | 12 395 / 27% |
Disability
Total Yirga-Alem have a disability 5 293 people, what constitutes 11.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 904 (1.97.%), disabled of the group II are 1 937 (4.22.%), disabled of the group III are 1 868 (4.07.%), disabled children 583 (1.27.%).
| Total disabled | 5 293 / 11.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 904 / 1.97% |
| Disabled of the group II | 1 937 / 4.22% |
| Disabled of the group III | 1 868 / 4.07% |
| Disabled children | 583 / 1.27% |