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Population Gelsenkirchen (Germany)
260 368
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Gelsenkirchen is 260 368 people, including children under the age of 6 - 26 330 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 30 431 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 31 537 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 111 665 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 48 949 people, and the centenarians Gelsenkirchen over 80 years old - 11 456 people.
Population size Gelsenkirchen by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 26 330 / 10.11% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 30 431 / 11.69% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 31 537 / 12.11% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 111 665 / 42.89% |
| Elderly over 60 | 48 949 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 11 456 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Gelsenkirchen
Total Gelsenkirchen permanent residents 121 071 men (46.5%) and 139 297 women (53.5%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 7 954 / 5.9% | 6 364 / 5.8% | 47.1% |
| 5 – 9 | 7 954 / 5.9% | 6 242 / 5.7% | 46.9% |
| 10 - 14 | 7 097 / 5.2% | 5 630 / 5.2% | 46.9% |
| 15 - 19 | 5 996 / 4.3% | 4 896 / 4.6% | 47.4% |
| 20 - 24 | 7 097 / 5.2% | 5 875 / 5.4% | 48.4% |
| 25 - 29 | 10 523 / 8% | 8 811 / 7.8% | 48.3% |
| 30 - 34 | 10 279 / 7.8% | 8 811 / 7.8% | 48.8% |
| 35 - 39 | 9 422 / 7.1% | 8 567 / 7.6% | 50.5% |
| 40 - 44 | 8 688 / 6.5% | 8 077 / 7.2% | 50.9% |
| 45 - 49 | 7 954 / 5.9% | 7 465 / 6.7% | 51.2% |
| 50 - 54 | 9 055 / 6.8% | 9 056 / 8% | 53% |
| 55 - 59 | 9 544 / 7.2% | 10 402 / 9.1% | 54.9% |
| 60 - 64 | 7 954 / 5.9% | 9 301 / 8.2% | 56.7% |
| 65 - 69 | 5 506 / 3.9% | 7 343 / 6.6% | 59.8% |
| 70 - 74 | 2 324 / 1.3% | 3 917 / 3.8% | 65.2% |
| 75 - 79 | 2 936 / 1.8% | 6 119 / 5.6% | 69.4% |
| 80+ | 2 080 / 1.1% | 5 507 / 5.1% | 74.6% |
Education level
Education level of residents Gelsenkirchen: have higher education 22.5% (58 583 people), incomplete higher education — 3.1% (8 071 people), secondary vocational — 35.5% (92 431 people), 11 classes — 15.5% (40 357 people), 9 classes — 8.5% (22 131 people), 5 classes — 8.4% (21 871 people), have no education — 0.2% (521 people), illiterate — 0.8% (2 083 people).
| Higher education | 58 583 / 22.5% |
| Incomplete higher | 8 071 / 3.1% |
| Secondary vocational | 92 431 / 35.5% |
| Elementary school | 40 357 / 15.5% |
| Middle school | 22 131 / 8.5% |
| High school | 21 871 / 8.4% |
| Without education | 521 / 0.2% |
| Illiterate | 2 083 / 0.8% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Gelsenkirchen
Total Gelsenkirchen the number of officially employed population is 164 032 people (63%), pensioners 70 299 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 18 226 people (7%).
| Employed population | 164 032 / 63% |
| Unemployed | 18 226 / 7% |
| Pensioners | 70 299 / 27% |
Disability
Total Gelsenkirchen have a disability 26 896 people, what constitutes 10.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 4 348 (1.67.%), disabled of the group II are 10 206 (3.92.%), disabled of the group III are 9 816 (3.77.%), disabled children 2 526 (0.97.%).
| Total disabled | 26 896 / 10.33% |
| Disabled of the group I | 4 348 / 1.67% |
| Disabled of the group II | 10 206 / 3.92% |
| Disabled of the group III | 9 816 / 3.77% |
| Disabled children | 2 526 / 0.97% |