Population in the Penza region

Penza region

1 305 563

people

As of September 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in the Penza region is 1 305 563 people, including children under the age of 6 - 130 230 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 154 383 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 156 341 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 561 718 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 284 613 people, and the centenarians in the Penza region over 80 years old - 18 278 people.

9

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

Population size in the Penza region by age groups

Children under 6 years old

130 230 / 9.98%

Teenagers from 7 to 17

154 383 / 11.83%

Young people from 18 to 29

156 341 / 11.98%

Adults from 30 to 59

561 718 / 43.03%

Elderly over 60

284 613 / 21.8%

Centenarians over 80

18 278 / 1.4%

National composition of the population in the Penza region

National composition of the population in the Penza region, according to the latest population census, distributed approximately as follows: russians — 1 133 229 (86.80%) people, tatars — 84 078 (6.44%) people, mordva — 53 136 (4.07%) people, other nationalities (less than 0.5% each) — 35 120 (2.69%).

Russians

1 133 229 / 86.80%

Tatars

84 078 / 6.44%

Mordva

53 136 / 4.07%

Gender composition of the population in the Penza region

Total in the Penza region permanent residents 575 623 men (44.09%) and 729 940 women (55.91%).

Age

Men

Women

Percentage of women

0 – 4

28 722 / 5.0%

28 513 / 3.9%

48.9%

5 – 9

34 467 / 6.0%

32 169 / 4.4%

47.3%

10 - 14

26 425 / 4.6%

27 782 / 3.8%

50.1%

15 - 19

27 573 / 4.8%

29 245 / 4.0%

50.5%

20 - 24

32 169 / 5.6%

32 169 / 4.4%

49.1%

25 - 29

48 254 / 8.4%

44 598 / 6.1%

47.0%

30 - 34

43 658 / 7.6%

44 598 / 6.1%

49.5%

35 - 39

43 658 / 7.6%

48 985 / 6.7%

52.2%

40 - 44

42 509 / 7.4%

44 598 / 6.1%

50.3%

45 - 49

40 211 / 7.0%

46 060 / 6.3%

52.5%

50 - 54

44 807 / 7.8%

57 758 / 7.9%

55.3%

55 - 59

51 700 / 9.0%

67 994 / 9.3%

56.1%

60 - 64

43 084 / 7.5%

64 338 / 8.8%

58.8%

65 - 69

28 148 / 4.9%

51 178 / 7.0%

64.0%

70 - 74

12 063 / 2.1%

27 782 / 3.8%

68.6%

75 - 79

16 085 / 2.8%

46 060 / 6.3%

73.6%

80+

10 915 / 1.9%

37 287 / 5.1%

76.7%

Education level

Education level of residents in the Penza region: have higher education 18.4% (240 224 people), incomplete higher education — 1.9% (24 806 people), secondary vocational — 36.5% (476 530 people), 11 classes — 20.8% (271 557 people), 9 classes — 9.9% (129 251 people), 5 classes — 7.9% (103 139 people), have no education — 0.6% (7 833 people), illiterate — 0.3% (3 917 people).

Higher education

240 224 / 18.4%

Incomplete higher

24 806 / 1.9%

Secondary vocational

476 530 / 36.5%

Elementary school

271 557 / 20.8%

Middle school

129 251 / 9.9%

High school

103 139 / 7.9%

Without education

7 833 / 0.6%

Illiterate

3 917 / 0.3%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners in the Penza region

Total in the Penza region the number of officially employed population is 778 116 people (59.6%), pensioners 378 613 people (29%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 75 723 people (5.8%).

Employed population

778 116 / 59.6%

Unemployed

75 723 / 5.8%

Pensioners

378 613 / 29%

Disability

Total in the Penza region have a disability 104 053 people, what constitutes 7.97% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 12 272 (0.94.%), disabled of the group II are 44 520 (3.41.%), disabled of the group III are 40 995 (3.14.%), disabled children 6 267 (0.48.%).

Total disabled

104 053 / 7.97%

Disabled of the group I

12 272 / 0.94%

Disabled of the group II

44 520 / 3.41%

Disabled of the group III

40 995 / 3.14%

Disabled children

6 267 / 0.48%

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