Population in Velij

Smolensk region

6 636

people

As of September 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Velij is 6 636 people, including children under the age of 6 - 660 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 786 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 793 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 2 857 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 1 447 people, and the centenarians in Velij over 80 years old - 93 people.

9

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

Population size in Velij by age groups

Children under 6 years old

660 / 9.95%

Teenagers from 7 to 17

786 / 11.85%

Young people from 18 to 29

793 / 11.95%

Adults from 30 to 59

2 857 / 43.05%

Elderly over 60

1 447 / 21.8%

Centenarians over 80

93 / 1.4%

National composition of the population in Velij

National composition of the population in Velij, according to the latest population census, distributed approximately as follows: russians — 6 282 (94.66%) people, ukrainians — 86 (1.29%) people, belarusians — 84 (1.27%) people, other nationalities (less than 0.5% each) — 184 (2.78%).

Russians

6 282 / 94.66%

Ukrainians

86 / 1.29%

Belarusians

84 / 1.27%

Gender composition of the population in Velij

Total in Velij permanent residents 2 919 men (43.99%) and 3 717 women (56.01%).

Age

Men

Women

Percentage of women

0 – 4

175 / 6.0%

164 / 4.4%

47.9%

5 – 9

164 / 5.6%

145 / 3.9%

46.3%

10 - 14

146 / 5.0%

149 / 4.0%

49.3%

15 - 19

111 / 3.8%

115 / 3.1%

50.6%

20 - 24

146 / 5.0%

145 / 3.9%

48.8%

25 - 29

245 / 8.4%

227 / 6.1%

47.5%

30 - 34

239 / 8.2%

245 / 6.6%

49.9%

35 - 39

210 / 7.2%

256 / 6.9%

54.3%

40 - 44

222 / 7.6%

242 / 6.5%

51.1%

45 - 49

207 / 7.1%

227 / 6.1%

51.6%

50 - 54

245 / 8.4%

301 / 8.1%

54.4%

55 - 59

266 / 9.1%

375 / 10.1%

57.8%

60 - 64

219 / 7.5%

316 / 8.5%

58.5%

65 - 69

140 / 4.8%

242 / 6.5%

62.5%

70 - 74

53 / 1.8%

130 / 3.5%

69.9%

75 - 79

70 / 2.4%

204 / 5.5%

73.5%

80+

61 / 2.1%

234 / 6.3%

78.3%

Education level

Education level of residents in Velij: have higher education 19.5% (1 294 people), incomplete higher education — 1.4% (93 people), secondary vocational — 41.5% (2 754 people), 11 classes — 15.1% (1 002 people), 9 classes — 10.5% (697 people), 5 classes — 7.8% (518 people), have no education — 0.6% (40 people), illiterate — 0.3% (20 people).

Higher education

1 294 / 19.5%

Incomplete higher

93 / 1.4%

Secondary vocational

2 754 / 41.5%

Elementary school

1 002 / 15.1%

Middle school

697 / 10.5%

High school

518 / 7.8%

Without education

40 / 0.6%

Illiterate

20 / 0.3%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Velij

Total in Velij the number of officially employed population is 3 955 people (59.6%), pensioners 1 924 people (29%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 385 people (5.8%).

Employed population

3 955 / 59.6%

Unemployed

385 / 5.8%

Pensioners

1 924 / 29%

Disability

Total in Velij have a disability 529 people, what constitutes 7.97% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 62 (0.94.%), disabled of the group II are 226 (3.41.%), disabled of the group III are 208 (3.14.%), disabled children 32 (0.48.%).

Total disabled

529 / 7.97%

Disabled of the group I

62 / 0.94%

Disabled of the group II

226 / 3.41%

Disabled of the group III

208 / 3.14%

Disabled children

32 / 0.48%

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