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Population Durban (South Africa)
3 720 953
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Durban is 3 720 953 people, including children under the age of 6 - 368 374 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 442 793 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 442 793 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 1 603 731 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 811 168 people, and the centenarians Durban over 80 years old - 52 093 people.
Population size Durban by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 368 374 / 9.9% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 442 793 / 11.9% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 442 793 / 11.9% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 1 603 731 / 43.1% |
| Elderly over 60 | 811 168 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 52 093 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Durban
Total Durban permanent residents 1 255 822 men (33.75%) and 2 465 131 women (66.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 82 232 / 5% | 65 788 / 6.7% | 44.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 82 232 / 5% | 64 523 / 6.6% | 44.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 73 376 / 4.3% | 58 197 / 6.1% | 44.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 61 990 / 3.4% | 50 606 / 5.5% | 44.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 73 376 / 4.3% | 60 727 / 6.3% | 45.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 108 799 / 7.1% | 91 090 / 8.7% | 45.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 106 269 / 6.9% | 91 090 / 8.7% | 46.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 97 413 / 6.2% | 88 560 / 8.5% | 47.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 89 822 / 5.6% | 83 500 / 8.1% | 48.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 82 232 / 5% | 77 174 / 7.6% | 48.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 93 618 / 5.9% | 93 621 / 8.9% | 50.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 98 678 / 6.3% | 107 537 / 10% | 52.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 82 232 / 5% | 96 151 / 9.1% | 54% |
| 65 - 69 | 56 929 / 3% | 75 909 / 7.5% | 57.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 24 036 / 0.4% | 40 485 / 4.7% | 62.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 30 361 / 0.9% | 63 258 / 6.5% | 66.7% |
| 80+ | 21 506 / 0.2% | 56 932 / 6% | 71.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Durban: have higher education 21.6% (803 726 people), incomplete higher education — 4% (148 838 people), secondary vocational — 34.6% (1 287 450 people), 11 classes — 14.6% (543 259 people), 9 classes — 7.6% (282 792 people), 5 classes — 9.3% (346 049 people), have no education — 0.7% (26 047 people), illiterate — 1.7% (63 256 people).
| Higher education | 803 726 / 21.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 148 838 / 4% |
| Secondary vocational | 1 287 450 / 34.6% |
| Elementary school | 543 259 / 14.6% |
| Middle school | 282 792 / 7.6% |
| High school | 346 049 / 9.3% |
| Without education | 26 047 / 0.7% |
| Illiterate | 63 256 / 1.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Durban
Total Durban the number of officially employed population is 1 395 357 people (37.5%), pensioners 1 004 657 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 1 209 310 people (32.5%).
| Employed population | 1 395 357 / 37.5% |
| Unemployed | 1 209 310 / 32.5% |
| Pensioners | 1 004 657 / 27% |
Disability
Total Durban have a disability 518 329 people, what constitutes 13.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 95 628 (2.57.%), disabled of the group II are 179 350 (4.82.%), disabled of the group III are 173 769 (4.67.%), disabled children 69 582 (1.87.%).
| Total disabled | 518 329 / 13.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 95 628 / 2.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 179 350 / 4.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 173 769 / 4.67% |
| Disabled children | 69 582 / 1.87% |