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Population Meru (Kenya)
53 004
people
As of November 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Meru is 53 004 people, including children under the age of 6 - 5 267 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 6 288 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 6 327 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 22 825 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 11 555 people, and the centenarians Meru over 80 years old - 742 people.
Population size Meru by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 5 267 / 9.94% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 6 288 / 11.86% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 6 327 / 11.94% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 22 825 / 43.06% |
| Elderly over 60 | 11 555 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 742 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Meru
Total Meru permanent residents 24 594 men (46.4%) and 28 410 women (53.6%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 1 584 / 5.9% | 1 268 / 5.8% | 47.1% |
| 5 – 9 | 1 584 / 5.9% | 1 244 / 5.7% | 46.9% |
| 10 - 14 | 1 414 / 5.2% | 1 122 / 5.2% | 46.9% |
| 15 - 19 | 1 194 / 4.3% | 976 / 4.6% | 47.4% |
| 20 - 24 | 1 414 / 5.2% | 1 171 / 5.4% | 48.4% |
| 25 - 29 | 2 096 / 8% | 1 756 / 7.8% | 48.3% |
| 30 - 34 | 2 047 / 7.8% | 1 756 / 7.8% | 48.8% |
| 35 - 39 | 1 877 / 7.1% | 1 707 / 7.6% | 50.5% |
| 40 - 44 | 1 731 / 6.5% | 1 610 / 7.2% | 50.9% |
| 45 - 49 | 1 584 / 5.9% | 1 488 / 6.7% | 51.2% |
| 50 - 54 | 1 804 / 6.8% | 1 805 / 8% | 53% |
| 55 - 59 | 1 901 / 7.2% | 2 073 / 9.1% | 54.9% |
| 60 - 64 | 1 584 / 5.9% | 1 854 / 8.2% | 56.7% |
| 65 - 69 | 1 097 / 3.9% | 1 464 / 6.6% | 59.8% |
| 70 - 74 | 463 / 1.3% | 781 / 3.8% | 65.2% |
| 75 - 79 | 585 / 1.8% | 1 220 / 5.6% | 69.4% |
| 80+ | 414 / 1.1% | 1 098 / 5.1% | 74.6% |
Education level
Education level of residents Meru: have higher education 22.5% (11 926 people), incomplete higher education — 3.1% (1 643 people), secondary vocational — 35.5% (18 816 people), 11 classes — 15.5% (8 216 people), 9 classes — 8.5% (4 505 people), 5 classes — 8.4% (4 452 people), have no education — 0.2% (106 people), illiterate — 0.8% (424 people).
| Higher education | 11 926 / 22.5% |
| Incomplete higher | 1 643 / 3.1% |
| Secondary vocational | 18 816 / 35.5% |
| Elementary school | 8 216 / 15.5% |
| Middle school | 4 505 / 8.5% |
| High school | 4 452 / 8.4% |
| Without education | 106 / 0.2% |
| Illiterate | 424 / 0.8% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Meru
Total Meru the number of officially employed population is 33 287 people (62.8%), pensioners 14 311 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 3 816 people (7.2%).
| Employed population | 33 287 / 62.8% |
| Unemployed | 3 816 / 7.2% |
| Pensioners | 14 311 / 27% |
Disability
Total Meru have a disability 5 475 people, what constitutes 10.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 885 (1.67.%), disabled of the group II are 2 078 (3.92.%), disabled of the group III are 1 998 (3.77.%), disabled children 514 (0.97.%).
| Total disabled | 5 475 / 10.33% |
| Disabled of the group I | 885 / 1.67% |
| Disabled of the group II | 2 078 / 3.92% |
| Disabled of the group III | 1 998 / 3.77% |
| Disabled children | 514 / 0.97% |