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Population Cape Town (South Africa)
3 795 539
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Cape Town is 3 795 539 people, including children under the age of 6 - 375 758 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 451 669 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 451 669 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 1 635 877 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 827 428 people, and the centenarians Cape Town over 80 years old - 53 138 people.
Population size Cape Town by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 375 758 / 9.9% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 451 669 / 11.9% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 451 669 / 11.9% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 1 635 877 / 43.1% |
| Elderly over 60 | 827 428 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 53 138 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Cape Town
Total Cape Town permanent residents 1 280 994 men (33.75%) and 2 514 545 women (66.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 83 880 / 5% | 67 107 / 6.7% | 44.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 83 880 / 5% | 65 816 / 6.6% | 44.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 74 847 / 4.3% | 59 364 / 6.1% | 44.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 63 232 / 3.4% | 51 621 / 5.5% | 44.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 74 847 / 4.3% | 61 945 / 6.3% | 45.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 110 980 / 7.1% | 92 916 / 8.7% | 45.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 108 399 / 6.9% | 92 916 / 8.7% | 46.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 99 366 / 6.2% | 90 335 / 8.5% | 47.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 91 623 / 5.6% | 85 173 / 8.1% | 48.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 83 880 / 5% | 78 721 / 7.6% | 48.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 95 494 / 5.9% | 95 497 / 8.9% | 50.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 100 656 / 6.3% | 109 693 / 10% | 52.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 83 880 / 5% | 98 078 / 9.1% | 54% |
| 65 - 69 | 58 070 / 3% | 77 430 / 7.5% | 57.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 24 518 / 0.4% | 41 297 / 4.7% | 62.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 30 970 / 0.9% | 64 526 / 6.5% | 66.7% |
| 80+ | 21 937 / 0.2% | 58 073 / 6% | 71.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Cape Town: have higher education 21.6% (819 836 people), incomplete higher education — 4% (151 822 people), secondary vocational — 34.6% (1 313 256 people), 11 classes — 14.6% (554 149 people), 9 classes — 7.6% (288 461 people), 5 classes — 9.3% (352 985 people), have no education — 0.7% (26 569 people), illiterate — 1.7% (64 524 people).
| Higher education | 819 836 / 21.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 151 822 / 4% |
| Secondary vocational | 1 313 256 / 34.6% |
| Elementary school | 554 149 / 14.6% |
| Middle school | 288 461 / 7.6% |
| High school | 352 985 / 9.3% |
| Without education | 26 569 / 0.7% |
| Illiterate | 64 524 / 1.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Cape Town
Total Cape Town the number of officially employed population is 1 423 327 people (37.5%), pensioners 1 024 796 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 1 233 550 people (32.5%).
| Employed population | 1 423 327 / 37.5% |
| Unemployed | 1 233 550 / 32.5% |
| Pensioners | 1 024 796 / 27% |
Disability
Total Cape Town have a disability 528 719 people, what constitutes 13.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 97 545 (2.57.%), disabled of the group II are 182 945 (4.82.%), disabled of the group III are 177 252 (4.67.%), disabled children 70 977 (1.87.%).
| Total disabled | 528 719 / 13.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 97 545 / 2.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 182 945 / 4.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 177 252 / 4.67% |
| Disabled children | 70 977 / 1.87% |