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Number of citizens The total number of inhabitants is 55452. Age- and sex structure of the population Population of Jurmala 31.12.2004 according age, sex Men
| Age | total | | | 0-19 | 6715 | 12,10 % | | 20 - 64 | 15453 | 27,90 % | | 65 - > | 2692 | 4,60 % |
Women
| Age | total | | | 0-19 | 6702 | 12 % | | 20 - 64 | 18243 | 32,90 % | | 65 - > | 5911 | 10,60 % |
Employment The indicators of economic activity of Jurmala inhabitants
| Year | Level of economic activity | Level of employment | Percentage of job seekers | | | | | | 15-64 | 15-74 | 15-64 | 15-74 | 15-64 | 15-74 | | 2001 | 70.1% | 62.4% | 57.9% | 51.8% | 17.4% | 17.1% | | 2002 | 73.3% | 64.3% | 51.5% | 45.2% | 29.8% | 29.7% | | 2003 | 74.0% | 66.1% | 60.8% | 54.5% | 17.8% | 17.6% |
Level of education Jurmala is located 25 km from Riga, capital of Latvia, where are situated many universities. In Jurmala we have one university, but many young people are going to study to different universities in Riga.
| | 1989 | 2000 | | | | | inhabitants | % | inhabitants | % | | All inhabitants at age 15 or older | 48 748 | | 46 409 | | | Preliminary school | 6 274 | 12.9% | 2 512 | 6.2% | | Primary school | 9 507 | 19.5% | 8 835 | 22.0% | | Secondary school education | 16 234 | 33.3% | 13 150 | 32.7% | | Specialized secondary school education | 10 269 | 21.1% | 9 085 | 22.6% | | Higher education | 6 464 | 13.3% | 6 666 | 16.6% |
Income
The sources of income of Jurmala inhabitants (2000)
| Source of income | Jurmala | % | | Total number of inhabitants | 55 718 | 100.0% | | Economically active | 18 673 | 33.5% | | Pension | 12 192 | 21.9% | | Contributions and other sources | 2 381 | 4.3% | | Care of other persons or institutions | 14 650 | 26.3% | | Other sources | 1 957 | 3.5% | | Not detected | 5 614 | 10.1% |
The number of inhabitants, who get pensions in 2002 were 14441, in 2003 – 14221. Migration The number of migration in Jurmala is not very high.
| year | imigration | emigration | Migration saldo | | 2001 | 1 038 | 991 | 47 | | 2002 | 1 021 | 832 | 189 | | 2003 | 2 184 | 1 593 | 591 |
Amount of elderly people The amount of elderly people is not very high in Jurmala – totally they are 12496 people or 22,5% of all inhabitants.
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Last Updated on Friday, 05 October 2007 14:41 |