2023 Update: Pasaman Barat Regency Population Totals 445,440

The population of Pasaman Barat Regency was recorded at 445,440 as of 2023. This represents an increase in population from previous years. Over the past five years, the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of the population in this region was 0.45%. This growth is lower than the growth recorded in the previous five years, which was 1.69%.

Compared to other regencies/cities in West Sumatra Province, the population of Pasaman Barat Regency is among the top five. When grouped by island, this regency/city ranks 41st.

The population of Pasaman Barat Regency, categorized by age group, shows that the productive age group comprises 280,630 individuals (63%), children number 127,850 (28.7%), and the remaining 8.3% or 36,957 are senior citizens.

The following is the population by age group in Pasaman Barat Regency as of December 2023, sourced from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) publication:

* Age 0-4 years: 36,330 (8.15%)
* Age 5-9 years: 44,910 (10.08%)
* Age 10-14 years: 46,620 (10.47%)
* Age 15-19 years: 34,680 (7.79%)
* Age 20-24 years: 41,760 (9.38%)

* Age 25-29 years: 37,960 (8.52%)
* Age 30-34 years: 32,780 (7.36%)
* Age 35-39 years: 33,350 (7.49%)
* Age 40-44 years: 32,690 (7.34%)
* Age 45-49 years: 27,170 (6.1%)
* Age 50-54 years: 22,400 (5.03%)
* Age 55-59 years: 17,840 (4%)
* Age 60-64 years: 14,690 (3.3%)
* Age 65-69 years: 10,300 (2.31%)
* Age 70-74 years: 6,010 (1.35%)
* Age 75 years and older: 5,960 (1.34%)