67.86% of West Sulawesi's population is of working age.

The Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs recorded that the population of West Sulawesi (Sulbar) was 1.44 million as of June 2021. Of this number, 978,200 (67.86%) were of working age.

With this number of working-age people, Sulbar's dependency ratio is 47.35%. This means that every 100 people of working age support 48 non-working-age people.

The working-age group (15-64 years) is the age at which a person can still work and produce. A large working-age population can be an important asset to accelerate development in a region.

Furthermore, 463,210 (32.14%) of Sulbar's population are in the non-working-age group. This comprises 395,140 (27.41%) in the non-productive age group (0-14 years), and 68,070 (4.72%) in the unproductive age group (65 years and older).

Sulbar is Indonesia's 33rd province, a new region carved out of South Sulawesi Province. It covers an area of 16,787 square kilometers and is divided into 6 regencies. As of the end of June 2021, there were 418,140 households recorded in the province.