Jayawijaya Regency Population: 275,770 (2024 data)

The population of Jayawijaya Regency was recorded at 275,770 as of 2024. Over the past 14 years, the population has steadily increased. In the last five years, the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of the population in this region was 4.82%. This growth is higher than the growth recorded in the previous five years, which was 1.04%.

Compared to other regencies/cities in the Papua Pegunungan province, Jayawijaya Regency has the second-largest population among eight other regencies/cities. When grouped by island, Jayawijaya Regency is among the top five.

According to 2024 data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), 216,130 people, or about 78.37% of the population in Jayawijaya Regency, are in the productive age group (15-59 years). 13.87% of the total population, or approximately 38,238, are children (aged 0-14 years), and another 7.76% are aged over 60 years.

The following is the population by age group in Jayawijaya Regency in June 2024, sourced from a publication by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS):

* Age 0-4 years: 6,210 (2.25%)
* Age 5-9 years: 13,310 (4.83%)
* Age 10-14 years: 18,710 (6.79%)
* Age 15-19 years: 25,470 (9.24%)
* Age 20-24 years: 28,960 (10.5%)

* Age 25-29 years: 34,490 (12.51%)
* Age 30-34 years: 28,080 (10.18%)
* Age 35-39 years: 24,070 (8.73%)
* Age 40-44 years: 20,620 (7.48%)
* Age 45-49 years: 20,770 (7.53%)
* Age 50-54 years: 18,850 (6.83%)
* Age 55-59 years: 14,820 (5.38%)
* Age 60-64 years: 12,730 (4.61%)
* Age 65-69 years: 5,710 (2.07%)
* Age 70-74 years: 2,500 (0.9%)
* Age 75 years and over: 470 (0.17%)