2024 BPS Data: 29.4% of Keerom Regency's Population are Children
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The majority of the population in this region, or about 63.4%, are of working age (15-59 years), totaling 44,902. According to a 2024 publication by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the number reached 44,902. The remaining population comprises approximately 29.4% aged 0-14 years (children) and 7.2% aged 60 years and older.
The population of Keerom Regency was recorded at 70,823 in 2024. This figure has steadily increased over the past 19 years. Over the last five years, the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of the population in this region was 4.4%. This growth is higher than the growth recorded in the previous five years, which was 1.03%.
Compared to other areas in Papua Province, this regency/city ranks among the top five in terms of population, while it ranks 28th when considering island-level rankings.
The following is the population by age group in Keerom Regency as of June 2024, sourced from a publication by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS):
* Age 0-4 years: 4.85 thousand people (6.85%)
* Age 5-9 years: 7.77 thousand people (10.98%)
* Age 10-14 years: 8.2 thousand people (11.57%)
* Age 15-19 years: 5.08 thousand people (7.18%)
* Age 20-24 years: 5.87 thousand people (8.29%)
* Age 25-29 years: 6.18 thousand people (8.72%)
* Age 30-34 years: 6.04 thousand people (8.52%)
* Age 35-39 years: 5.92 thousand people (8.36%)
* Age 40-44 years: 5.18 thousand people (7.32%)
* Age 45-49 years: 4.26 thousand people (6.02%)
* Age 50-54 years: 3.4 thousand people (4.8%)
* Age 55-59 years: 2.98 thousand people (4.2%)
* Age 60-64 years: 2.26 thousand people (3.19%)
* Age 65-69 years: 1.3 thousand people (1.84%)
* Age 70-74 years: 0.84 thousand people (1.18%)
* Age 75 years and older: 0.7 thousand people (0.99%)
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