21.41% of Surakarta City's Population in 2023 was Aged 0-14 Years

According to 2023 data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), 385,850 or approximately 65.66% of Surakarta city's population are in the productive age group (15-59 years old). Meanwhile, 21.41% of the total population, or around 125,800, are children (aged 0-14 years), and another 12.93% are residents over 60 years old.

Surakarta city's population was recorded at 586,170 as of June 2023. This figure is higher than in December 2021 and December 2020. Over the past five years, the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of the population in this region has been 2.51%. This growth is higher than the growth recorded in the previous five years, which was 0.32%.

Compared to other regencies/cities in Central Java province, Surakarta city ranks 31st in terms of population. When grouped by island, it ranks 99th.

The following is the population by age group in Surakarta city in June 2023, sourced from publications by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS):

* Age 0-4 years: 37,130 (6.33%)
* Age 5-9 years: 42,730 (7.29%)
* Age 10-14 years: 45,930 (7.84%)
* Age 15-19 years: 45,660 (7.79%)
* Age 20-24 years: 45,620 (7.78%)
* Age 25-29 years: 44,710 (7.63%)
* Age 30-34 years: 42,350 (7.22%)
* Age 35-39 years: 42,370 (7.23%)
* Age 40-44 years: 48,080 (8.2%)
* Age 45-49 years: 43,090 (7.35%)
* Age 50-54 years: 39,070 (6.67%)
* Age 55-59 years: 34,910 (5.96%)
* Age 60-64 years: 29,290 (5.0%)
* Age 65-69 years: 21,240 (3.62%)
* Age 70-74 years: 13,160 (2.25%)
* Age 75 years and over: 12,310 (2.1%)