2024 Data: Pesisir Selatan Regency Population Totals 531,490

The population of Pesisir Selatan Regency was recorded at 531,490 as of 2024. This figure is higher than in 2023 and December 2021. Compared to the previous five years, the region's Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) is higher. The growth over the last five years was recorded at 2.9%.

Compared to other regencies/cities in West Sumatra Province, the population of Pesisir Selatan Regency is among the top five. Nationally (by island), it ranks 30th.

According to 2024 data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), 333,240 people, or about 62.7% of the population in Pesisir Selatan Regency, are in the productive age group (15-59 years). About 24.24% of the total population, or approximately 128,840, are children (aged 0-14 years), and another 13.06% are aged over 60 years.

The following is the population by age group in Pesisir Selatan Regency in June 2024, sourced from the publication of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS):

* Age 0-4 years: 33,060 (6.22%)
* Age 5-9 years: 46,940 (8.83%)
* Age 10-14 years: 48,840 (9.19%)
* Age 15-19 years: 41,380 (7.79%)
* Age 20-24 years: 48,460 (9.12%)

* Age 25-29 years: 41,970 (7.9%)
* Age 30-34 years: 34,130 (6.42%)
* Age 35-39 years: 36,330 (6.83%)
* Age 40-44 years: 38,350 (7.21%)
* Age 45-49 years: 36,100 (6.79%)
* Age 50-54 years: 30,020 (5.65%)
* Age 55-59 years: 26,510 (4.99%)
* Age 60-64 years: 22,250 (4.19%)
* Age 65-69 years: 19,640 (3.7%)
* Age 70-74 years: 13,520 (2.54%)
* Age 75 years and over: 14,000 (2.63%)