2023 BPS Data: 31.7% of the Population in South Buru Regency is Children

The population of Buru Selatan Regency, categorized by age group, shows that 49,469 individuals (62.61%) are of productive age, 25,048 (31.7%) are children, and the remaining 4,500 (5.69%) are senior citizens.

The population of Buru Selatan Regency was recorded at 78,099 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 was 4.63%. This growth is higher than the growth recorded in the previous five years, which was 1.41%.

Based on the total population of Maluku Province, this regency ranks tenth. When grouped by island, it ranks 19th.

The following is the population by age group in Buru Selatan Regency in June 2023, sourced from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) publication:

* Age 0-4 years: 6.21 thousand people (7.95%)
* Age 5-9 years: 9.57 thousand people (12.26%)
* Age 10-14 years: 9.27 thousand people (11.87%)
* Age 15-19 years: 9.46 thousand people (12.11%)
* Age 20-24 years: 7.44 thousand people (9.52%)
* Age 25-29 years: 6.79 thousand people (8.7%)
* Age 30-34 years: 5.67 thousand people (7.27%)
* Age 35-39 years: 5.83 thousand people (7.46%)
* Age 40-44 years: 5.1 thousand people (6.53%)
* Age 45-49 years: 3.78 thousand people (4.85%)
* Age 50-54 years: 3.03 thousand people (3.88%)
* Age 55-59 years: 2.37 thousand people (3.03%)
* Age 60-64 years: 1.7 thousand people (2.18%)
* Age 65-69 years: 1.1 thousand people (1.41%)
* Age 70-74 years: 0.87 thousand people (1.12%)
* Age 75 years and over: 0.82 thousand people (1.05%)