2024 BPS Data: 20.52% of the Population of Simalungun Regency is Still Children
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In 2024, the majority of Simalungun Regency's population was of working age (15-59 years), totaling 682,630 or 66.76% of the total population. Children (0-14 years) and the elderly (over 60 years) comprised 20.52% and 12.73%, respectively.
Simalungun Regency's population was recorded at 1.02 million in 2024. This figure is lower than in 2023 and lower than in December 2021. Over the past five years, the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of the population in this region was 3.43%. This growth is higher than the previous five years, which recorded 0.62%.
Compared to other regions in North Sumatra Province, this regency/city ranks among the top five in nominal terms; island-wide, it ranks 11th.
The following is the population by age group in Simalungun Regency in June 2024, sourced from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) publication:
* Age 0-4 years: 41,640 (4.07%)
* Age 5-9 years: 76,250 (7.46%)
* Age 10-14 years: 91,900 (8.99%)
* Age 15-19 years: 98,430 (9.63%)
* Age 20-24 years: 92,940 (9.09%)
* Age 25-29 years: 81,750 (7.99%)
* Age 30-34 years: 74,450 (7.28%)
* Age 35-39 years: 77,480 (7.58%)
* Age 40-44 years: 81,360 (7.96%)
* Age 45-49 years: 67,980 (6.65%)
* Age 50-54 years: 59,300 (5.80%)
* Age 55-59 years: 48,930 (4.79%)
* Age 60-64 years: 41,500 (4.06%)
* Age 65-69 years: 34,660 (3.39%)
* Age 70-74 years: 25,490 (2.49%)
* Age 75 years and over: 28,490 (2.79%)
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