28.52% of Waropen Regency's Population Are Children (2024 Update)
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In 2024, the majority of Waropen Regency's population was of working age (15-59 years), totaling 24,933 or 65.29% of the total population. Children (0-14 years) and the elderly (over 60 years) comprised 28.52% and 6.2%, respectively.
Waropen Regency's population was recorded at 38,189 in 2024. This figure has increased consecutively for 15 years. Over the past five years, the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of the population was 3.92%. This growth is higher than the previous five years, which recorded a 2% growth.
Nominally, compared to other regions in Papua Province, this regency/city ranks eighth. By island ranking, it is 40th.
The following is the population by age group in Waropen Regency as of June 2024, sourced from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) publication:
* Age 0-4 years: 2.2 thousand (5.76%)
* Age 5-9 years: 4.31 thousand (11.28%)
* Age 10-14 years: 4.38 thousand (11.48%)
* Age 15-19 years: 4.71 thousand (12.35%)
* Age 20-24 years: 3.79 thousand (9.93%)
* Age 25-29 years: 3 thousand (7.86%)
* Age 30-34 years: 2.8 thousand (7.32%)
* Age 35-39 years: 2.9 thousand (7.6%)
* Age 40-44 years: 2.61 thousand (6.84%)
* Age 45-49 years: 2.18 thousand (5.72%)
* Age 50-54 years: 1.58 thousand (4.13%)
* Age 55-59 years: 1.35 thousand (3.54%)
* Age 60-64 years: 0.96 thousand (2.51%)
* Age 65-69 years: 0.65 thousand (1.69%)
* Age 70-74 years: 0.37 thousand (0.97%)
* Age 75 years and over: 0.39 thousand (1.03%)
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