More than 70% of Jakarta's population is of working age.

The population of Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, was 11.25 million in June 2021. Based on data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, 7.95 million people, or 70.73% of the province's population, were in the productive age group (15-64 years old).

There were also 3.29 million (29.27%) people in the province led by Governor Anies Baswedan who were in the unproductive age group. This comprised 2.73 million (24.28%) in the non-productive age group (0-14 years old) and 561,570 (4.99%) in the unproductive age group (65 years and older).

The largest population group in Jakarta was the 35-39 age group, reaching 1.01 million (9%). This was followed by the 40-44 age group with 970,980 (8.63%), and the 5-9 age group with 967,640 (8.6%).

The youngest age group, 0-4 years old, numbered 824,280 (7.33%), while the oldest age group, 75 years and older, numbered 147,660 (1.31%).

With a land area of only 664 square kilometers and a population of over 11 million, the population density of the capital city reached 16,937 people per square kilometer.