37% of Papua's population resides in Jayapura City as of December 2023.

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Irfan Fadhlurrahman 30/06/2024 09:03 WIB

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The Ministry of Home Affairs announced that the population of Papua reached 1.07 million people in December 2023.

Papua Population by Regency/City (December 2023)

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37% of Papua's population resides in Jayapura City as of December 2023.

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Papua Population by Regency/City (December 2023)

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Based on population data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the population of Papua reached 1.09 million in December 2023.

Jayapura City is the most populous area in Papua, with 404,190 inhabitants (37.24%) of the total population.

This is followed by Jayapura Regency with a population of 202,560 (18.66%), Biak Numfor Regency with 148,390 (13.67%), and Yapen Islands Regency with 115,060 (10.6%).

Meanwhile, Supiori Regency is the regency/city with the smallest population, at only 26,350 (2.43%).

Administratively, Papua is divided into 1 city and 8 regencies, with 5 districts comprising 25 urban villages and 14 rural villages.

Based on marital status, 37.83% of Papua's population is married, while 59.23% are unmarried. The population with divorced and widowed statuses reached 0.77% and 2.18%, respectively.

The following is a list of the 9 regencies/cities in Papua according to Dukcapil data in December 2023.

1. Jayapura City: 404,190 inhabitants (37.24%)
2. Jayapura Regency: 202,560 inhabitants (18.66%)
3. Biak Numfor Regency: 148,390 inhabitants (13.67%)
4. Kepulauan Yapen Regency: 115,060 inhabitants (10.6%)
5. Keerom Regency: 67,860 inhabitants (6.25%)
6. Sarmi Regency: 43,200 inhabitants (3.98%)
7. Mamberamo Raya Regency: 40,030 inhabitants (3.69%)
8. Yapen Waropen Regency: 37,640 inhabitants (3.47%)
9. Supiori Regency: 26,350 inhabitants (2.43%)

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