2024 Update: Bangka Barat Regency Population Totals 216,240

West Bangka Regency's population was recorded at 216,240 as of 2024. This figure is higher than in 2023 and December 2021. Over the past five years, the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of the population in this region was 0.29%. This growth is lower than the previous five-year growth, which was recorded at 1.67%.

Compared to other regencies/cities in Bangka Belitung Islands Province, West Bangka Regency's population ranks among the top five. However, by island, this regency/city ranks 100th.

According to 2024 data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), 142,890 people, or approximately 66.08% of the population in West Bangka Regency, are in the productive age group (15-59 years). Meanwhile, 24.6% of the total population, or approximately 53,188, are children (aged 0-14 years), and another 9.32% are aged over 60 years.

The following is the population by age group in West Bangka Regency in June 2024, sourced from the publication of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS):

* Age 0-4 years: 13,110 (6.06%)
* Age 5-9 years: 18,740 (8.67%)
* Age 10-14 years: 21,340 (9.87%)
* Age 15-19 years: 19,980 (9.24%)
* Age 20-24 years: 18,670 (8.63%)

* Age 25-29 years: 15,660 (7.24%)
* Age 30-34 years: 15,040 (6.96%)
* Age 35-39 years: 18,640 (8.62%)
* Age 40-44 years: 18,670 (8.63%)
* Age 45-49 years: 15,290 (7.07%)
* Age 50-54 years: 11,980 (5.54%)
* Age 55-59 years: 8,970 (4.15%)
* Age 60-64 years: 7,210 (3.33%)
* Age 65-69 years: 5,490 (2.54%)
* Age 70-74 years: 3,780 (1.75%)
* Age 75 years and over: 3,670 (1.7%)