2024 Update: Mentawai Islands Regency Population: 96,570

The population of the Mentawai Islands Regency was recorded at 96,570 people as of 2024. This latest data shows an increase in population. Compared to five years prior, the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) for this region is lower. The growth over the last five years was recorded at 1.34%.

Compared to other regencies/cities in West Sumatra Province, the population of the Mentawai Islands Regency ranks 16th. When viewed by island, this regency/city ranks 146th.

The population of the Mentawai Islands Regency by age group shows that the productive age group comprises 63,943 people or 66.21%; children number 24,407 or 25.27%; and the remaining 8.51%, or 8,220 people, are senior citizens.

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

* Age 0-4 years: 5.89 thousand people (6.1%)
* Age 5-9 years: 8.96 thousand people (9.28%)
* Age 10-14 years: 9.56 thousand people (9.9%)
* Age 15-19 years: 9.85 thousand people (10.2%)
* Age 20-24 years: 9.27 thousand people (9.6%)

* Age 25-29 years: 8.42 thousand people (8.71%)
* Age 30-34 years: 7.19 thousand people (7.45%)
* Age 35-39 years: 7.44 thousand people (7.7%)
* Age 40-44 years: 6.87 thousand people (7.12%)
* Age 45-49 years: 5.93 thousand people (6.14%)
* Age 50-54 years: 4.84 thousand people (5.01%)
* Age 55-59 years: 4.13 thousand people (4.28%)
* Age 60-64 years: 3.08 thousand people (3.19%)
* Age 65-69 years: 2.31 thousand people (2.39%)
* Age 70-74 years: 1.34 thousand people (1.39%)
* Age 75 years and older: 1.49 thousand people (1.54%)