2024 BPS Data: 27.07% of Dumai City's Population is Still Children

In 2024, the majority of Dumai City's population was of working age (15-59 years), totaling 228,370 or 65.36% of the total population. Children (0-14 years) and the elderly (over 60 years) comprised 27.07% and 7.57%, respectively.

Dumai City's population was recorded at 349,390 in 2024. The population has been steadily increasing over the past 21 years. Over the last five years, the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) was 2.87%, higher than the 1.66% recorded in the previous five years.

Compared to other regencies/cities in Riau province, Dumai City ranks 11th in population; nationally (by island), it ranks 65th.

The following is the population by age group in Dumai City as of June 2024, sourced from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) publication:

* 0-4 years: 25,180 (7.21%)
* 5-9 years: 34,320 (9.82%)
* 10-14 years: 35,090 (10.04%)
* 15-19 years: 28,840 (8.25%)

* 20-24 years: 31,160 (8.92%)
* 25-29 years: 29,320 (8.39%)
* 30-34 years: 27,630 (7.91%)
* 35-39 years: 26,970 (7.72%)
* 40-44 years: 27,740 (7.94%)
* 45-49 years: 23,540 (6.74%)
* 50-54 years: 18,920 (5.42%)
* 55-59 years: 14,250 (4.08%)
* 60-64 years: 10,850 (3.11%)
* 65-69 years: 7,290 (2.09%)
* 70-74 years: 4,440 (1.27%)
* 75 years and older: 3,850 (1.1%)