The population of the Regency was 908,004 in 2000, but had risen to 1,025,443 at the 2010 Census[2] and to 1,119,209 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 1,125,522.[3] Many of them earn their living as small farmers and craftsmen (consisting shoemakers, furniture makers, and souvenir makers).