Statistics of Protestant Population in Riau 2019-2024
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The Protestant population in Riau Province, as of December 31, 2024, was recorded at 686,680 people. Compared to the previous year, the number of Protestant adherents in the province increased by 20,418 people.
According to data from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the proportion of Protestant population in this province reached 10.2 percent of the total population of 6.73 million people in 2024.
(Read: ADHK GDP of Health Services and Social Activities Sector 2013-2024 Period)
When percentage-wise compared to the population of each region in Sumatra, the Protestant population in Riau ranks second.
Below is the population of Riau by religion in 2024:
- Islam 6,065,816 (90.16%)
- Protestant 686,683 (10.21%)
- Buddhism 136,414 (2.03%)
- Catholic 76,206 (1.13%)
- Confucianism 2,134 (0.03%)
- Hinduism 744 (0.01%)
Compared to other regions in Sumatra, the Protestant adherents in this province are among the top two largest.
(Read: Statistics of Buddhist Population in East Nusa Tenggara 2019-2024)
Other regions with the top 10 largest Protestant populations in Sumatra are North Sumatra with 4,119,762 people, Riau Islands with 267,617 people, Jambi with 127,929 people, Lampung with 121,510 people, West Sumatra with 88,980 people, South Sumatra with 87,325 people, Aceh with 64,984 people, Bengkulu with 33,718 people, and Bangka Belitung Islands with 32,469 people.
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