Statistics on the 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 Protestants in the province increased by 20,418.
According to Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Protestants in the province reached 10.2 percent of the total population in 2024, which was 6.73 million.
When 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%)
- Buddhist 136,414 (2.03%)
- Catholic 76,206 (1.13%)
- Confucian 2,134 (0.03%)
- Hindu 744 (0.01%)
Other provinces in Sumatra with the highest Protestant populations are: North Sumatra 4,119,762, Riau Islands 267,617, Jambi 127,929, Lampung 121,510, West Sumatra 88,980, South Sumatra 87,325, Aceh 64,984, Bengkulu 33,718, and Bangka Belitung Islands 32,469.
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