Most of Papua's Population Was Christian in 2021

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Viva Budy Kusnandar 23/03/2022 10:00 WIB

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More than half of the population in Indonesia's easternmost province is Christian.

Percentage of Papua's Population by Religion/Belief (December 2021)

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Percentage of Papua's Population by Religion/Belief (December 2021)

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Christianity is the largest religion in Papua. More than half of the population in Indonesia's easternmost province adheres to the Christian faith.

According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, there were 2.99 million Christians in Papua at the end of 2021. This number constitutes 69.56% of the total population in the province of Tanah Cendrawasih, which was 4.3 million.

Furthermore, 675,150 Papuans (15.68%) are Catholic. Thus, Catholicism is the second largest religion in the province with Jayapura as its capital.

Islam is the third largest religion in Papua. The number of Muslim residents is 627,560 (14.58%). Meanwhile, 3,140 Papuans (0.07%) adhere to Hinduism.

Next, 2,070 Papuans (0.05%) practice Buddhism, 74 (0.0%) practice Confucianism, and 2,760 (0.06%) adhere to indigenous beliefs.

Editor : Annissa Mutia

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