0.02% of Jambi's Population Practices Confucianism
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The number of Confucians in Jambi Province as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 737 individuals. This figure represents a decrease of 4 individuals compared to the previous year's reported figure of 741.
According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Confucians in this province reached 0.02 percent of the total population in 2023, which amounted to 3.76 million people.
Considering the distribution across the population of each region in Sumatra, the proportion of Confucians in Jambi ranks fifth.
Meanwhile, the population of Jambi by religion in 2023 was as follows:
- Islam 3,574,753 (95.07%)
- Protestant 126,191 (3.36%)
- Buddhist 33,904 (0.9%)
- Catholic 21,815 (0.58%)
- Confucian 737 (0.02%)
- Hindu 527 (0.01%)
Other provinces in Sumatra with Confucian populations, ranked from highest to lowest, are: Bangka Belitung Islands (29,910), Riau Islands (3,204), Riau (2,129), North Sumatra (917), South Sumatra (171), Lampung (130), Bengkulu (9), West Sumatra (7), and Aceh (0).
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