0.6% of the population in South Sumatra is Catholic.
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The Catholic population in South Sumatra Province, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 50,554 individuals. This represents an increase of 171 individuals compared to the previous year, which reported 50,383 individuals.
According to data from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the proportion of Catholics in this province reached 0.6 percent of the total population in 2023, which numbered 8.89 million.
Considering the distribution across the population of each region in Sumatra, the proportion of Catholics in South Sumatra ranks fifth.
Below is the population of South Sumatra by religion in 2023:
- Islam 8,642,068 (97.21%)
- Protestant 86,346 (0.97%)
- Buddhist 67,517 (0.76%)
- Catholic 50,554 (0.57%)
- Hindu 43,198 (0.49%)
- Confucian 171 (0.0%)
Other provinces in Sumatra with the highest number of Catholics are: North Sumatra with 661,375 individuals, Lampung with 77,208, Riau with 74,480, Riau Islands with 56,483, West Sumatra with 48,104, Jambi with 21,815, Bangka Belitung Islands with 19,552, Bengkulu with 8,119, and Aceh with 5,913.
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