1.2% of Banten's population practices Buddhism.

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Agus Dwi Darmawan 18/09/2024 14:01 WIB
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Statistics on the Buddhist Population in Banten 2019-2023
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The Buddhist population in Banten Province, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 146,285 individuals. Compared to the previous year, the number of Buddhists in the province increased by 1,294.

According to data from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the proportion of Buddhists in this province reached 1.2 percent of the total population in 2023, which numbered 12.47 million.

When expressed as a percentage of the population in each region of Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara, the Buddhist population in Banten ranks second.

The following is a list of the population in Banten by religion in 2023:

  • Islam 11,823,585 (94.82%)
  • Protestant 328,432 (2.63%)
  • Catholic 151,301 (1.21%)
  • Buddhist 146,285 (1.17%)
  • Hindu 8,652 (0.07%)
  • Confucian 2,512 (0.02%)

Compared to other regions in Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara, the Buddhist population in this province is among the top two.

Other regions with the top five largest Buddhist populations on the islands of Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara are DKI Jakarta with 391,615 people, West Java with 98,232, East Java with 69,158, Central Java with 50,201, and Bali with 29,585.

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