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The Catholic population in Batam City as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 43,391. This represents an increase of 8,036 individuals compared to the previous year's figure of 35,355.
According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of Catholics in this regency/city reached 3.4 percent of the total population in 2024, which was 1.29 million.
Considering the distribution across the total population of each regency/city in Riau Islands, Batam City has the highest number of Catholic residents.
Meanwhile, the population of Riau Islands by religion in 2023 was as follows:
- Islam 909,784 (70.28%)
- Protestant 223,187 (17.24%)
- Buddhist 82,232 (6.35%)
- Catholic 43,391 (3.35%)
- Confucian 1,164 (0.09%)
- Hindu 728 (0.06%)
- Indigenous Beliefs 299 (0.02%)
Other regencies/cities in Riau Islands with the highest number of Catholic residents, in descending order, are Bintan Regency (4,347), Tanjung Pinang City (3,372), Karimun Regency (2,791), Lingga Regency (1,140), and Anambas Islands Regency (1,135).
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