37.5% of the population in West Seram Regency is Protestant.
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The Protestant population in West Seram Regency, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 81,047 individuals. This number is a decrease of 12,692 individuals compared to the previous year, which reported 93,739 individuals.
According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of the Protestant population in this regency/city reached 37.5 percent of the total population in 2024, which amounted to 216,090 individuals.
Considering its distribution relative to the population of each region in Maluku, the proportion of the Protestant population in West Seram Regency ranks fourth.
Below is the population of Maluku by religion in 2023:
- Islam 132,724 (61.42%)
- Protestant 81,047 (37.51%)
- Catholic 1,183 (0.55%)
- Hindu 17 (0.01%)
- Buddhist 6 (0.0%)
- Indigenous Beliefs 2 (0.0%)
- Confucian 0 (0.0%)
Other regencies/cities in Maluku with the largest Protestant populations, in descending order, are: Ambon City 202,432 individuals, Central Maluku Regency 150,251 individuals, Southwest Maluku Regency 90,469 individuals, Aru Islands Regency 64,566 individuals, Southeast Maluku Regency 35,637 individuals, South Buru Regency 21,607 individuals, Tual City 15,957 individuals, Buru Regency 11,762 individuals, and East Seram Regency 3,982 individuals.
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