98% of Gorontalo's population is Muslim.

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Agus Dwi Darmawan 29/08/2024 14:12 WIB
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Islamic Population Statistics in Gorontalo 2018-2023
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The Muslim population in Gorontalo Province, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 1.21 million people. This is an increase of 21,575 individuals compared to the previous year's reported figure of 1.19 million.

According to data from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the proportion of Muslims in the province reached 98 percent of the total population in 2023, which numbered 1.24 million.

Considering the distribution across the population of each region in Sulawesi, Gorontalo's proportion of Muslim residents ranks fifth.

The population of Gorontalo by religion in 2023 was as follows:

* Islam 1,213,059 (98.05%)
* Protestant 17,793 (1.44%)
* Hindu 4,199 (0.34%)
* Catholic 1,180 (0.1%)
* Buddhist 937 (0.08%)
* Confucian 3 (0.0%)

Compared to other regions in Sulawesi, the number of Muslims in this province ranks fifth out of the six provinces on the island.

Other regions in Sulawesi with the largest Muslim populations are South Sulawesi with 8,474,724 people, Southeast Sulawesi with 2,638,449, Central Sulawesi with 2,496,568, West Sulawesi with 1,217,968, and North Sulawesi with 847,968.

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