98.3% of the population in Gresik Regency is Muslim.
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The Muslim population in Gresik Regency, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 1.29 million. Compared to the previous year, the number of residents practicing Islam in the regency/city increased by 18,812.
According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of Muslims in this regency/city reached 98.3 percent of the total population in 2024, which numbered 1.31 million.
Based on the distribution across the population of each region in East Java, the proportion of the Muslim population in Gresik Regency ranks 11th.
Meanwhile, the population of East Java by religion in 2023 was:
- Islam 1,287,480 (98.34%)
- Protestant 11,015 (0.84%)
- Catholic 3,122 (0.24%)
- Hindu 1,833 (0.14%)
- Buddhist 532 (0.04%)
- Indigenous Beliefs 216 (0.02%)
- Confucian 5 (0.0%)
Other regencies/cities in East Java with the largest Muslim populations, in descending order, are Malang Regency (2,625,573), Surabaya City (2,589,630), Jember Regency (2,569,636), Sidoarjo Regency (1,913,186), Banyuwangi Regency (1,725,447), Kediri Regency (1,638,549), Pasuruan Regency (1,609,458), Lamongan Regency (1,382,400), Bojonegoro Regency (1,355,806), and Jombang Regency (1,351,098).
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