Catholic Population Statistics in Central Java 2015-2024
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The Catholic population in Central Java Province as of December 31, 2024, was recorded at 342,350. Compared to the previous year, the number of Catholics in the province decreased by 1,277.
According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Catholics in this province reached 0.9 percent of the total population, which numbered 37.89 million in 2024.
Considering the distribution relative to the population of each region in Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara, the proportion of Catholics in Central Java ranks third.
The following is a list of the population of Central Java by religion in 2024:
- Islam 37,273,804 (98.37%)
- Protestant 593,139 (1.57%)
- Catholic 342,347 (0.9%)
- Buddhist 49,987 (0.13%)
- Hindu 14,045 (0.04%)
- Confucian 1,303 (0.0%)
Other provinces in Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara with the largest Catholic populations are East Nusa Tenggara with 3,053,189 people, DKI Jakarta with 434,395, West Java with 306,322, East Java with 273,708, and Yogyakarta Special Region with 164,685.
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