Catholic Population Statistics in Jambi 2015-2024
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The Catholic population in Jambi Province, as of December 31, 2024, was recorded at 22,014 individuals. Compared to the previous year, the number of Catholics in the province increased by 499.
According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Catholics in this province reached 0.6 percent of the total population, which numbered 3.72 million in 2024.
Considering its distribution among the population of each region in Sumatra, the proportion of Catholics in Jambi ranks seventh.
Meanwhile, the population of Jambi by religion in 2024 was as follows:
- Islam 3,608,236 (96.88%)
- Protestant 127,929 (3.43%)
- Buddhist 33,764 (0.91%)
- Catholic 22,014 (0.59%)
- Confucian 743 (0.02%)
- Hindu 523 (0.01%)
Compared to other regions in Sumatra, the number of Catholics in this province ranks seventh out of the 10 provinces on the island of Sumatra.
Other regions with the highest number of Catholics on the island of Sumatra are: North Sumatra (664,356), Lampung (77,035), Riau (76,206), Riau Islands (57,987), South Sumatra (50,765), West Sumatra (48,620), Bangka Belitung Islands (19,692), Bengkulu (8,160), and Aceh (5,982).
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