Statistics of Catholic Population in South Kalimantan 2016-2024
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The Catholic population in South Kalimantan Province, based on data as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 23,711 people. This number increased by 561 people compared to the previous year, which was reported at 23,150 people.
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According to data from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the proportion of Catholic population in this province reached 0.6 percent of the total population in 2023, which amounted to 4.23 million people.
When viewed from its distribution across the population of each region in Kalimantan, the proportion of Catholic population in South Kalimantan ranks fifth.
Below is the population of South Kalimantan by religion in 2023:
- Islam 4,108,232 (97.02%)
- Protestant 56,687 (1.34%)
- Hindu 24,158 (0.57%)
- Catholic 23,711 (0.56%)
- Buddhist 12,060 (0.28%)
- Confucianism 183 (0.0%)
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Compared to other regions in Kalimantan, the number of Catholic adherents in this province ranks fifth.
Other regions with the highest number of Catholic adherents are West Kalimantan with 1,227,718 people, East Kalimantan with 179,672 people, Central Kalimantan with 92,758 people and North Kalimantan with 49,208 people.
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