Statistics on the Buddhist Population in West Sumatra 2015-2024
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The Buddhist population in West Sumatra Province, as recorded on December 31, 2024, was 3,273 individuals. Compared to the previous year, the number of Buddhists in the province decreased by 54.
According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Buddhists in this province reached 0.1 percent of the total population in 2024, which numbered 5.84 million.
Based on the distribution across the population of each region in Sumatra, the proportion of Buddhists in West Sumatra ranks ninth.
Below is the population of West Sumatra by religion in 2024:
* Islam 5,647,211 (96.76%)
* Protestant 88,980 (1.52%)
* Catholic 48,620 (0.83%)
* Buddhist 3,273 (0.06%)
* Hindu 83 (0.0%)
* Confucian 7 (0.0%)
Compared to other regions in Sumatra, the number of Buddhists in this province is ninth out of the 10 provinces on the island of Sumatra.
Other regions in Sumatra with the largest number of Buddhists are North Sumatra with 348,215 individuals, Riau Islands with 149,056, Riau with 136,414, South Sumatra with 67,583, Bangka Belitung Islands with 62,233, Jambi with 33,764, Lampung with 23,665, Aceh with 6,658, and Bengkulu with 2,050.
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