7.4% of the Population in Toba Samosir Regency is Catholic.
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The Catholic population in Toba Samosir Regency as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 16,198 people. Compared to the previous year, the number of Catholics in the regency/city decreased by 6,342 people.
According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of Catholics in this regency/city reached 7.4 percent of the total population in 2024, which numbered 219,150 people.
Based on the distribution across the population of each region in North Sumatra, the proportion of Catholics in Toba Samosir Regency ranks 13th.
Meanwhile, the population of North Sumatra by religion in 2023 was as follows:
* Protestant: 185,113 (84.47%)
* Catholic: 16,198 (7.39%)
* Muslim: 13,649 (6.23%)
* Indigenous Beliefs: 2,103 (0.96%)
* Buddhist: 63 (0.03%)
* Confucian: 2 (0.0%)
* Hindu: 0 (0.0%)
Other regencies/cities in North Sumatra with the largest Catholic populations, in descending order, are South Nias Regency (71,097 people), Medan City (63,276 people), Karo Regency (61,454 people), Simalungun Regency (57,719 people), Deli Serdang Regency (56,220 people), Samosir Regency (54,250 people), West Tapanuli Regency (45,287 people), Dairi Regency (37,671 people), Humbang Hasundutan Regency (27,328 people), and North Nias Regency (22,591 people).
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