Catholic Population Statistics in Bangka Belitung Islands 2019-2024
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The Catholic population in the Bangka Belitung Islands Province, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 19,552 people. Compared to the previous year, the number of Catholic adherents in the province increased by 254 people.
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According to data from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the proportion of Catholic population in this province reached 1.3% of the total population of 1.52 million people in 2023.
When viewed from its distribution relative to the population of each region in Sumatra, the proportion of Catholic population in the Bangka Belitung Islands ranks eighth.
Below is the population of the Bangka Belitung Islands by religion in 2023:
- Islam 1,375,701 (90.4%)
- Buddhism 62,363 (4.1%)
- Protestantism 32,063 (2.11%)
- Confucianism 29,910 (1.97%)
- Catholicism 19,552 (1.28%)
- Hinduism 1,268 (0.08%)
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Compared to other regions in Sumatra, the number of Catholic adherents in this province ranks eighth out of the 10 provinces on the island of Sumatra.
Other regions in Sumatra with the highest number of Catholic adherents are North Sumatra with 661,375 people, Lampung with 77,208 people, Riau with 74,480 people, Riau Islands with 56,483 people, South Sumatra with 50,554 people, West Sumatra with 48,104 people, Jambi with 21,815 people, Bengkulu with 8,119 people, and Aceh with 5,913 people.
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