0.1% of North Sumatra's Population Practices Hinduism
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The Hindu population in North Sumatra Province, as recorded on December 31, 2024, was 15,893. This figure is down by 98 individuals compared to the previous year's reported figure of 15,991.
According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs' data, the proportion of Hindus in this province reached 0.1 percent of the total population in 2024, which numbered 15.55 million.
Considering the distribution across the population of each region in Sumatra, the proportion of Hindus in North Sumatra ranks third.
Meanwhile, the population of North Sumatra by religion in 2024 was as follows:
* Islam: 10,394,827 (66.85%)
* Protestant: 4,119,762 (26.5%)
* Catholic: 664,356 (4.27%)
* Buddhist: 348,215 (2.24%)
* Hindu: 15,893 (0.1%)
* Confucian: 920 (0.01%)
Other provinces in Sumatra with the highest Hindu populations are: Lampung (127,619), South Sumatra (43,640), Bengkulu (4,236), Bangka Belitung Islands (1,279), Riau Islands (901), Riau (744), Jambi (523), Aceh (90), and West Sumatra (83).
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