98% of Gorontalo's population was Muslim in June 2021.

The Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) recorded that 1.18 million people in Gorontalo were Muslim in June 2021. This number is equivalent to 98.02% of its total population of 1.2 million.

The population of Gorontalo who practice Christianity numbered 17,510 or 1.46%. 4,110 people, or 0.34% of the province's population, are Hindu.

1,120 people, or 0.09% of Gorontalo's population, are recorded as practicing Catholicism. There are also 962 people, or 0.08% of the province's population, who practice Buddhism.

Furthermore, six people in Gorontalo practice Confucianism. Meanwhile, 18 people in the province adhere to indigenous beliefs.

By gender, 605,270 people, or 50.49% of Gorontalo's population, are male. Meanwhile, 593,490 people, or 49.51% of the province's population, are female.

Based on marital status, 561,130 people, or 46.81% of Gorontalo's population, are unmarried. There are also 579,150 people, or 48.31% of the province's population, who are married.

13,030 people, or 1.09% of Gorontalo's population, are divorced. Meanwhile, 45,460 people, or 3.79% of the province's population, are widowed.

Gorontalo is a province formed from the division of North Sulawesi, covering an area of 11,257 square kilometers (km) and a population density of 106 people/km². Administratively, Gorontalo is divided into 5 regencies and 1 city, comprising 77 districts, 657 villages, and 72 urban villages.