Indonesia's Christian Population Ranks Among the World's Top 30 in 2020

Based on data from Global Religious Futures, the Christian population in Indonesia was estimated at 26.93 million in 2020. This figure represents 1.13% of the total global Christian population of 2.38 billion. Furthermore, this number places Indonesia 26th in the world in terms of Christian population.

The country with the largest Christian population in the world is the United States (US), reaching 252.87 million or 10.61% of the world's Christians. Next is Brazil, with 185.43 million (7.78%). This is followed by Mexico with 118.57 million Christians (4.98%).

By region, the largest Christian population is in Sub-Saharan Africa, reaching 650.24 million or 27.29% of the world's Christian population. This is followed by Latin America and the Caribbean with 585.85 million (24.59%) and Europe with 534.97 million (22.45%).

The Christian population in the Asia-Pacific region is 319.83 million (13.42%). North America has 77.27 million Christians, and the Middle East and North Africa have 14.6 million (0.61%).

Meanwhile, according to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the number of Christians in Indonesia was 28.82 million in June 2021.

This comprises 20.4 million Protestants and 8.41 million Catholics. In total, adherents of Protestant and Catholic faiths (Christians) in Indonesia account for 10.59% of the total population of 272.23 million.

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