0.08% of the population in Bangka Belitung Islands Province practices Hinduism.

The Hindu population in Bangka Belitung Islands Province, as of December 31, 2022, was recorded at 1,238 individuals. This number increased by 13 individuals compared to the previous year, which reported 1,225 individuals.

According to data from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the proportion of the Hindu population in this province reached 0.08 percent of the total population in 2022, which numbered 1.51 million.

Considering its distribution relative to the population of each region in Sumatra, the proportion of the Hindu population in Bangka Belitung Islands Province ranks fifth.

Below is the population of Bangka Belitung Islands Province by religion in 2022:

• Islam 1,344,903 (89.27%)


• Buddhist 62,862 (4.17%)


• Protestant 31,382 (2.08%)


• Confucian 29,738 (1.97%)


• Catholic 19,298 (1.28%)


• Hindu 1,238 (0.08%)


• Other 997 (0.07%)

Compared to other regions in Sumatra, the Hindu population in this province ranks fifth out of the 10 provinces on the island of Sumatra.

Other regions with a larger Hindu population on the island of Sumatra, in descending order, are: Lampung (125,503 individuals), South Sumatra (42,523 individuals), North Sumatra (15,955 individuals), Bengkulu (4,171 individuals), Riau Islands (933 individuals), Riau (764 individuals), Jambi (508 individuals), West Sumatra (96 individuals), and Aceh (95 individuals).