0.12% of Aceh's population practices Buddhism.

The Buddhist population in Aceh Province, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 6,672 individuals. This number is down by 198 individuals compared to the previous year, which reported 6,870 individuals.

According to data from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the proportion of Buddhists in this province reached 0.12 percent of the total population in 2022, which numbered 5.53 million.

Considering its distribution relative to the population of each region in Sumatra, the proportion of Buddhists in Aceh ranks eighth.

Meanwhile, the population of Aceh by religion in 2023 is as follows:

• Islam 5,438,906 (98.36%)
• Protestant 63,997 (1.16%)
• Buddhist 6,672 (0.12%)
• Catholic 5,913 (0.11%)
• Hindu 96 (0.0%)
• Confucian 0 (0.0%)

Compared to other regions in Sumatra, the number of Buddhists in this province ranks eighth out of the 10 provinces on the island of Sumatra.

Other regions with the largest number of Buddhists on the island of Sumatra are North Sumatra with 348,880 individuals, Riau Islands with 147,887 individuals, Riau with 135,953 individuals, South Sumatra with 67,517 individuals, Bangka Belitung Islands with 62,363 individuals, Jambi with 33,904 individuals, Lampung with 23,892 individuals, West Sumatra with 3,286 individuals, and Bengkulu with 2,061 individuals.