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The Buddhist population in Riau Province, as recorded per 31 December 2024, amounted to 136.41 thousand people. This figure decreased by 101 people compared to the previous year which was reported at 136.51 thousand people.
According to data from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the share of the Buddhist population in this province reached two percent of the total population in 2024 which totalled 6.73 million people.
(Read: 0.1% of Population in Jombang Regency Adhere to Catholicism)
When viewed by distribution relative to the total population of each region in Sumatra, the proportion of Buddhist population in Riau ranks third.
Below is the list of population in Riau by religion in 2024:
- Islam 6,065,816 (90.16%)
- Protestant 686,683 (10.21%)
- Buddhist 136,414 (2.03%)
- Catholic 76,206 (1.13%)
- Confucian 2,134 (0.03%)
- Hindu 744 (0.01%)
Compared to other regions in Sumatra, the number of Buddhist adherents in this province is among the top three.
(Read: 0.01% of Population in East Nusa Tenggara Adhere to Buddhism)
Other regions in the top 10 for Buddhist population count on Sumatra island are North Sumatra 348,215 people, Riau Islands 149,056 people, South Sumatra 67,583 people, Bangka Belitung Islands 62,233 people, Jambi 33,764 people, Lampung 23,665 people, Aceh 6,658 people, West Sumatra 3,273 people and Bengkulu 2,050 people.
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