Statistics on the Buddhist Population in Riau 2019-2024
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The Buddhist population in Riau Province, as of December 31, 2024, was recorded at 136,410 individuals. This number is down by 101 individuals compared to the previous year, which reported 136,510 individuals.
According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Buddhists in this province reached two percent of the total population in 2024, which amounted to 6.73 million people.
Considering the distribution relative to the population of each region in Sumatra, the proportion of Buddhists in Riau ranks third.
The following is a list of the 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 Buddhists in this province is among the top three.
Other regions with the top 10 highest number of Buddhists on the island of Sumatra are North Sumatra with 348,215 individuals, Riau Islands with 149,056 individuals, South Sumatra with 67,583 individuals, Bangka Belitung Islands with 62,233 individuals, Jambi with 33,764 individuals, Lampung with 23,665 individuals, Aceh with 6,658 individuals, West Sumatra with 3,273 individuals, and Bengkulu with 2,050 individuals.
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