Statistics on the Hindu Population in Maluku 2019-2024
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The Hindu population in Maluku Province, as of December 31, 2024, was recorded at 7,720 individuals. Compared to the previous year, the number of Hindu residents in the province increased by 468.
According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Hindus in this province reached 0.4 percent of the total population, which numbered 1.95 million in 2024.
Considering the distribution relative to the total population of each province in Maluku and Papua, the Hindu population in Maluku is among the highest.
The following is a list of the population of Maluku by religion in 2024:
- Islam 1,013,828 (52.11%)
- Protestant 763,247 (39.23%)
- Catholic 131,613 (6.76%)
- Hindu 7,720 (0.4%)
- Buddhist 377 (0.02%)
- Confucian 58 (0.0%)
In other provinces in Maluku and Papua, the number of Hindus, in descending order, is: Papua 1,373, West Papua 593, and North Maluku 113.
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