62.98% of North Sulawesi's population was Christian in June 2021.

The Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) recorded that the population of North Sulawesi reached 2.66 million as of June 30, 2021. Of this number, the majority, or 1.67 million (62.98%), are Christian.

843,680 (31.77%) of North Sulawesi's population are Muslim. There are also 117,710 (4.43%) who are Catholic.

Furthermore, 15,840 (0.6%) of North Sulawesi's population are Hindu. 3,880 (0.15%) are Buddhist.

1,660 (0.06%) of North Sulawesi's population practice Confucianism. Meanwhile, 425 (0.02%) adhere to indigenous beliefs.

By gender, 1.36 million (51.17%) of North Sulawesi's population are male. While 1.3 million (48.83%) are female.

Based on marital status, 1.3 million (48.91%) of North Sulawesi's population are married. 1.22 million (46.06%) are unmarried.

The number of widowed individuals in North Sulawesi is 113,630 (4.28%). Meanwhile, 20,000 (0.75%) are divorced.

North Sulawesi has an area of 13,851 square kilometers (km) with a population density of 192 people/km². Administratively, the region is divided into 11 regencies and 4 cities, comprising 171 districts, 1,507 villages, and 332 urban villages.