The Majority of Indonesia's Population is Muslim in the First Half of 2024
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Based on data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri), Indonesia's population reached 282,477,584 as of the first semester of 2024.
"(The number) increased by 1,752,156 compared to the second semester of 2023," said the Director General of Dukcapil Kemendagri, Teguh Setyabudi, in a Net Population Data Release on his YouTube channel, Wednesday (7/8/2024).
Based on religion, the majority or 87.08% of Indonesia's population is Muslim. This amounts to 245,973,915 people in the first half of this year.
"Indonesia has long been known as the country with the largest Muslim population," said Teguh.
Next, the population of Indonesia who practice Christianity numbers 20,911,697 (7.40%). This is followed by Catholics with 8,667,619 (3.07%), and Hindus with 4,744,543 (1.68%).
Then there are Buddhists with 2,004,352 (0.71%), followers of Confucianism (0.03%), and those with indigenous beliefs numbering 98,822 (0.03%).
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