Statistics on the Catholic Population in Southeast Sulawesi, 2015-2024
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The Catholic population in Southeast Sulawesi Province, as recorded on December 31, 2024, was 16,748. Compared to the previous year, the number of Catholics in the province increased by 256.
According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Catholics in the province reached 0.6 percent of the total population, which was 2.79 million in 2024.
Based on the distribution across the population of each region in Sulawesi, the proportion of Catholics in Southeast Sulawesi ranks fourth.
Meanwhile, the population of Southeast Sulawesi by religion in 2024 was:
- Islam 2,669,149 (95.56%)
- Hindu 52,519 (1.88%)
- Protestant 45,759 (1.64%)
- Catholic 16,748 (0.6%)
- Buddhist 1,301 (0.05%)
- Kong Hu Cu 8 (0.0%)
In other provinces in Sulawesi, the number of Catholics, in descending order, is: South Sulawesi 150,891, North Sulawesi 117,784, Central Sulawesi 29,364, West Sulawesi 15,909, and Gorontalo 1,173.
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