98.9% of Aceh's population is Muslim.

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Agus Dwi Darmawan 14/07/2025 09:19 WIB
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Statistics on the Muslim Population in Aceh 2015-2024
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The Muslim population in Aceh Province, as of December 31, 2024, was recorded at 5.49 million. This represents an increase of 96,938 individuals compared to the previous year's reported figure of 5.4 million.

According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Muslims in the province reached 98.9 percent of the total population in 2024, which amounted to 5.55 million.

Considering the distribution across the population of each region in Sumatra, Aceh's proportion of Muslim residents ranks sixth.

Below is the population of Aceh by religion in 2024:

* Islam 5,492,487 (98.88%)
* Protestant 64,984 (1.17%)
* Buddhist 6,658 (0.12%)
* Catholic 5,982 (0.11%)
* Hindu 90 (0.0%)

Other provinces in Sumatra with the largest Muslim populations are: North Sumatra 10,394,827, Lampung 8,732,010, South Sumatra 8,723,627, Riau 6,065,816, West Sumatra 5,647,211, Jambi 3,608,236, Bengkulu 2,066,774, Riau Islands 1,740,897, and Bangka Belitung Islands 1,391,050.

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