Five Percent of Samarinda City's Population is Protestant
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The Protestant population in Samarinda City, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 43,701 individuals. This represents a 3,394-person increase compared to the previous year's reported figure of 40,307.
According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of Protestants in this regency/city reached five percent of the total population in 2024, which numbered 868,500.
Considering the distribution across the population of each region in East Kalimantan, the proportion of Protestants in Samarinda City ranks third.
Meanwhile, the population of East Kalimantan by religion in 2023 was as follows:
- Islam 786,964 (90.61%)
- Protestant 43,701 (5.03%)
- Catholic 22,173 (2.55%)
- Buddhist 7,862 (0.91%)
- Hindu 832 (0.1%)
- Confucian 289 (0.03%)
- Indigenous Beliefs 57 (0.01%)
Compared to other areas in East Kalimantan, the number of Protestant adherents in this regency/city is among the top three.
Other areas with the top 10 highest numbers of Protestant adherents in East Kalimantan province are Kutai Barat Regency (56,411), Balikpapan City (51,303), Kutai Kartanegara Regency (42,822), Kutai Timur Regency (42,026), Berau Regency (25,653), Bontang City (15,571), Paser Regency (10,082), Penajam Paser Utara Regency (7,323), and Mahakam Hulu Regency (5,696).
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