0.1% of the population in Jayapura Regency practices Buddhism.
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The Buddhist population in Jayapura Regency, as recorded on December 31, 2023, was 231 individuals. This represents a 16-person increase compared to the previous year's reported figure of 215.
According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of Buddhists in this regency/city reached 0.1 percent of the total population in 2024, which numbered 203,150.
Considering the distribution across different districts in Papua, the proportion of Buddhists in Jayapura Regency ranks third.
The following is a list of Papua's population by religion in 2023:
* Protestant: 137,786 (67.82%)
* Muslim: 51,697 (25.45%)
* Catholic: 12,614 (6.21%)
* Buddhist: 231 (0.11%)
* Hindu: 221 (0.11%)
* Indigenous Beliefs: 7 (0.0%)
* Confucian: 5 (0.0%)
Compared to other regions in Papua, the number of Buddhists in this regency/city is among the top three.
Other areas with the top five highest numbers of Buddhists in Papua Province are Jayapura City with 1,086 individuals, Biak Numfor Regency with 233, Keerom Regency with 26, Yapen Islands Regency with 18, and Sarmi Regency with 5.
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