Two Percent of the Riau Islands Population is Catholic

Agus Dwi Darmawan 09/04/2024 14:40 WIB

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According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Catholics constituted two percent of the province's total population in 2022, which numbered 2.45 million.

Population Growth of Catholics in the Riau Islands, 2015-2023

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Population Growth of Catholics in the Riau Islands, 2015-2023

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The Catholic population in Riau Islands Province as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 56,483 individuals. This represents an increase of 2,026 individuals compared to the previous year's reported figure of 54,457.

According to Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Catholics in this province reached two percent of the total population in 2022, which was 2.45 million.

Considering the distribution across the population of each region in Sumatra, the proportion of Catholics in Riau Islands ranks fourth.

The following is a list of the population of Riau Islands by religion in 2023:
* Islam 1,708,333 (69.74%)
* Protestant 261,481 (10.68%)
* Buddhist 147,887 (6.04%)
* Catholic 56,483 (2.31%)
* Confucian 3,204 (0.13%)
* Hindu 898 (0.04%)

In other provinces in Sumatra, the Catholic population, in descending order, is as follows: North Sumatra 661,375, Lampung 77,208, Riau 74,480, South Sumatra 50,554, West Sumatra 48,104, Jambi 21,815, Bangka Belitung Islands 19,552, Bengkulu 8,119, and Aceh 5,913.

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