Statistics on the Hindu Population in Kutai Barat Regency, 2015-2023
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The Hindu population in Kutai Barat Regency, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 147 individuals. This number increased by 29 individuals compared to the previous year, which reported 118 individuals.
According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of the Hindu population in this regency/city reached 0.1 percent of the total population in 2024, which amounted to 182,540 individuals.
Considering the distribution across the population of each region in East Kalimantan, the proportion of the Hindu population in Kutai Barat Regency ranks eighth.
Below is the population of East Kalimantan by religion in 2023:
* Islam: 86,173 (47.21%)
* Protestant: 56,411 (30.9%)
* Catholic: 37,253 (20.41%)
* Hindu: 147 (0.08%)
* Indigenous Beliefs: 99 (0.05%)
* Buddhist: 36 (0.02%)
* Confucian: 0 (0.0%)
Other regencies/cities in East Kalimantan with the highest number of Hindu adherents are: Kutai Kartanegara Regency (2,625 individuals), Kutai Timur Regency (2,504 individuals), Balikpapan City (1,388 individuals), Samarinda City (832 individuals), Paser Regency (518 individuals), Bontang City (279 individuals), Berau Regency (234 individuals), Penajam Paser Utara Regency (124 individuals), and Mahakam Hulu Regency (51 individuals).
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