The majority of North Sumatra's population was Muslim in 2021.

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Viva Budy Kusnandar 09/03/2022 18:00 WIB

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Islam is the largest religion in North Sumatra.

Percentage of North Sumatra's Population by Religion (December 2021)

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Percentage of North Sumatra's Population by Religion (December 2021)

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Islam is the largest religion in North Sumatra. Based on data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, there are 10.12 million people in the province with Medan as its capital city who practice Islam.

This number constitutes 66.43% of the total population of the province, which reaches 15.24 million. Therefore, the majority of North Sumatra's population is Muslim.

There are also 4.09 million (26.8%) people in North Sumatra who are Christian. 654,760 people (4.3%) are Catholic, and 355,450 people (2.33%) are Buddhist.

Furthermore, 16,090 people (0.11%) in North Sumatra practice Hinduism, 770 people (0.01%) practice Confucianism, and 5,080 people (0.03%) adhere to indigenous beliefs.

Medan City and Deli Serdang Regency are the areas in North Sumatra with the largest number of Muslims. In these two cities/regencies, the number of people who practice Islam was 1.75 million and 1.55 million, respectively, at the end of last year.

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