26.5% of North Sumatra's Population is Protestant
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The Protestant population in North Sumatra Province as of December 31, 2024, was recorded at 4.12 million. This is an increase of 20,918 individuals compared to the previous year's reported figure of 4.1 million.
According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Protestants in this province reached 26.5 percent of the total population in 2024, which amounted to 15.55 million.
Considering its distribution relative to the total population of each province in Sumatra, the Protestant population in North Sumatra is among the highest.
The following is a list of the population of North Sumatra by religion in 2024:
- Islam 10,394,827 (66.85%)
- Protestant 4,119,762 (26.5%)
- Catholic 664,356 (4.27%)
- Buddhist 348,215 (2.24%)
- Hindu 15,893 (0.1%)
- Confucian 920 (0.01%)
Other provinces in Sumatra with the highest number of Protestants are: Riau with 686,683 people, Riau Islands with 267,617, Jambi with 127,929, Lampung with 121,510, West Sumatra with 88,980, South Sumatra with 87,325, Aceh with 64,984, Bengkulu with 33,718, and Bangka Belitung Islands with 32,469.
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