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The Catholic population in Maluku Province as of December 31, 2024, was recorded at 131,610 individuals. This represents an increase of 1,172 individuals compared to the previous year, which reported 130,440 individuals.
According to Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Catholics in the province reached 6.8 percent of the total population in 2024, which numbered 1.93 million.
Considering its distribution relative to the total population of each province in Maluku and Papua, the Catholic population in Maluku is among the highest.
Meanwhile, the population of Maluku by religion in 2024 was as follows:
* Islam 1,013,828 (52.66%)
* Protestant 763,247 (39.64%)
* Catholic 131,613 (6.84%)
* Hindu 7,720 (0.4%)
* Buddhist 377 (0.02%)
* Confucian 58 (0.0%)
Compared to other regions in Maluku and Papua, the number of Catholics in this province ranks first.
Other regions with the highest number of Catholics are Papua with 62,869 individuals, West Papua with 48,488 individuals, and North Maluku with 7,705 individuals.
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