The majority of South Sulawesi's population was Muslim in 2021.

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Viva Budy Kusnandar 25/03/2022 09:40 WIB

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8.26 million people (89.64%) of South Sulawesi's population are Muslim.

Percentage of South Sulawesi's Population by Religion/Belief (December 2021)

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Percentage of South Sulawesi's Population by Religion/Belief (December 2021)

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The Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs recorded that the population of South Sulawesi (Sulsel) was 9.22 million as of December 2021.

Of this number, 8.26 million (89.64%) of South Sulawesi's population are Muslim. Thus, the majority of the population in this province, whose capital city is Makassar, is Muslim.

The second largest religion in South Sulawesi is Christianity. A total of 692,900 (7.52%) of South Sulawesi's population are Christian, 152,280 (1.65%) are Catholic, and 63,500 (0.69%) are Hindu.

There are also 20,640 (0.22%) who practice Buddhism, 76 (0.0%) who practice Confucianism, and 25,760 (0.28%) who adhere to indigenous beliefs.

The female population in South Sulawesi numbers 4.64 million (50.37%). This is more than the male population, which numbers 4.58 million (49.63%).

Administratively, South Sulawesi is divided into 21 regencies and 3 cities, with a total of 311 districts comprising 2,255 villages and 792 urban villages.

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