14.7% of the population in Karo Regency is Catholic.
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The Catholic population in Karo Regency, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 61,454 individuals. Compared to the previous year, the number of Catholics in the regency/city decreased by 17,440 individuals.
According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of Catholics in this regency/city reached 14.7 percent of the total population in 2024, which numbered 418,700 individuals.
Considering the distribution across the population of each region in North Sumatra, the proportion of Catholics in Karo Regency ranks third.
Below is the population of North Sumatra by religion in 2023:
- Protestant 239,580 (57.22%)
- Muslim 112,211 (26.8%)
- Catholic 61,454 (14.68%)
- Buddhist 1,530 (0.37%)
- Indigenous Beliefs 454 (0.11%)
- Hindu 108 (0.03%)
- Confucian 5 (0.0%)
Compared to other regions in North Sumatra, the Catholic population in this regency/city is among the top three.
Other regions with the top 10 Catholic populations in North Sumatra province are South Nias Regency (71,097 individuals), Medan City (63,276 individuals), Simalungun Regency (57,719 individuals), Deli Serdang Regency (56,220 individuals), Samosir Regency (54,250 individuals), West Tapanuli Regency (45,287 individuals), Dairi Regency (37,671 individuals), Humbang Hasundutan Regency (27,328 individuals), North Nias Regency (22,591 individuals), and West Nias Regency (18,765 individuals).
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