66.9% of the population in North Sumatra is Muslim.
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The Muslim population in North Sumatra Province, as of December 31, 2024, was recorded at 10.39 million. Compared to the previous year, the number of Muslims in the province increased by 123,300.
According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Muslims in this province reached 66.9 percent of the total population in 2024, which amounted to 15.55 million.
Considering the distribution relative to the total population of each province in Sumatra, the Muslim population in North Sumatra is among the highest.
The population of North Sumatra by religion in 2024 was as follows:
* 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 largest Muslim populations, in descending order, are: Lampung 8,732,010, South Sumatra 8,723,627, Riau 6,065,816, West Sumatra 5,647,211, Aceh 5,492,487, Jambi 3,608,236, Bengkulu 2,066,774, Riau Islands 1,740,897, and Bangka Belitung Islands 1,391,050.
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