20% of Papua's population is Protestant.

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Agus Dwi Darmawan 08/12/2023 18:29 WIB

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According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Protestants constituted 20 percent of the province's population in 2022, totaling 3.48 million people.

Population Growth of Protestants in Papua, 2015-2022

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Population Growth of Protestants in Papua, 2015-2022

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The Protestant population in Papua Province, as of December 31, 2022, was recorded at 689,400. This figure is 2.31 million lower than the previous year's reported 3 million.

According to Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Protestants in the province reached 20 percent of the total population in 2022, which was 3.48 million.

When compared to the population of each region in Maluku and Papua, the Protestant population in Papua ranks second.

The number of Protestants in Papua by religion in 2022 was:

Protestant 689,401 (19.79%)
Muslim 320,442 (9.2%)
Catholic 60,374 (1.73%)
Buddhist 1,602 (0.05%)
Hindu 1,484 (0.04%)
Confucian 7 (0%)
Other 44 (0%)

Compared to other regions in Maluku and Papua, the province has the second-largest Protestant population.

Other regions with larger Protestant populations, in descending order, are Maluku with 749,410, North Maluku with 333,026, and West Papua with 298,229.

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