0.01% of Aceh's Population Practices Other Religions

In addition to the six major religions in Indonesia, Aceh Province recorded followers of other religions. As of December 31, 2022, these followers numbered 250 individuals. This figure is down by 14 individuals compared to the previous year, which reported 264 individuals.

According to data from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the proportion of the population practicing other religions in this province reached 0.01 percent of the total population in 2022, which numbered 5.53 million.

When viewed in terms of its distribution across the population of each region in Sumatra, the proportion of the population practicing other religions in Aceh ranks eighth.

Below is the population of Aceh by religion in 2022:

• Islam 5,356,635 (96.87%)


• Protestant 62,758 (1.13%)


• Buddhist 6,870 (0.12%)


• Catholic 5,704 (0.1%)


• Hindu 95 (0.0%)


• Other 250 (0.0%)

Meanwhile, in other provinces in Sumatra, the population adhering to religions other than the six major religions, ranked from highest to lowest, are: North Sumatra 4,977 individuals, Jambi 2,319 individuals, Riau 1,078 individuals, Bangka Belitung Islands 997 individuals, Lampung 765 individuals, Riau Islands 333 individuals, West Sumatra 269 individuals, Bengkulu 82 individuals, and South Sumatra 58 individuals.