0.4% of the Population in Karo Regency Practices Buddhism
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The Buddhist population in Karo Regency, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 1,530 people. Compared to the previous year, the number of residents practicing Buddhism in the regency/city decreased by 788 people.
According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of Buddhists in this regency/city reached 0.4 percent of the total population in 2024, which numbered 418,700 people.
Considering the distribution across the population of each region in North Sumatra, the proportion of Buddhists in Karo Regency ranks 14th.
The following is a list of the population of North Sumatra by religion in 2023:
* Protestant: 239,580 (57.22%)
* Islam: 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%)
Other regencies/cities in North Sumatra with the largest Buddhist populations are: Medan City (221,421 people), Deli Serdang Regency (38,916 people), Binjai City (16,076 people), Pematang Siantar City (11,408 people), Tebing Tinggi City (10,819 people), Tanjung Balai City (8,497 people), Serdang Bedagai Regency (8,309 people), Langkat Regency (7,866 people), Asahan Regency (7,235 people), and Labuhan Batu Regency (6,792 people).
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