0.2% of East Java's Population Practices Buddhism
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The Buddhist population in East Java Province, as recorded on December 31, 2024, was 68,673 individuals. Compared to the previous year, the number of Buddhists in the province decreased by 839 individuals.
According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Buddhists in this province reached 0.2 percent of the total population, which was 41.71 million in 2024.
Based on the distribution across the population of each region in Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara, the proportion of Buddhists in East Java ranks fourth.
Meanwhile, the population of East Java by religion in 2024 was:
* Islam: 40,583,542 (97.29%)
* Protestant: 679,964 (1.63%)
* Catholic: 273,708 (0.66%)
* Hindu: 104,590 (0.25%)
* Buddhist: 68,673 (0.16%)
* Confucian: 2,008 (0.0%)
Other provinces in Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara with the largest Buddhist populations are: DKI Jakarta with 385,432 individuals, Banten with 148,590 individuals, West Java with 98,505 individuals, Central Java with 49,987 individuals, and Bali with 29,683 individuals.
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