77.5% of the population in Pelalawan Regency is Muslim.
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The Muslim population in Pelalawan Regency, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 336,990. Compared to the previous year, the number of Muslims in the regency/city increased by 14,434.
According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of Muslims in this regency/city reached 77.5 percent of the total population in 2024, which was 434,590.
Based on the distribution across the population of each region in Riau, the proportion of Muslims in Pelalawan Regency ranks ninth.
The following is a list of the population in Riau by religion in 2023:
- Islam 336,994 (77.54%)
- Protestant 76,034 (17.5%)
- Catholic 7,082 (1.63%)
- Buddhist 2,190 (0.5%)
- Hindu 69 (0.02%)
- Indigenous Beliefs 53 (0.01%)
- Confucian 23 (0.01%)
Compared to other areas in Riau, the Muslim population in this regency/city ranks ninth out of the 12 regencies/cities in Riau Province.
Other areas in Riau Province with the largest Muslim populations are Pekanbaru City (949,432), Kampar Regency (766,783), Indragiri Hilir Regency (681,926), Rokan Hilir Regency (583,466), Bengkalis Regency (540,601), Rokan Hulu Regency (485,636), Indragiri Hulu Regency (426,403), Siak Regency (393,038), Kuantan Singingi Regency (336,947), and Dumai City (291,583).
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