3.8% of the Population in Kulonprogo Regency is Catholic.
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The Catholic population in Kulonprogo Regency, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 16,791 individuals. Compared to the previous year, the number of Catholic residents in the regency/city decreased by 1,489 individuals.
According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of Catholics in this regency/city reached 3.8 percent of the total population in 2024, which numbered 444,520 individuals.
Based on the distribution across the population of each region in Yogyakarta Special Region, the proportion of Catholics in Kulonprogo Regency ranks fourth.
Meanwhile, the population of Yogyakarta Special Region by religion in 2023 was:
- Islam 423,156 (95.19%)
- Catholic 16,791 (3.78%)
- Protestant 5,625 (1.27%)
- Buddhist 580 (0.13%)
- Hindu 25 (0.01%)
- Indigenous Beliefs 15 (0.0%)
- Confucian 0 (0.0%)
Compared to other regions in Yogyakarta Special Region, the number of Catholics in this regency/city is ranked fourth.
Other regions with the highest number of Catholics are Sleman Regency with 70,118 individuals, Yogyakarta City with 40,225 individuals, Bantul Regency with 24,759 individuals, and Gunung Kidul Regency with 12,797 individuals.
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