82.1% of the population in Berau Regency is Muslim.
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The Muslim population in Berau Regency, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 237,160. This figure represents an increase of 11,599 individuals compared to the previous year's reported figure of 225,560.
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 82.1 percent of the total population in 2024, which amounted to 288,940.
Considering the distribution across the population of each region in East Kalimantan, the proportion of Muslims in Berau Regency ranks sixth.
Below is the population of East Kalimantan by religion in 2023:
- Islam 237,159 (82.08%)
- Protestant 25,653 (8.88%)
- Catholic 17,272 (5.98%)
- Buddhist 648 (0.22%)
- Hindu 234 (0.08%)
- Confucian 24 (0.01%)
- Indigenous Beliefs 8 (0.0%)
Compared to other regions in East Kalimantan, the Muslim population in this regency/city ranks sixth out of the 10 regencies/cities in East Kalimantan province.
Other regions in East Kalimantan with the largest Muslim populations are Samarinda City (786,964), Kutai Kartanegara Regency (727,081), Balikpapan City (666,015), Kutai Timur Regency (350,567), Paser Regency (282,521), Penajam Paser Utara Regency (186,278), Bontang City (170,641), Kutai Barat Regency (86,173), and Mahakam Hulu Regency (9,247).
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