Statistics on the Catholic Population in North Sumatra 2019-2024
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The Catholic population in North Sumatra Province as of December 31, 2024, was recorded at 664,360. Compared to the previous year, the number of Catholics in the province increased by 5,138.
According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Catholics in this province reached 4.3 percent of the total population in 2024, which amounted to 15.59 million.
Considering its distribution relative to the total population of each province in Sumatra, the Catholic population in North Sumatra is among the highest.
The following is a list of the population of North Sumatra by religion in 2024:
* Islam: 10,394,827 (66.68%)
* Protestant: 4,119,762 (26.43%)
* Catholic: 664,356 (4.26%)
* Buddhist: 348,215 (2.23%)
* Hindu: 15,893 (0.1%)
* Confucian: 920 (0.01%)
Other provinces in Sumatra with the highest number of Catholics are: Lampung (77,035), Riau (76,206), Riau Islands (57,987), South Sumatra (50,765), West Sumatra (48,620), Jambi (22,014), Bangka Belitung Islands (19,692), Bengkulu (8,160), and Aceh (5,982).
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