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OL 4602999M. The statistical data on religion show that Islam has the highest percentage of adherents with about 87.1 per cent of the population of Indonesia (National Socio Economic Survey, 1969). The second biggest religion in Indonesia is Protestant (5.2%), while Catholic is the third (2.5%).
Islam in Indonesia. Istiqlal Mosque, the national mosque and the largest mosque in Southeast Asia. Islam is the largest religion in Indonesia, with 87.06% of the Indonesian population identifying themselves as Muslims, based on civil registry data in 2023. [ 3 ][ b ] In terms of denomination, the overwhelming majority are Sunni Muslims; the Pew ...
Eight Indonesian provinces with a majority of the population identifying as Christian are Central Papua, Highland Papua, Papua, South Papua, Southwest Papua, West Papua, East Nusa Tenggara, and North Sulawesi. [7] Majority religion map in Indonesia (2022), Protestants are shown in blue and Catholics in magenta. Christianity by province in ...
The culture of Indonesia ( Indonesian: Budaya Indonesia) has been shaped by the interplay of indigenous customs and diverse foreign influences. With over 1,300 distinct ethnic groups, including significant Austronesian and Melanesian cultures, contributing to its rich traditions, languages, and customs, Indonesia is a melting pot of diversity.
Balinese Hinduism is an amalgamation of Hinduism with elements from Buddhism and pre-existing indigenous animist customs that permeated in the Indonesian archipelago before the arrival of Hinduism. [ 19] It integrates many of the core beliefs of Hinduism with the arts and rituals of the Balinese people.
Japanese and Thai (minority) Buddhism has a long history in Indonesia, and it is one of the six recognized religions in the country, along with Islam, Christianity ( Protestantism and Catholicism ), Hinduism and Confucianism. According to 2023 estimates roughly 0.71% of the total citizens of Indonesia were Buddhists, numbering around 2 million.
Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, Minister of Religious Affairs. Zainut Tauhid Sa'adi, Vice Minister of Religious Affairs. Website. www .kemenag .go .id. The Ministry of Religious Affairs ( Indonesian: Kementerian Agama) is an Indonesian ministry that administers religious affairs. It is responsible to the president, and is led by a minister.
Aliran Kepercayaan [note 1] (English: the branches/flows of beliefs) is an official cover term for groups of followers of various religious movements. It also includes various, partly syncretic forms of mysticism of new religious movements in Indonesia, such as kebatinan, kejiwaan, and kerohanian. [2] In the Indonesian language, it is also used ...