Christianity in Indonesia
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 29.6 million (2024) 10.5% of the population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Majority: Central Papua, Highland Papua, South Papua, Southwest Papua, West Papua, East Nusa Tenggara, and North Sulawesi Significant minority: North Sumatra, Jakarta, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, North Maluku, Maluku | |
| Scriptures | |
| Bible | |
| Languages | |
| Indonesian (official), English (international worship services), various regional languages |
| Christianity by country |
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| Christianity portal |
Christianity is Indonesia's second-largest religion, after Islam. As of 2023, Christians constitute 10.5% (29.4 million) of the country's population, with 7.4% Protestant (20.8 million) and 3.0% Catholic (8.6 million). In Indonesia, the word Kristen (lit. 'Christian') exclusively refers to Protestants, while Catholics are referred to as Katolik. Some provinces in Indonesia are majority Christian. In the 21st century, the rate of growth and spread of Christianity has increased.
Indonesia has the second-largest Christian population in Southeast Asia after the Philippines, the largest Protestant population in Southeast Asia, and the third-largest Christian population in Asia after the Philippines and China. Indonesia also has the second-largest Christian population in the Muslim world after Nigeria.
Traditional Christian areas and ethnic groups in Indonesia are concentrated in the interior of North Sumatra (the Batak; Karo, Simalungun, Toba), Nias, some Chinese, Mentawai, the interior of Kalimantan (the Dayak), Minahasa, Sangir, Pamona, Kulawi, Toraja, Mamasa, East Nusa Tenggara, the Maluku Islands, and Papua. There are also several predominantly Christian villages in Central Java, Yogyakarta, and East Java, where the majority of the population lives among Muslims, as well as Bali, where the majority of the population lives among Hindus.
Christians are the most educated religious group in Indonesia. According to a 2016 study conducted by the Pew Research Center under the name Religion and Education Worldwide, around 15% of Christians in Indonesia have tertiary education and have a bachelor's degree, compared to 12% of Buddhists, about 9% of Hindus, and only about 7% of Muslims in Indonesia.