97.6% of West Sumatra's Population Was Muslim in June 2021

The Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs recorded that the population of West Sumatra is 5.6 million. Of this number, 5.46 million (97.6%) or the majority of the Ranah Minang population are Muslim.

Then, 83,830 (1.5%) of West Sumatra's population are Christian, 46,820 (0.84%) are Catholic, and 3,470 (0.84%) are Buddhist. There are also West Sumatran residents who are Hindu, numbering 102 (0.0%), those who practice Confucianism, 5 people, and those who adhere to indigenous beliefs, numbering 274 (0.0%) of the total population.

According to gender, 2.81 million (50.28%) of the population in West Sumatra are male and 2.78 million (49.72%) are female. Next, according to marital status, 2.5 million (44.74%) are married and 2.77 million (49.49%) are unmarried. Meanwhile, 242,140 (4.33%) are widowed and 80,680 (1.44%) are divorced.

West Sumatra is one of the provinces on the island of Sumatra with an area of 42,012 square kilometers and a population density of 133 per square kilometer. Administratively, this province, famous for the story of Malin Kundang, is divided into 12 regencies and 7 cities, consisting of 179 districts and has 928 villages and 230 urban villages.

The province, whose capital city is Padang, had a regional original revenue (PAD) of Rp 2.25 trillion in 2020. The details are Rp 1.81 trillion from regional taxes, Rp 7.93 billion from regional levies, and Rp 94.7 billion from regional government companies and the management of separated regional assets, and other legitimate PAD of Rp 338.85 billion.