0.3% of the population in West Nusa Tenggara practices Buddhism.
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The Buddhist population in West Nusa Tenggara province, as recorded on December 31, 2024, was 17,158 people. This is an increase of 218 individuals compared to the previous year's reported figure of 16,940.
According to Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Buddhists in this province reached 0.3 percent of the total population in 2024, which was 5.67 million.
Considering the distribution across the population of each region in Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara, the proportion of Buddhists in West Nusa Tenggara ranks seventh.
The following is a list of the population of West Nusa Tenggara by religion in 2024:
* Islam 5,491,178 (96.91%)
* Hindu 133,597 (2.36%)
* Buddhist 17,158 (0.3%)
* Protestant 13,983 (0.25%)
* Catholic 10,334 (0.18%)
* Confucian 45 (0.0%)
Compared to other regions in Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara, the number of Buddhists in this province ranks seventh out of nine provinces in Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara.
Other regions in Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara with the largest Buddhist populations are DKI Jakarta with 385,432 people, Banten with 148,590, West Java with 98,505, East Java with 68,673, and Central Java with 49,987.
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