0.05% of the population in Purwakarta Regency practices Buddhism.
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The Buddhist population in Purwakarta Regency, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 502 individuals. Compared to the previous year, the number of residents practicing Buddhism in the regency/city decreased by 7,373 individuals.
According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of Buddhists in this regency/city reached 0.05 percent of the total population in 2024, which amounted to 1.05 million people.
Considering the distribution across the population of each region in West Java, the proportion of Buddhists in Purwakarta Regency ranks 16th.
Meanwhile, the population of West Java by religion in 2023 was as follows:
* Islam: 1,025,695 (97.49%)
* Protestant: 8,196 (0.78%)
* Catholic: 2,212 (0.21%)
* Buddhist: 502 (0.05%)
* Hindu: 151 (0.01%)
* Confucian: 12 (0.0%)
* Indigenous Beliefs: 0 (0.0%)
Other regencies/cities in West Java with the largest Buddhist populations are: Bekasi City (21,966), Bogor Regency (17,136), Bekasi Regency (14,186), Bandung City (10,940), Bogor City (7,690), Karawang Regency (5,765), Depok City (5,230), Bandung Regency (3,271), Sukabumi City (2,482), and Cirebon City (2,072).
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