38.6% of the population in Sintang Regency is Muslim.
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The Muslim population in Sintang Regency, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 172,100. Compared to the previous year, the number of Muslims in the regency/city increased by 4,438.
According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of Muslims in this regency/city reached 38.6 percent of the total population in 2024, which was 446,250.
Based on the distribution across the population of each area in West Kalimantan, the proportion of Muslims in Sintang Regency ranks sixth.
Below is the population of West Kalimantan by religion in 2023:
- Islam 172,102 (38.57%)
- Catholic 159,532 (35.75%)
- Protestant 106,080 (23.77%)
- Buddhist 2,282 (0.51%)
- Confucian 502 (0.11%)
- Hindu 111 (0.02%)
- Indigenous Beliefs 3 (0.0%)
Compared to other regions in West Kalimantan, the Muslim population in this regency/city is ranked sixth out of 14 regencies/cities in West Kalimantan province.
Other areas with the largest Muslim populations in West Kalimantan province are Sambas Regency (573,448), Pontianak City (525,517), Kubu Raya Regency (518,712), Ketapang Regency (377,515), Mempawah Regency (234,797), Sanggau Regency (167,501), Kapuas Hulu Regency (164,419), Singkawang City (133,327), Kayong Utara Regency (122,523), and Melawi Regency (113,256).
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