97.4% of West Java's population is Muslim.

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Agus Dwi Darmawan 27/09/2024 14:20 WIB
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Statistics on the Muslim Population in West Java 2015-2023
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The Muslim population in West Java Province, as recorded on December 31, 2023, was 48.58 million. This represents an increase of 552,180 individuals compared to the previous year's reported figure of 48.03 million.

According to Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Muslims in the province reached 97.4 percent of the total population in 2023, which was 49.9 million.

Considering the distribution across the total population of each province in Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara, West Java has the highest Muslim population.

The following is a list of the population of West Java by religion in 2023:
* Islam 48,581,396 (97.36%)
* Protestant 883,850 (1.77%)
* Catholic 303,633 (0.61%)
* Buddhist 98,232 (0.2%)
* Hindu 17,356 (0.03%)
* Confucian 12,250 (0.02%)

Other provinces in Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara with the largest Muslim populations, in descending order, are East Java with 40,512,073 people, Central Java with 37,116,014 people, Banten with 11,823,585 people, DKI Jakarta with 9,507,379 people, and West Nusa Tenggara with 5,445,137 people.

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