38.2% of the population in West Papua is Muslim.
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The Muslim population in West Papua Province, as recorded on December 31, 2024, was 217,650. This represents an increase of 3,055 individuals compared to the previous year's reported figure of 214,600.
According to Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Muslims in this province reached 38.2 percent of the total population in 2024, which was 569,910.
Considering the distribution across the populations of Maluku and Papua, the proportion of Muslims in West Papua ranks fourth.
Below is the population of West Papua by religion in 2024:
* Protestant 302,883 (53.15%)
* Islam 217,652 (38.19%)
* Catholic 48,488 (8.51%)
* Hindu 593 (0.1%)
* Buddhist 272 (0.05%)
* Confucian 2 (0.0%)
In other provinces in Maluku and Papua, the Muslim population, in descending order, is: North Maluku 1,025,988, Maluku 1,013,828, and Papua 318,630.
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