The Muslim population in Maluku Province as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 1.01 million. Compared to the previous year, the number of Muslims in the province increased by 9,327.
According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Muslims in the province reached 53 percent of the total population in 2023, which was 1.91 million.
When compared to the population of each region in Maluku and Papua, the Muslim population in Maluku ranks second.
The population of Maluku by religion in 2023 was as follows:
* Islam 1,007,051 (52.67%)
* Protestant 757,612 (39.63%)
* Catholic 130,987 (6.85%)
* Hindu 7,510 (0.39%)
* Buddhist 368 (0.02%)
* Confucian 58 (0.0%)
In other provinces in Maluku and Papua, the Muslim population, in descending order, is North Maluku at 1,020,356, Papua at 317,805, and West Papua at 215,539.