91.9% of the population in Paser Regency is Muslim.
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The Muslim population in Paser Regency, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 282,520 people. Compared to the previous year, the number of residents practicing Islam in the regency/city increased by 9,733 people.
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 91.9 percent of the total population in 2024, which numbered 307,290 people.
Considering the distribution across the population of each region in East Kalimantan, the proportion of Muslims in Paser Regency ranks fifth.
The following is a list of the population in East Kalimantan by religion in 2023:
* Islam 282,521 (91.94%)
* Protestant 10,082 (3.28%)
* Catholic 9,759 (3.18%)
* Buddhist 539 (0.18%)
* Hindu 518 (0.17%)
* Other Beliefs 5 (0.0%)
* Confucian 0 (0.0%)
Other regencies/cities in East Kalimantan with the largest Muslim populations are: Samarinda City (786,964), Kutai Kartanegara Regency (727,081), Balikpapan City (666,015), Kutai Timur Regency (350,567), Berau Regency (237,159), Penajam Paser Utara Regency (186,278), Bontang City (170,641), Kutai Barat Regency (86,173), and Mahakam Hulu Regency (9,247).
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