30.3% of the population in Kapuas Hulu Regency is Catholic.
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The Catholic population in Kapuas Hulu Regency as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 83,252 people. This is an increase of 7,115 individuals compared to the previous year, which reported 76,137 people.
According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of Catholics in this regency/city reached 30.3 percent of the total population in 2024, which numbered 274,920 people.
Considering its distribution relative to the population of each area in West Kalimantan, the proportion of Catholics in Kapuas Hulu Regency ranks seventh.
The following is a list of the population in West Kalimantan by religion in 2023:
- Islam 164,419 (59.81%)
- Catholic 83,252 (30.28%)
- Protestant 23,232 (8.45%)
- Confucianism 362 (0.13%)
- Buddhist 284 (0.1%)
- Hindu 34 (0.01%)
- Indigenous Beliefs 1 (0.0%)
Compared to other regions in West Kalimantan, the Catholic population in this regency/city ranks seventh out of the 14 regencies/cities in West Kalimantan province.
Other areas with a larger Catholic population in West Kalimantan province, in descending order, are Sanggau Regency (238,806 people), Landak Regency (217,558 people), Sintang Regency (159,532 people), Ketapang Regency (147,590 people), Sekadau Regency (101,826 people), Bengkayang Regency (91,695 people), Melawi Regency (48,952 people), Pontianak City (40,485 people), Kubu Raya Regency (36,242 people), and Mempawah Regency (23,986 people).
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