Statistics on the Protestant Population in West Papua 2015-2024
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The Protestant population in West Papua Province, as recorded on December 31, 2024, was 302,880. This represents an increase of 3,653 individuals compared to the previous year's reported figure of 299,230.
According to Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Protestants in this province reached 53.1 percent of the total population in 2024, which was 569,910.
Considering the distribution across the populations of Maluku and Papua, the proportion of Protestants in West Papua ranks fourth.
The following is a list of the population of West Papua by religion in 2024:
* Protestant 302,883 (53.15%)
* Muslim 217,652 (38.19%)
* Catholic 48,488 (8.51%)
* Hindu 593 (0.1%)
* Buddhist 272 (0.05%)
* Confucian 2 (0.0%)
Compared to other regions in Maluku and Papua, the number of Protestants in this province ranks fourth.
Other regions with the highest number of Protestants are Maluku with 763,247, Papua with 708,953, and North Maluku with 340,783.
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