Statistics on the Muslim Population in Papua, 2015-2024
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The Muslim population in Papua Province as of December 31, 2024, was recorded at 318,630 people. Compared to the previous year, the number of Muslims in the province decreased by 243 individuals.
According to Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Muslims in the province reached seven percent of the total population in 2024, which was 4.54 million people.
Considering the distribution across the population of each region in Maluku and Papua, the proportion of Muslims in Papua ranks third.
The following is a list of the population in Papua by religion in 2024:
* Protestant 708,953 (15.61%)
* Islam 318,630 (7.01%)
* Catholic 62,869 (1.38%)
* Buddhist 1,576 (0.03%)
* Hindu 1,373 (0.03%)
* Confucian 6 (0.0%)
Compared to other regions in Maluku and Papua, the number of Muslims in this province ranks third.
Other regions with the highest number of Muslims are North Maluku with 1,025,988 people, Maluku with 1,013,828 people, and West Papua with 217,652 people.
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