West Java Province: Indonesia's Most Populous Muslim Province in June 2021

The Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs recorded that the number of Muslims in West Java was 46.3 million in June 2021. This figure constitutes 19.57% of Indonesia's total Muslim population of 236.53 million. This makes West Java the province with the largest Muslim population in Indonesia.

The next province with the largest Muslim population is East Java, with 39.85 million (16.85%) of Indonesia's total Muslim population. This is followed by Central Java with 36.21 million Muslims (15.31%), then Banten with 11.18 million Muslims (4.73%).

The following provinces with the largest Muslim populations are North Sumatra, with 10.06 million (4.26%); Jakarta with 9.43 million (3.99%); and Lampung with 8.5 million (3.59%).

The next largest Muslim populations are in South Sulawesi with 8.26 million (3.49%); South Sumatra with 8.25 million (3.49%); and Riau with 5.62 million (2.38%).

The total Muslim population in these 10 provinces reaches 183.66 million, or 77.65% of the total Muslim population in Indonesia. For information, Indonesia's total population is 272.23 million, of which 86.88% are Muslim.