The Muslim population in Maluku Province, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 1.01 million people. This is an increase of 9,327 individuals compared to the previous year's reported figure of 997,720.
According to data from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the proportion of Muslims in the province reached 55 percent of the total population in 2022, which numbered 1.82 million.
When compared as a percentage of the population in each region of Maluku and Papua, the Muslim population in Maluku ranks second.
Below is the population of Maluku by religion in 2023:
- Islam 1,007,051 (55.23%)
- Protestant 757,612 (41.55%)
- Catholic 130,987 (7.18%)
- Hindu 7,510 (0.41%)
- Buddhist 368 (0.02%)
- Confucian 58 (0.0%)
Compared to other regions in Maluku and Papua, the Muslim population in this province ranks second.
Other regions with the highest number of Muslims are North Maluku with 1,020,356 people, Papua with 317,805 people, and West Papua with 215,539 people.