The Muslim population in Bengkulu Province, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 2.05 million. This is an increase of 32,249 individuals compared to the previous year's reported figure of 2.02 million.
According to Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Muslims in the province reached 101 percent of the total population in 2022, which numbered 2.04 million.
Considering the distribution across the population of each region in Sumatra, the proportion of Muslims in Bengkulu ranks eighth.
The following is a list of Bengkulu's population by religion in 2023:
* Islam 2,050,109 (100.59%)
* Protestant 33,510 (1.64%)
* Catholic 8,119 (0.4%)
* Hindu 4,202 (0.21%)
* Buddhist 2,061 (0.1%)
* Confucian 9 (0.0%)
Other provinces in Sumatra with the largest Muslim populations, in descending order, are: North Sumatra 10,334,224, Lampung 8,700,424, South Sumatra 8,642,068, Riau 5,973,722, West Sumatra 5,610,761, Aceh 5,438,906, Jambi 3,574,753, Riau Islands 1,708,333, and Bangka Belitung Islands 1,375,701.