78% of the population in Central Sulawesi is Muslim.

The Muslim population in Central Sulawesi province, as of December 31, 2022, was recorded at 2.45 million people. This is an increase of 41,930 people compared to the previous year, which reported 2.41 million people.

According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the proportion of Muslims in this province reached 78 percent of the total population recorded in 2022, which was 3.16 million. Compared to other religions, the proportion of the Muslim population is ranked third.

The number of people adhering to Islam in Central Sulawesi province in 2022, by religion, from the largest number, is as follows:

* Islam: 2,450,867 people (77.57%)
* Protestant: 501,481 people (15.87%)
* Hindu: 111,523 people (3.53%)
* Catholic: 28,286 people (0.9%)
* Buddhist: 4,213 people (0.13%)
* Confucian: 23 people (0%)
* Others: 3,324 people (0.11%)

Compared to other regions in Sulawesi, the Muslim population in this province is among the top five, ranking third. Other regions with the top five largest Muslim populations on the island of Sulawesi are South Sulawesi (8,359,166 people), Southeast Sulawesi (2,593,226 people), West Sulawesi (1,217,339 people), Gorontalo (1,191,484 people), and North Sulawesi (849,253 people).