Statistics on the Muslim Population in West Sumatra 2015-2024
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The Muslim population in West Sumatra Province, as of December 31, 2024, was recorded at 5.65 million. Compared to the previous year, the number of Muslims in the province increased by 83,401.
According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Muslims in this province reached 97.6 percent of the total population in 2024, which was 5.79 million.
Considering the distribution across the population of each region in Sumatra, the proportion of Muslims in West Sumatra ranks fifth.
Below is the population of West Sumatra by religion in 2024:
* Islam 5,647,211 (97.56%)
* Protestant 88,980 (1.54%)
* Catholic 48,620 (0.84%)
* Buddhist 3,273 (0.06%)
* Hindu 83 (0.0%)
* Confucian 7 (0.0%)
Compared to other regions in Sumatra, the Muslim population in this province ranks fifth out of the 10 provinces on the island of Sumatra.
Other regions with the largest Muslim populations on the island of Sumatra are: North Sumatra 10,394,827, Lampung 8,732,010, South Sumatra 8,723,627, Riau 6,065,816, Aceh 5,492,487, Jambi 3,608,236, Bengkulu 2,066,774, Riau Islands 1,740,897, and Bangka Belitung Islands 1,391,050.
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