About 3% of the population in Pangkal Pinang City is Catholic.

The Catholic population in Pangkal Pinang City, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 7,096 individuals. This number is a decrease of 3,003 individuals compared to the previous year, which reported 10,099 individuals.

According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of the Catholic population in this regency/city reached three percent of the total population in 2023, which numbered 236,270 individuals.

Considering its distribution relative to the total population of each regency/city in Bangka Belitung Islands Province, the Catholic population in Pangkal Pinang City is among the highest.

Meanwhile, the population of Bangka Belitung Islands Province by religion in 2023 is as follows:

• Islam 200,274 (84.77%)
• Buddhist 11,550 (4.89%)
• Protestant 9,403 (3.98%)
• Confucian 7,869 (3.33%)
• Catholic 7,096 (3%)
• Hindu 63 (0.03%)
• Indigenous Beliefs 12 (0.01%)

Other regencies/cities in Bangka Belitung Islands Province with the largest Catholic populations, in descending order, are Bangka Tengah Regency (5,237 individuals), Bangka Regency (3,579 individuals), Belitung Regency (1,267 individuals), Bangka Barat Regency (1,083 individuals), and Bangka Selatan Regency (876 individuals).