15% of the population in Yapen Waropen Regency is Muslim.

The Muslim population in Yapen Waropen Regency, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 5,762 individuals. This represents a decrease of 3,960 individuals compared to the previous year, which reported 9,722 individuals.

According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of Muslims in this regency/city reached 15 percent of the total population in 2023, which numbered 37,643 individuals.

Considering its distribution relative to the population of each region in Papua, the proportion of Muslims in Yapen Waropen Regency ranks seventh.

Below is the population of Papua by religion in 2023:

* Protestant: 31,225 (82.95%)
* Islam: 5,762 (15.31%)
* Catholic: 655 (1.74%)
* Hindu: 1 (0.0%)
* Buddhist: 0 (0.0%)
* Other beliefs: 0 (0.0%)

Compared to other regions in Papua, the Muslim population in this regency/city ranks seventh out of nine regencies/cities in Papua Province.

Other regions in Papua with the largest Muslim populations are: Jayapura City (177,017 individuals), Jayapura Regency (51,697 individuals), Keerom Regency (30,212 individuals), Biak Numfor Regency (23,137 individuals), and Kepulauan Yapen Regency (17,368 individuals).